The answer would be C. By using parallel structure, Roosevelt emphasizes the challenge the country faces in transitioning from peacetime to wartime.
The literary device parallelism is employed to emphasize how hard it is prepare for a wartime scenario. Parallelism is used mostly to provide emphasis in many moving passages and is efficient when trying to persuade or convince one's audience.
Example:
It was dark because a new era was upon the nation. It was dark because change was coming. It was dark because the struggle had only begun.
In this example, repeating the phrase "It was dark" places emphasis on the ominous tone of the prompt and allows the reader to feel the gravity of the situation.
Answer:
This phrase reveal that Dr. Sadao is a skilled surgeon and only thought of curing the patient, regardless that he is an American and the enemy.
Explanation:
Dr. Sadao is the main character in the story 'The Enemy' written by Pearl S. Buck. Dr. Sadao is a skilled surgeon and lived near an isolated coast in Japan with his family. One day Tom, an American prisoner of war was washed up near Dr. Sadao's house. Sadao's instintive voice did not let him throw the prisoner back in the sea and they carried him and aided him.
While searching for the bullet in Tom's body, <em>all thoughts left </em>Sadao. All thoughts of what will happen to him and his family for giving shelter to an American war prisoner. And as he located the bullet, he felt the purest pleasure because he performed his duty as a skilled surgeon. As a doctor, it is his duty to save lives and when he was doing it, he did not think of anything else but to aid the prisoner.
This phrase shows that Dr. Sadao is not just a skilled surgeon but a good human being, and a doctor who knows his duty of saving lives regardless the danger it possess on his family.
<em>'He was familiar with every atom of this human body.'</em>
<em>'Then quickly, with the cleanest and most precise incision1', the bullet was out. ' </em>This phrases shows that Dr. Sadao was a skilled surgeon.
The last option is correct. The passage uses a specific example, but the main idea of the passage is that the systems in our body are connected, so laughter (because it’s a sign of happiness) can relieve stress and boost our immune system.
