Question

In this speech, Roosevelt wants journalists to write honestly, but not focus so much on uncovering corruption that they are unable to see anything else.

Which of the following lines best supports the main idea of the speech?

Answer 1

Which of the following lines best supports the main idea of the speech?

"In Pilgrim's Progress the Man with the Muck-rake is set forth as the example of him whose vision is fixed on carnal instead of on spiritual things."
"Yet he also typifies the man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his eyes with solemn intentness only on that which is vile and debasing."
"...who never thinks or speaks or writes, save of his feats with the muck-rake, speedily becomes, not a help to society, not an incitement to good, but one of the most potent forces for evil."
"There should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil man, whether politician or business man, every evil practice, whether in politics, in business, or in social life."

Answer 2

In this speech Roosevelt termed, for the first time, journalists as muckrakers.

Muck-rake- n. A rake for scraping up muck or dung

Muckrake- v. To search out and publicly expose real or apparent misconduct of a prominent individual or business

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1906

In Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward, with the muck-rake in his hand; who was offered a celestial crown for his muck-rake, but who would neither look up nor regard the crown he was offered, but continued to rake to himself the filth of the floor.

In Pilgrim's Progress the Man with the Muck-rake is set forth as the example of him whose vision is fixed on carnal instead of on spiritual things. Yet he also typifies the man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his eyes with solemn intentness only on that which is vile and debasing. Now, it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. There is filth on the floor and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake; and there are times and places where this service is the most needed of all the services that can be performed. But the man who never does anything else, who never thinks or speaks or writes, save of his feats with the muck-rake, speedily becomes, not a help to society, not an incitement to good, but one of the most potent forces for evil.

There are, in the body politic, economic and social, many and grave evils, and there is urgent necessity for the sternest war upon them. There should be relentless exposure of and attack upon every evil man whether politician or business man, every evil practice, whether in politics, in business, or in social life. I hail as a benefactor every writer or speaker, every man who, on the platform, or in book, magazine, or newspaper, with merciless severity makes such attack, provided always that he in his turn remembers that the attack is of use only if it is absolutely truthful. . . To assail the great and admitted evils of our political and industrial life with such crude and sweeping generalizations as to include decent men in the general condemnation means the searing of the public conscience. There results a general attitude either of cynical belief in and indifference to public corruption or else of a distrustful inability to discriminate between the good and the bad. Either attitude is fraught with untold damage to the country as a whole. The fool who has not sense to discriminate between what is good and what is bad is well-nigh as dangerous as the man who does discriminate and yet chooses the bad. There is nothing more distressing to every good patriot, to every good American, than the hard, scoffing spirit which treats the allegation of dishonesty in a public man as a cause for laughter. Such laughter is worse than the crackling of thorns under a pot, for it denotes not merely the vacant mind, but the heart in which high emotions have been choked before they could grow to fruition.

Answer 3

@Walley101

Answer 4

@ckellar2

Answer 5

wow

Answer 6

lemme get reading

Answer 7

yeah ik alot of reading. I read it and it went in one ear and out the other

Answer 8

@Walley101

Answer 9

A or D i believ because If the Muck rake thing was not important they would not have mentioned it at the begining and D becuase It is a complete thought asking someone to do something

What do you think?

Answer 10

Hold on let me go back and read it again. :)

Answer 11

I think it A

Answer 12

could one of you help me on a question i posted i really need help

Answer 13

cali gal what grade??

Answer 14

I think A also!

Answer 15

6

Answer 16

Whats your Q Cali

Answer 17

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
The horse galloped across fields, through creeks, and over bridges.

B.
Sam uses his bike for delivering racing, exercising, and exploring.

C.
Acorns, walnuts, and pecans, are all nuts.

D.
The carpenter makes cabinets shelves and tables.

Answer 18

i am in 6 grade

Answer 19

B

Answer 20

I would say B but im not 100% sure i am so bad at commas haha what do u guys think @Walley101 @ckellar2

Answer 21

i am not really good with commas

Answer 22

B

Answer 23

BEE

Answer 24

whoop whoop B

Answer 25

could you help me with a couple of more

Answer 26

Go for it

Answer 27

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
Australia's possums live in treetops sip nectar and only come out at night.

B.
Rice, beans, and tortillas are foods commonly eaten in Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.

C.
Hot chocolate requires cocoa, milk, sugar, and, marshmallows.

D.
Penguins, rheas and, ostriches are birds that cannot fly.

Answer 28

Humm this one is kinda hard...i know its not A. I wanna say C but that comma shouldn't go after the and. The others dont really make since. Humm @Walley101 what do u think?

Answer 29

Bee again

Answer 30

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
Do not run, jog, or, leap near the swimming pool.

B.
Gliders, sailplanes, and hang gliders, do not have engines.

C.
Her favorite colors are red yellow and green.

D.
Folding laundry, emptying the dishwasher, and feeding the cat are my chores.

Answer 31

DEE

Answer 32

I agree with D

Answer 33

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
Cauliflower and broccoli are vegetables, but, cucumbers and tomatoes are fruits.

B.
Tsunamis are gigantic waves and, they are caused by earthquakes or volcanoes.

C.
Whales swim for long distances underwater, and they regularly surface to breathe.

D.
Earthquakes happen all over our planet and they sometimes cause a great deal of destruction.

Answer 34

wud u guys dink?? @CayleeS23 I think CCC

Answer 35

i think c

Answer 36

Yeah C!!

Answer 37

kool

Answer 38

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
We enjoy playing in the snow, and we also enjoy coming in afterwards for hot chocolate.

B.
A blizzard can knock down power lines, and, it can cause accidents.

C.
Freezing rain can turn to ice on roads and this icy coating can make driving dangerous.

D.
Snow itself can be fun but, too much of it can be a hazard.

Answer 39

AA

Answer 40

i think it isa

Answer 41

yeah i would say A also

Answer 42

are you a student caylee523

Answer 43

nope shes a mom

Answer 44

yeah im a Junior in high school. and no i am not a mom haha

Answer 45

any more helpss?

Answer 46

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
People in some cities drink water from lakes, but this water has been purified.

B.
People in the country may get their water from a spring or, they may get it from an underground well.

C.
Some streams contain germs and these can make you sick.

D.
On a hike you may get thirsty, but, don't drink from a stream.

Answer 47

pfft lies

Answer 48

are you a student ckellar2

Answer 49

what @ckellar2

Answer 50

AA

Answer 51

nope im a dad

Answer 52

really

Answer 53

idk @CayleeS23

Answer 54

No im a sophmoreee

Answer 55

really

Answer 56

yass

Answer 57

could you help me

Answer 58

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
Why, the tiny shrew is more ferocious than a tiger!

B.
Yes you may use my bike.

C.
Oh the largest crabs in the world stand three feet high.

D.
Well what do you think of the team now?

Answer 59

could you help me

Answer 60

A

Answer 61

Which sentence uses commas correctly?

A.
In parts of southern Europe the rain is sometimes red.

B.
Off the coast of Japan we, found thirty-pound crabs.

C.
Off the top of his head, Jesse recited the poem.

D.
In the country, of Greenland there is almost nothing green.

Answer 62

do you think you could help me with two more

Answer 63

IDK