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Passage B America is today the strongest, the most in�luential, and most productive nation ipnr et h- eemwi no er lndc. eU, nwdee yr se tt arneda al ibz ley t ph raot uAdmoef rtihc ias’ s luepaodne rosuhri pu na nmda pt crhees dt i gme adt ee rpieanl dp ,r no og rt ems se, r e l y rwi cehuesseaonudr mp oi lwi t aerryi ns ttrheen gi nt ht e, rbeustt so on f hwoowr l d peace and human betterment. Throughout America’s adventure in fbreeeeng toov ke re ne mp tehnet , pseuacche ;b taos ifco sptuerrpporsoegsr he sa sv ei n hd ui gmn iat ny , aacnhdi ei vn et emg er int ty, aa nmdo tnog epnehoapnl ec es al i nb de r t y , among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people. Any failure traceable to arrogance or our lack of comprehension or readiness to sacri�ice would in�lict upon us a grievous hurt, both at home and abroad. Progress toward these noble goals is pe ne rgsuils�ti enng ttl hy et hwr eo ar ltde .nIet dc obmy tmh ae ncdosn o� lui crt wn ohwo l e ah tot setni ltei oi nd ,eaobl os go yr bgsl oobuarl vi ne rsyc ob pe ien, ga st h. We i es t fi ac ci en a ci nh amr ae ct ht eord, .r Uu tnhhl ea spsp ii nl y pt uh repdoasne g, ae nr di t ipnos si de iso u s promises to be of inde�inite duration. To mn oetestoi tms uu cc chetshsef uel ml y,otthi oe rnea li sa nc adl lterda nf os irt, o r y sacri�ices of crisis, but rather those which ea nn ad bwl ei tuhso tuot cc aormr yp lf aoirnwt at hr de sbtueraddei lnys, souf rae l y , pl i br oelrot ny gt ehde as tnadk ec o. Omnpl lye txhsut sr usghgallel —w ewri et hm a i n , dc oe us pr si tee t eovwear rydppr oe rvmo caant ei onnt , poena oc eu ra nc hd ahr ut emd a n betterment.

PASSAGE I SOCIAL SCIENCE: Passage A is adapted from the “Farewell Address to the Nation” in 1796 by George Washington, the �irst president of tt hh ee U“ Fnairt ee wd eS ltlaAt edsd. rPeassss taog et hBe iNs aa tdi oa pn ”t ei dn f1r9o 6m1 bofytDhwe UignhitteDd. ESitsaetensh.ower, the 34th president Passage A Europe has a set of primary interests wr e hl ai ct iho nt o. Hu se nhcaev es hneo mn eu, sot r bae veenr gy argeemd oi nt e farreeqeusesnetnct ioanl ltyr of ov er er isgi ens t, ot hoeu cr acuosnecseor nf ws . h i c h Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves by arti�icial ties in the oo rr dd ii nn aa rr yy vc oi cmi sbs ii nt uadt ieosnos f ahnedr cpool ll ii tsiicosn, so ro ft hhee r friendships or enmities. Why forego the advantages of so pt oe cs ut al inadr ua ps oi tnu af ot iroeni g? nWg hr oy uqnudi t? oWu hr yo, wb yn ipnatretr owf eEauvri no pg eo, uern dt aens gt ilneyowu ri tphetahcaet aonf da n y pr irvoasl sphe irpi t, yi ni tne trhe es tt, ohi ul smoof rE, uo rr ocpaeparni c ae m? b i t i o n , It is our true policy to steer clear of pt heer mf oar ne iegnnt wa lol iralndc; esso wf airt,hI amneyapno, ratsi owneo f ab reeunnodwe rastt ol iobde ratsy ctaopdaob liet ; of of rp al et tr omnei zni nogt in�idelity to existing engagements. I hold tt oh epmr i vaaxtiemanf foa ilress, st haaptphl ioc na be sl et yt oi spaul wb lai cy st htahne be ne sg ta gp eoml i ceyn. tI sr be pe eoabt siet ,r tvhe edr ienf ot rhee, i lre gt et hn ou si ne e saenndswe . oBuul dt , bi ne mu nywo ipsien ti oo ne, xitteins du nt hneemc e. s s a r y Taking care always to keep ourselves bd ye fseunistiavbel ep oe ss tt ua br el i,swh me me natys soanf eal yr et sr pu setc t a b l e teomteermgepnocriaersy. alliances for extraordinary

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