Read this excerpt from the speech. when riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. what does the phrase “reputation falls to pieces” mean? a.) reputation isn’t important; what matters is what one's friends think about them. b.) one can prove a bad reputation is false by being kind to animals. c.) a person’s reputation is seriously damaged or destroyed. d.) a person who takes care of his or her dog will always have a good reputation.

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.