Read the excerpt from the song, “brother, can you spare a dime? ”

they used to tell me i was building a dream,
and so i followed the mob—
when there was earth to plow, or guns to bear
i was always there—right on the job.
they used to tell me i was building a dream
with peace and glory ahead—

based on this excerpt and your knowledge of american history, why did the stock market crash make americans lose confidence in business?
a. following the mob without asking questions can potentially lead to financial or emotional devastation.
b. people worked diligently to participate in the building of the american dream with the understanding they would profit.
c. the promise of peace and glory compelled many people to work for the wealthy and make them richer.
d. instead of plowing the fields and going to war, american should have gone to college.

B). People worked diligently to participate in the building of the American dream with the understanding they would profit.

Explanation:

The stock market crash of 1929 in America lead to the Great Depression that left the people struggling to survive. People had invested their diligence and hard work in the building of the nation and the American dream which advocated ascending social mobility. Thus, they deserved to be rewarded suitably but the stock market crash followed by the 'Great Depression' made them lose confidence in business and remain hopeless and struggling to survive. Thus, option B displays the most appropriate reason for people losing hope and confidence in business.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the first, third, and last sentences are correct for plato.