Analyzing the purpose of a message
what is roosevelt trying to accomplish with this fireside
chat?
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he intends to gain support for his banking agenda.
he wishes to encourage americans to trust
members of the banking industry.
during the great depression, president
roosevelt delivered a series of evening radio
addresses to reassure the public about the
government's response to the effects of the
economic crisis.
this excerpt comes from a 1933 address that
discusses the problems resulting from bank
failures. to deal with the crisis, roosevelt ordered
the banks to close for a short period of time in
order to stabilize the industry.
o he wants americans to make a greater effort to
understand how banking works.
he hopes to inspire younger americans to work in
the banking industry.

In this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift, which important issue does the writer deal with using a satirical tone? some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. but i am not in the least pain upon that matter, because it is very well known, that they are every day dying, and rotting, by cold and famine, and filth, and vermin, as fast as can be reasonably expected. and as to the young labourers, they are now in almost as hopeful a condition. they cannot get work, and consequently pine away from want of nourishment, to a degree, that if at any time they are accidentally hired to common labour, they have not strength to perform it, and thus the country and themselves are happily delivered from the evils to come. a. old, sickly people cannot be hired as laborers because they don't have the physical stamina required for the job. b. old, sickly people and young laborers are useless to the nation because they cannot be productive citizens. c. the economy of the nation is burdened by the poor, the old, and the sickly who survive on charity and handouts. d. the living conditions of the poor and their lack of employment opportunities are serious concerns for the nation. reset next