Which statement best describes a main purpose of the Social Security Administration today?
A. It guarantees minimum hourly wages and maximum working
hours to employees.
B. It protects the savings of banks so they can lend to customers
without undue risk.
C. It regulates investments so that citizens can make informed
financial decisions.
D. It ensures the ability of older Americans to retire without falling
into poverty.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. obierika was a man who thought about things. when the will of the goddess had been done, he sat down in his obi and mourned his friend’s calamity. why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? (p. 125) based on the context clues, the best definition for the word “calamity” in the excerpt above is disaster sadness luck indifference