Answer - B) The Great Depression
During The Great Depression no one had any money and everyone was out of their jobs. It was extremely hard times, so this song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was saying "I need money. Could you spare even a dime."
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Answer:
Gamin:
A boy who hangs around on the streets (street urchin).
Answer: "He" is the person who succeeded despite the doubters.
The context seems to be a situation that seemed impossible to most people, but one person dared to try, even when someone scoffed and tried to discourage him.
The alliteration is the repetition of s-sounds in "someone scoffed"
Explanation:
The answer is B. "The streets glitter with odds and ends of jewelry cast off by the people... with no one inclined to pick them up in a society of such affluence."
I took the test the other day and i got it correct.
Maybe the answer is : frequency of decision making