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Answer:
Yes, "They act as if we wore our skirts too short and invited trouble, presents an effective analogy.
Explanation:
The comment was made against Washingtonians. The analogy represents the difficulty for individuals who may have forgotten their status quo. The shortness of the skirt reflects the onerous and the encouraged difficulty represents their unpleasant memory about it.
I'm saying it would be Ben Okri
when Hester stood on the scaffold holding her tiny baby in her arms with the striking scarlet letter “A”
Answer:
A. Despite his many efforts, Hoover was unable to undo the effects of Harding's and Coolidge's deregulation of financial practices.
Explanation:
In this text, the author tries to find the causes of the Great Depression in the post-WWI period. He tells us that Harding was a passive president who was scared of taking any significant action in any way. Coolidge was similarly convinced that the federal government should intervene in the economy as little as possible. The consequence of such actions was that Hoover, who did believe that the economy should be controlled in some way, was unable to undo the damage of deregulation once he came to power.
