Question

Read the excerpt from Obama's Second Inaugural Address.

Answer 1

I think that the idea emphasized in both speeches is that hard work breeds both satisfaction and dignity. From Pres. Obama's speech, he implied that Americans tend to feel successful when they are satisfied with their jobs. On the other hand, Pres. Roosevelt, it is from work that Americans derive security.  

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.

Both speeches emphazise the idea that work is the main value in America.

In President Obama's speech, he explains how, even those born in the bleakest poverty, can rise and grow through work, because their country provides them equal opportunities as those born into better circumstances.

In President Roosevelt's speech, he talks about how people want to work; they want to get the social security and the moral and spiritual values that come with it. The want to feel worthy and dignified through their work.