<span>A. there is little left in the country, and it continues to be politically and socially unstable</span>
OK so the movement that Horace Mann supported was the educational reform movement.
Tom's rationalization serves to <span>reduce his cognitive dissonance
Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation where a person possess inconsistent belief, behavior, or personal opinion.
The consumption of marijuana usually impair our reasoning capabilities which make us more prone to cognitive dissonance.</span>