In Passage 1, what do the underlined phrases on page 3 suggest about economic
recovery?
In these passages, Presidents Ronald Reagan and
Barack Obama present solutions for dealing with a
recession. A recession is defined as a length of time.
when the economy slows, businesses struggle, and
unemployment rates rise.
It will require the work of many people.
It will take a short time to accomplish.
Radio Address to the Nation
on the Program for Economic
Recovery-April 3, 1982
by President Ronald Reagan
It will take sacrifice to achieve it.
It will require a controlled response.
These aren't easy times for a great
many of you. Yesterday we were told that
unemployment has gone up another
two-tenths of 1 percent-equal to the
unemployment rate we had in 1975 as we
began to come out of that recession.
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Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?