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Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg.In the song the man is really saying: I made an investment in this country. Where the hell are my dividends? Is it a dividend to say: “Can you spare a dime?” What the hell is wrong? Let’s examine this thing. It’s more than just a bit of pathos. It doesn’t reduce him to a beggar. It makes him a dignified human, asking questions—and a bit outraged, too, as he should be.According to Harburg, the song “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

humanizes and lends a sense of worth to the common beggar on the street.

was written to assist the poor in getting more money from passersby.

answers the question “What is wrong?” for impoverished individuals.

lessens the outrage felt by the many poor, marginalized individuals.

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Which sentence best summarizes the central idea of the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

The United States was built, developed, and protected by women and men of various cultures and backgrounds.

The men begging for money on the street helped build and protect our country, and they deserve a better lot than they have been given.

Farms, railroads, and the military have greatly diminished in quality since the onset of the Great Depression.

A man named Al is responsible for the building, development, and protection of the United States of America.

What led Harburg to write the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”

the biggest bread line in New York City, which was owned and operated by William Randolph Hearst

the realization that the prosperity of the past was completely gone and very unlikely to return

the able-bodied men he saw begging for money and standing in bread lines in the streets of New York

the request President Roosevelt made to Harburg for a catchy and poignant campaign song

Read the excerpt from the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodle-de-dum, Half a million boots went sloggin’ through Hell, I was the kid with the drum.What reality of the Great Depression does the excerpt convey?

lack of spending power

lower agricultural production

increased unemployment

disillusioned returning veterans

Which excerpt from the song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” best emphasizes the idea that average Americans felt abandoned by the wealthy elite and the government?

They used to tell me I was building a dream, And so I followed the mob—When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear I was always there—right on the job.

Once I built a railroad, made it run, Made it race against time. Once I built a railroad, Now it's done—

Say, don't you remember, they called me Al— It was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal— Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower, up to the sun, Brick, and rivet, and lime,Once I built a tower, Now it's done—

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