Write a new topic sentence for the following paragraph. body paragraph #2 although many people believe that the great depression was an economic disaster, it was also a social disaster and ruined many lives. the man’s role as provider and head of the household became difficult because there were fewer jobs causing a great disruption in family roles. as the depression went on, more and more men lost their jobs. many started stealing food and money because they couldn’t find work. many distressed fathers even committed suicide because their lives were so miserable (“social”). children were expected to go to school, but they also had to work like adults. during the 1930s, fathers began to have a larger role in raising their children. as a result of the great depression, the government created programs such as the ccc, wpa, tva, and social security (“social”). these programs created a precedent for government assistance to support people struggling with poverty.

Which lines in this excerpt from act ii of william shakespeare’s romeo and juliet reveal that mercutio thinks romeo would be better off if he stopped thinking about love? mercutio: i will bite thee by the ear for that jest. romeo: nay, good goose, bite not. mercutio: thy wit is a very bitter sweeting it is a most sharp sauce. romeo: and is it not well served in to a sweet goose? mercutio: o here's a wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch narrow to an ell broad! romeo: i stretch it out for that word 'broad; ' which added to the goose, proves thee far and wide a broad goose. mercutio: why, is not this better now than groaning for love? now art thou sociable, now art thou romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature: for this drivelling love is like a great natural, that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole. benvolio: stop there, stop there. mercutio: thou desirest me to stop in my tale against the hair. benvolio: thou wouldst else have made thy tale large. mercutio: o, thou art deceived; i would have made it short: for i was come to the whole depth of my tale; and meant, indeed, to occupy the argument no longer.