What connection does the author draw between government leaders and the great depression?

a. despite his many efforts, hoover was unable to undo the effects of harding’s and coolidge’s deregulation of financial practices.

b. capitalists ignored harding’s and coolidge’s recommendations for regulating the economy so they stopped intervening.

c. hoover was not aware of the debt and greed of capitalists and did not know how to successfully prevent an economic crisis.

d. even though hoover predicted that debt would cause difficulties for america’s economy, he did not believe it would end america’s prosperity.

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.