Which story best illustrates the themes of immaturity and the effects of skepticism? a. a teacher is challenged by one of her student's problems at home. b. a member of a lower social class is determined to become wealthy. c. a woman joins a musical group in which she must learn a new instrument. d. young political activists turn violent in the hope of changing their government.

D.Young political activists turn violent in the hope of changing their government.

Explanation:

Immaturity can lead to taking bad decision because of not knowing how to do things or how to act on certain ocassions, in this case, skepticism is present in the "non believing" in the system of the youn political activists, there are several ways to change the political reality without turning into violnece, but their immaturity didn´t allow them to see them and act differently.

the question concerns exactly this part of the speech:

i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. property can be paid for; the lives of the peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

president wilson talks about the lives of people destroyed by german army. but these people are not americans, they are the local people living in europe. the president mentions the barbarity of germans, considering that he is not targeting the nation, instead it is said about german army. the correct answer is the last one.