roosevelt – or fdr, as he became known – was one of the towering statesmen and political leaders of the 20th century. born in new york to a wealthy patrician family, he attended harvard and rose rapidly in democratic politics until the age of 29, when he came down with polio that left him paralyzed from the waist down. he refused to let the setback crush him. with indomitable optimism and willpower, he fought the disease, returned to politics, and was elected the governor of the state of new york. in march 1933, he was sworn in as the 32nd president of the united states and was ready to lead. bareheaded and unsmiling, he focused his inaugural address on the parlous situation of the country and pledged to restore it to health: his great nation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper,\ fdr assured the crowd below the capitol, adding, \so, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself... we must act and act quickly.\ and thats what he did throughout his 12 years in office. as the leader of the democratic party, he built a coalition of labor unions, big city machines, white ethnics, african americans, and rural white southerners. he used this powerful electoral force to push through congress a far - reaching program called the new deal. it launched bold measures to promote economic reform and recovery, and it enacted unprecedented laws to protect ordinary citizens. for example, the social security act created a safety net for victims of old age, poverty, and unemployment. the federal deposit insurance protected savers from losing their money in a bank crash. the wagner act guaranteed basic rights of workers to organize into trade unions and bargain for better terms and conditions at work. fdr took long strides to bring americans out of the hoovervilles and put them back to work. the work progress administration (wpa), the largest and most ambitious new deal agency, gave jobs to millions of unskilled men. they built massive public projects, including the gigantic tennessee valley authority (tva), and thousands of public buildings and roads. almost every american community got a new park, bridge, or school constructed by the wpa. another stellar success was the civilian conservation corps that provided three million young men with shelter, clothing, food, and a wage of $30 a month, of which they had to send $25 home to their families. 3. part a: what does the word \parlous\ mean as it is used in paragraph 15? a. anxious b. panicked c. resilient d. dire

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roosevelt – or fdr, as he became known – was one of the towering statesmen and political leaders of the 20th century. born in new york to a wealthy patrician family, he attended harvard and rose rapidly in democratic politics until the age of 29, when he came down with polio that left him paralyzed from the waist down. he refused to let the setback crush him. with indomitable optimism and willpower, he fought the disease, returned to politics, and was elected the governor of the state of new york. in march 1933, he was sworn in as the 32nd president of the united states and was ready to lead. bareheaded and unsmiling, he focused his inaugural address on the parlous situation of the country and pledged to restore it to health: 	his great nation will endure, as it has endured, will revive and will prosper,\ fdr assured the crowd below the capitol, adding, \so, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself... we must act and act quickly.\ and thats what he did throughout his 12 years in office. as the leader of the democratic party, he built a coalition of labor unions, big city machines, white ethnics, african americans, and rural white southerners. he used this powerful electoral force to push through congress a far - reaching program called the new deal. it launched bold measures to promote economic reform and recovery, and it enacted unprecedented laws to protect ordinary citizens. for example, the social security act created a safety net for victims of old age, poverty, and unemployment. the federal deposit insurance protected savers from losing their money in a bank crash. the wagner act guaranteed basic rights of workers to organize into trade unions and bargain for better terms and conditions at work. fdr took long strides to bring americans out of the hoovervilles and put them back to work. the work progress administration (wpa), the largest and most ambitious new deal agency, gave jobs to millions of unskilled men. they built massive public projects, including the gigantic tennessee valley authority (tva), and thousands of public buildings and roads. almost every american community got a new park, bridge, or school constructed by the wpa. another stellar success was the civilian conservation corps that provided three million young men with shelter, clothing, food, and a wage of $30 a month, of which they had to send $25 home to their families. 3. part a: what does the word \parlous\ mean as it is used in paragraph 15? a. anxious b. panicked c. resilient d. dire

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# Brief Explanations:
The word "parlous" means extremely dangerous or serious. In the context of the passage, FDR is referring to the serious situation of the country. "Dire" also means extremely serious or urgent, which is the closest in meaning among the options. "Anxious" refers to a feeling of worry, "panicked" is related to sudden fear, and "resilient" means able to recover quickly from difficulties.
# Answer:
D. dire

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