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In the words of Thomas De Quincey, "It is notorious that
the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If,
like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of
those you have just met, try this: The next time you are
introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself,
"I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be
sure, I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how
effective this technique is and probably recall those names
for the rest of your life.
The quotation from De Quincey indicates that the memory
, A. always operates at peak efficiency
B. breaks down under great strain
C. improves if it is used often
D. becomes unreliable if it tires - ANSWER-C.) improves if it is used
often
Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when
Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States
on March 4, 1933. At the time, the government did not
systematically collect statistics of joblessness; actually, it did
not start doing so until 1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics
later estimated that 12,830,000 persons were out of work in
1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than
51 million.
Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on May
12, 1933. The president selected Harry L. Hopkins, who
headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A gifted
administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high
gear. He gathered a small staff in Washington and brought
the state relief organizations into the FERA system. While
the agency tried to provide all the necessities, food came
first. City dwellers usually got an allowance for fuel, and