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alright Shmoopers we're still in tulip mania alright we're gonna go back to the

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passage here because the question is what is the purpose of the second [text on screen]

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paragraph of passage 1 alright so let's go to passage 1 we're zooming in on the

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second paragraph whoa that's too much zoom back out there a little bit there

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everyone imagine that Holland's passion for tulips would last forever never call

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the chopper to listen Holly's not a Sun King whatever field all grades are

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converted property cash investment flowers buzz in lands wrapper sale at

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really low prices alright so here we go yeah the correct answer it's B the

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bubble is well underway by the second paragraph which primarily describes how [tulips, tulips in field]

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it grew well several factors are mentioned but it repeats the idea that [old dutch paintings about tulips]

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capital came in from foreign countries this increased the amount of money at

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stake on the flower Mart sand that mania was manic the passage only talks about [tulip shop]

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how everyone in their sister hopped on the wagon and it doesn't mention any [text on screen]

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opposition like everyone was nodding like penguins yeah so get rid of a the [penguin]

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paragraph deals largely with the infusion of foreign cash showing it [text on screen]

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wasn't just a domestic thing yet and where was the regulation yeah where were [dutch windmills]

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you Congress of that era did they even have that well the description of

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speculators and wild valuations gives the impression that and while there was

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little to no regulation and a Adam Smith would be smiling so free and open [old dutch paintings]

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markets but look what happened

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