Finally, I give you the option of writing a short essay, no less than 3 pages and no more than 5 on the topic “Recovering from Crises and Disasters”. You need to write what policies were adopted to help the economy (and society) recover from a great crisis or disaster occurred after 1910, and how the recovery occurred, how long it took, how difficult it was. You can choose the crisis or disaster: for example, one the two World Wars, the Spanish Flu, the Great Depression of 1929-1930s, the Great Recession (financial crisis) of 2008-2010, other major conflicts, other major financial crises. You can obviously focus on the United States but you can also choose another country, if you prefer. If you write a nice essay, I will raise your grade (without reducing the grade of others). This essay is purely optional. I would like to give you the opportunity to improve the grade to whoever wants to write an essay and also to give you the opportunity to reason on how countries can recover from difficult moments (such as the one we are currently facing).