Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine."Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth."Which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?
Read the summary of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.[1] In Common Sense, Thomas Paine attempts to appeal to the colonists. [2] He argues that America must separate from Britain. [3] He asserts that there is no way for Britain and the colonists to reconcile and that British oppression is unforgivable. [4] Paine was correct in his belief that the colonists should be free from the king’s rule.Which sentence contains subjective language?
Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.”[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] After the right-handed twin chose a deer antler as a weapon, he overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together.Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?
Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.“Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the ‘New England Courant.’ To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723.”Which of the following is a key detail about Franklin’s employment in this excerpt?
Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.”[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] Using a deer antler, the right-handed twin overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together.Which best describes this summary?
Read the sentences.Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain. Paine also wrote The Crisis.Which is the best way to combine these sentences?
Read the sentence from a summary of Common Sense, by Thomas Paine.I believe that Common Sense presents arguments to convince the colonists of the need to free themselves from British rule.How does this sentence violate the principles of objectivity in writing a summary?
Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine.“I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent.”Which is the best way to paraphrase the underlined portion of the excerpt?
Read the excerpt from Common Sense, by Thomas Paine.“To talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith, and our affections wounded through a thousand pores instruct us to detest, is madness and folly. Every day wears out the little remains of kindred between us [the colonists] and them [the British], and can there be any reason to hope, that as the relationship expires, the affection will increase, or that we shall agree better, when we have ten times more and greater concerns to quarrel over than ever?”Which is the best way to objectively summarize this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from a summary of Common Sense, by Thomas Paine.[1] Thomas Paine believed that reconciliation with Britain was no longer possible. [2] Reconciliation had been attempted and had failed. [3] It was unfortunate that Paine called for action. [4] He urged the colonists to take up arms against the British.Which sentence in the excerpt includes the summary writer's personal opinion?
Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.”[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] Using a deer antler, the right-handed twin overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together.Which best describes sentence 1?
Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.“Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the ‘New England Courant.’ To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723.”Which is the best summary of this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.“[He] set up a printing house of his own from which he published ‘The Pennsylvania Gazette,’ to which he contributed many essays, and which he made a medium for agitating a variety of local reforms. In 1732 he began to issue his famous ‘Poor Richard's Almanac’ for the enrichment of which he borrowed or composed those pithy utterances of worldly wisdom which are the basis of a large part of his popular reputation. In 1758, the year in which he ceases writing for the Almanac, he printed in it ‘Father Abraham's Sermon,’ now regarded as the most famous piece of literature produced in Colonial America.”Which is the best summary of this excerpt?
Read the summary of the beginning of “The World On Turtle’s Back.”[1] In the beginning, there was no land, only the great ocean. [2] The Sky-World, the home of the gods, was above the ocean. [3] A sacred tree stood at the center. [4] One of the gods pulled out some of its roots for his pregnant wife. [5] This created a hole in the floor of the Sky-World. [6] The man's wife fell through the hole toward the ocean below, clutching the roots in her hand.Which best describes this summary?
Read the excerpt from Common Sense, by Thomas Paine."If we omit [forming our own constitution] now, some Massenello may hereafter arise, who laying hold of popular disquietudes, may collect together the desperate and the discontented, and by assuming to themselves the powers of government, may sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge."Which choice best rewords the underlined phrase with more objective language?
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