Read the passage. a noted [tory], who kept a tavern at amboy, was standing at his door, with as pretty a child in his hand, about eight or nine years old, as most i ever saw, and after speaking his mind as freely as he thought was prudent, finished with this unfatherly expression, “well! give me peace in my day.” not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place, and a generous parent would have said, “if there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace; ” and this single reflection, well applied, is sufficient to awaken every man to duty. what point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this anecdote? america will break with britain eventually, so now is the time to act. war is very difficult on children and should not be entered into lightly. peace is an expensive commodity, so it should always be sought first.

Read the excerpts from the land. [willie] turned to my daddy. "it's my boy mitchell done this, mister edward, and i know there ain't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but i jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. i'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact! " with that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward mitchell. *** my daddy stopped and looked at me. "no," he said. "i'm not going to whip you, paul. no, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride ghost wind again. i figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. you won't ride any of the other horses either, including the appaloosa, until i say so." which statement about willie’s and mister edward’s reactions is true? both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. both men believe that their sons have permanently injured ghost wind