2.
part b: which of the following quotes best supports the answer to part a?

a
“my questions are these: what is fair? ” ( paragraph 1)
b
“i don’t dispute that challenges exist. i don’t even dispute that many have an uphill battle due to the severity of the challenges they face.” ( paragraph 5)
c
“stories such as this are all around us — they are not miracles, nor are they the rare exception.” ( paragraph 6)
d
“fair blends to a norm, and in doing so, it limits, inhibits, stifles, and restricts, all under the guise of balance and equality.” ( paragraph 7)

to leave the reader thinking and wandering on their own. without a resolution we are clueless to what happens next, and why it does. it may even cause suspension with the reader.

explanation:

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.

gothic and dark natured