Who is the speaker? A) The captain who guided her through all the battles B) Someone with a deep and abiding admiration for the ship C) A patriot who is proud of his country and its defenders D) An old ship builder who cannot bear to see his work destroyed

B) Someone with a deep and abiding admiration for the ship.

Explanation:

According to a different source, this question refers to the poem "Old Ironsides." This poem was written by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. This poem talks about the ship USS Constitution, and about the eventual destiny of this ship. The speaker of the poem is a person who has great admiration for the ship. He comments on the many wars and battles that the ship has seen. The poem was responsible for the preservation of the USS Constitution.

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."

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