Anyone who thinks older sisters protect younger ones has never heard me tell about my sister Pam. There's no great in our ages-Pam is only three years older- but throughout our childhood she was always able to beat me at cards, at jacks, at all board games.

The answer should be written as : "there is no great difference in our ages..."

Explanation:

As the speaker was talking about the differences in the ages between her and her elder sister, then the correct word should be difference. She mentioned already in the context that her sister was only 3 tears older and was supposed to protect her but she tended to beat her in all games during their childhood. She actually expected the sister to let her with some wins and not humiliate her as such during the times they played games in childhood.

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war