6. In paragraph 8, Staples use the word thug. List as many synonyms as
you can for this word. Do all these words convey the same idea, or do
they differ in their connotations? Explain.

Yes these

Explanation:

They all mean bad people these are the words ruffian

hoodlum

bully boy

bully

bandit

mugger

gangster

terrorist

gunman

murderer

killer

hitman

assassin

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.