Read the excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death." I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death. Which statement best describes how this excerpt contrasts with the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night"? While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to accept death when it comes, the speaker in this excerpt urges his audience to fight for life. While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to fight death, the speaker in this excerpt claims that it does not matter whether a person lives or dies. While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to fear death, the main idea in the excerpt is that death is natural and should be embraced when the time comes. While the main idea in "Do not go gentle into that good night" is to live life to the fullest, the main idea in the excerpt is that all attempts to lead a meaningful life are futile.

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

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

however, you can either repost this question (providing the passage this time)

or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!

i'm not sure what the second paragraph is but a decree is an official order issued by legal authority. find the one that best fits this definition.