[1] thomas paine believed that reconciliation with britain was no longer possible. [2] reconciliation had been attempted and had failed. [3] it was unfortunate that paine called for action. [4] he urged the colonists to take up arms against the british. which sentence in the excerpt includes the summary writer's personal opinion? sentence 1 sentence 2 sentence 3 sentence 4

What words and phrases convey the tone of the text? an ordinary man

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

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