Read the excerpt from the canterbury tales. "think what a safeguard it must be for you that i, who can absolve both high and low when soul from body is about to go, should chance to fall in with your company! let me suggest that our host here begin, since he’s the one who’s most wrapped up in sin. step forward, mister host—your offering first, and you can kiss the relics, every one! all for a penny! out now with your purse! ” which statement best describes the satire in the excerpt? chaucer criticizes the idea of preserving holy relics from the saints. chaucer criticizes the idea that forgiveness is available for purchase. chaucer highlights the need for confession before death. chaucer highlights the sinful indulgences of the church leaders.

Read this excerpt of "from blossoms": from laden boughs, from hands,from sweet fellowship in the bins,comes nectar at the roadside, succulentpeaches we devour, dusty skin and all,comes the familiar dust of summer, dust we eat.which word create a positive mood?

Besides the skull and cross bones what other shape sometimes appeared on flags flown by pirates?

Reread this portion of the excerpted text from common sense. men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offenses of britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, come, we shall be friends again for all this. but examine the passions and feelings of mankind. bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? if you cannot do all these, then are you only deceiving yourselves, and by your delay bringing ruin upon posterity. your future connection with britain, whom you can neither love nor honor, will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first. what key concept about the relationship between an abusive government and its citizens does paine want readers to understand? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be one to two complete paragraphs.