You have read "Golden Glass" and "There is a Tree That Stands," about two boys who are growing up. Using details from the passage and the poem, write an
essay that compares and contrasts how Ted in Golden Glass" and the speaker in
"There Is a Tree That Stands' experience growing up in your essay, be sure to
explain the relationships Ted and the speaker have with their mothers and Ted's
and the speaker's feelings about growing up
ning out, becoming
old-man seriousness he'd
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Write a well-organized, text-dependent response. Be sure to save time to edit and
review your work for complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, and appropriate
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today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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