. Which of the following scenarios is the most correct example of writing from the Naturalism time period? a. A man is very nervous about asking his girl to his family’s house for dinner. When she answers she says, “Of course honey, I jist find ya’ll the sweetest family. There’s nothin’ I reckon I’d rather do.” c. Outside the warm sun shone so brightly and warmly. I felt a kindred spirit. I became part of the warm air and it became a part of me. b A man goes out fishing one day and finds himself in the middle of a terrible storm. He does all he can do by lowering his sails and bailing water. However, in the end, he fails to stop the storm and he and his boat sink to the bottom of the ocean.

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.