But if a thief break into my house, burn and destroy my property, and kill or threaten 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 is 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 . . in this passage from the crisis, thomas paine was primarily employing which persuasive technique? a) appeal to authority b) appeal to ethics c) appeal to emotion d) appeal to logic

Which members of the press did nixon say have been the hardest on him? a. the television news agencies. b. newspapers c. tabloids d. public radio !

In the sweet hereafter and the following poem, what does the newborn symbolize? "every death is magic from the enemy to be avenged" by brooks haxton when fever burned the last light out of my daughter's eyes, i swore to find and kill the ones to blame. men must mount the long boat in the dark with spears. at dawn, where the flowering spicebush hid my scent, i crouched. a young wife, newborn slung across her chest, came first for spring water. she stooped. my god, for vengeance, spoke her secret name inside my ear. her god stepped back with no scream, his right hand at his mouth, the knuckles clenched between the pointed teeth. death is not evil. innocence of childhood the continuing cycle of life and death the children that will never be born

Using the sample letter that james tully wrote to tina davies, compose a résumé and then write a cover letter for a job—real or imaginary—that you would like to have. remember to state a few significant facts about yourself and