Read the excerpt from thomas paine’s work “the crisis” no. 1. britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but “to bind us in all cases whatsoever,” and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. . . . neither have i so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that he has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as i do not, i cannot see on what grounds the king of britain can look up to heaven for against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he. what is the denotation of the word “bound” in this excerpt? trapped connected depended aided

n arraignment is not a hearing to determine guilt or innocence. it is usually a criminal defendant's first appearance in court 

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this essay written by james baldwin “if black english isn’t a language, then tell me, what is? ”, relates about the fact that language can not only be used for communication, but also to classify and judge them.

question:   according to “if black english isn’t a language, then tell me, what is? ” how have black english and american english influenced one another?

answer: a. black english has enriched american english.

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to persuade readers that a conquering prince must destroy a former republic if he hopes to hold it.

in the excerpt from "the prince," the author niccolò machiavelli suggests that to take possession of a city and endure the control over it, it is necessary to destroy it first. otherwise, people who have known freedom will eventually turn against the new rulers and fight back to recover their power.