Read the excerpt from the crisis, number i.
"tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more
glorious the triumph. what we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: 'tis dearness only that gives everything its
value. heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed, if so celestial an
article as freedom should not be highly rated.”
paine compares tyranny to hell in order to
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emphasize the maltreatment the colonies have faced under british rule.
illustrate that the oppression of the british government is far-reaching and evil.
emphasize that british oppression is too strong a force to overcome.
illustrate the effects of the war between the colonies and britain.
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Based solely on their titles, which contemporary novel most likely contains a mythological element that is also found in “cruel tribute? ”

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Hamlet act 1 what does polonius tell ophelia to do? why?