PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text? A Studies on the human brain prove that love and lust produce the same chemicals in the brain, proving that they are essentially the same feeling. B Love at first sight is something that occurs more often in books and on television, rather than in our real lives. C Everyone is capable of experiencing love at first sight if they permit themselves to connect with someone on a deeper level. D True love can develop within a short period of time for some people if they develop a sudden and deep connection with each other.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

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