Prompt
Self-reflection can improve your understanding of a subject and help you do better in school. Write about your experiences on a recent
test for which you received a poor grade or a grade you wished were higher. Answer the following questions in your response
1. What did I do well? (Be specifio.)
2. What did I miss, and why?
3. What should I have done differently? (Offer at least one example)
4. I faced the same test again, would I do better now? Why?

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy