Which was one of thomas paine's arguments for independence?

a.
monarchy was a good form of government, but george iii was a bad king.

b.
the colonies needed britain economically but should be able to govern themselves.

c.
it was foolish for a small island 3,000 miles away to try to rule a whole continent.

d.
britain's laws had the colonies, but it was time to break away for economic reasons.

What strategy is this ad using to get people to support its product? o o lt claims that everyone agrees that these basketballs are the best it details how these basketballs will improve performance. it provides stats about players who use these basketballs. it uses a celebrity to endorse these basketballs.

Ilive in michigan i went to iowa and killed someone i then went to florida for vacation i got caught for the iowa murder wile kicking back on the beach in miami where will i be tried

My latest book, fightin’, prose short fiction, is a combination. there’s nothing about being indian in there. just stories of people. why shouldn’t i write about non-indians? i don’t have to dress anybody in feathers." how does ortiz's use of language in this excerpt set an informal tone? a. by using contractions and sentence fragments, ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more familiar and casual. c. by using the term "indian" rather than "native american," ortiz makes this part of the interview feel more combative or hostile. b. by employing first-person pronouns, ortiz makes this part of the interview more solemn and pessimistic. d. by asking a rhetorical question, ortiz makes this part of the interview objectively and intentionally funny and lighthearted.