Read the passage. the publishers of the standard novels, in selecting frankenstein for one of their series, expressed a wish that i should furnish them with some account of the origin of the story. … i shall thus give a general answer to the question, so very frequently asked me: “how i, then a young girl, came to think of, and to dilate upon, so very hideous an idea? ” what is mary shelley’s purpose for writing the introduction to frankenstein?
a) to explain how she wrote a terrifying novel at such a young age.
b) to stop the publishers of the standard novels from making requests.
c) to promote the principles of charles darwin and his experiments.
d) to give due credit to lord byron and others who inspired her novel.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

answer: #1 is (a) however

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