Why does the author include details about the dinner party hosted by the Lins in "The All-American Slurp"?
a

to emphasize a key similarity between the Gleasons and the Lins
b

to highlight the narrator’s developing friendship with Meg
c

to reveal the Lins’ difficulty with trying to understand their neighbors
d

to illustrate the narrator’s frustration with her parents’ customs

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).

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