Write about one piece of technology that you feel you could never live without. Is it television? Cell phone? Text messaging? Video games? Social media? Write 2 paragraphs as to why this piece of technology is so important to you. How does it make your life easier? How does this technology affect your interaction with other people?

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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d. lennie pats too hard, and then panics.