In their written works, both benjamin franklin and thomas paine a. inspire people to stay committed to the cause of american freedom b. explain the importance of being financially frugal c. demonstrate the ability of humans to improve themselves and society d. describe episodes in their early lives

The answer should be A hope this helps

Option a. In their written works, both Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine inspired people to stay committed to the cause of American freedom.

Explanation:

Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin were products of the Enlightenment Era and dedicated their lives' work to inspire people and societies to make positive developments in different areas, such as science, politics and religion. Thomas Paine was an English-born American political theorist and activist who wrote one of the most famous pamphlets distributed during the beginning of the American Revolution, named "Common Sense". He consistently wrote in favor of America's independence from Britain and supported other revolutions in Europe as well. Benjamin Franklin was an American statesman and author who, in 1776 helped to draft the Declaration of Independence and was also a key player in the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris that secured American independence. Both authors dedicated their written works to inspire people to stay committed to the cause of American freedom.

b)metaphor

explanation:

when reading the sentence carefully it says,"hope is a thing with feathers" it's like saying: hope is a thing like feathers

get what i'm saying? instead of using a smilie like or as they use "with"

it would be nice enough if i got .

put the trash into the back of the truck and drive the truck to the back. then you must unload the truck.