James offers to take carol to a meeting in his new
convertible. carol replies that she does not believe
convertibles are safe, top up or down. weeks later, carol is
looking for a way to get to the airport so she does not have
to pay for long-term parking. james again offers her a ride
in his convertible. she jumps at the chance to save the
parking fees. she explains that she will just have to close
her eyes and take the risk.
based on this work of satire, what is most likely the author's opinion?
a. carol is fairly consistent in what she believes.
b. carol needs to learn how to respect her friends.
c. carol should study the risks of flying compared to the safety of
convertibles.
d. carol values her money more than her convictions about safety

D. Carol values her money more than her convictions about safety

Explanation:

From the passage, it is evident that Carol is more conscious about the money she had to spend on the parking fees than her own safety in travelling in a convertible. Before, she rejected James's offer to give her a ride, citing safety issues and that she would never ride in a convertible whether the top is up or not. But when the issue is between riding the same car and paying parking fees, she decided too ride it just so she can save some money. In the face of spending money, the author thinks that Carol can forego her convictions of safety as long as she will be able to not spend money at all.

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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