Ming has a chick. Eventually, the chick will be a hen. Previously, the chick was inside its egg. One day, ming saw a crack in the egg. Then, he saw a tiny beak. Finally, he could see the whole chick. What did ming see first?

Ming saw an egg, first

Explanation:

Analyzing the question by the timeline of events, we have the following:

Ming has a chick --- This is a present event

The chick will be an egg --- This is a future event

The chick was once inside the egg --- This is a past event

Then he saw a tiny beak --- This is also a past event.

And finally, he saw the whole chicken --- This is also a past event.

Analyzing the past events in order of occurrence

Before it became a whole chicken, he saw a tiny beak

Before he saw a tiny beak, he saw an egg

Hence, what Ming saw first was the egg

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).