We saw it from miles away, sitting atop the crest of a hill. the old walls were crumbling, but you could still see the outlines of the vast parapets and stone towers.

the author is most likely looking at

an old house.
an old castle.
an old mansion.
an old building

B) An old castle.

Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see the description of something the speaker is looking at, it is at the top of a hill, it is some kind of building because it says it has walls, and we know it is old because the walls are crumbling and it says "old walls." By the description of the structure having still visible outlines of "vast parapets and stone towers" we can infer that the author is most likely looking at an old castle.  

B) An old castle.

Explanation: In the given excerpt we can see the description of something the speaker is looking at, it is at the top of a hill, it is some kind of building because it says it has walls, and we know it is old because the walls are crumbling and it says "old walls." By the description of the structure having still visible outlines of "vast parapets and stone towers" we can infer that the author is most likely looking at an old castle.  

both the address and the poster use diction to convey their message. diction is defined as a style of writing or speaking based on the types of words chosen in order to send a message. parallelism is when a similar sentence structure is used for several sentences on a text; roosevelt's address doesn't follow that. repetition has to do with repeating a word or sentence in order to emphasize and idea, however neither the poster nor the address use repetion. finally, the address doesn't use images to convey a message.

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."