But the most powerful of all arguments is that nothing but independence . . . Can keep the peace of the continent and preserve it . . . From civil wars. —Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 In this quotation, Paine suggests that independence will prevent Britain from getting into more wars. will help Britain rule the European continent. cannot win a civil war with the colonies. is the only way to keep peace in the colonies.

As nina and erin were eating lunch in the central high school student cafeteria, they were discussing the news coverage about the girls' athletic coach being arrested for selling steroids to student athletes. "i think the guy just did it because they don't pay teachers enough money," nina suggested. "i bet the guy had some other kind of drug addiction he was trying to pay for," erin countered. nina and erin's ideas about the cause of the coach's drug-selling behavior are examples of: