All it means is the totality of what is to be taught in a school system.
They believed that the colonists should pay taxes for being defended.
The answer is a delusion.
Robert is exhibiting delusion due to his depressive disorder. A delusion is a kind or characteristically a symptom of mental disorder which made a person having a distinctive belief or impression that is positively maintained despite being opposed by what is generally accepted as reality or logical argument just like what Robert portrays.
After she finished her speech, gail's classmate told her that she didn't appear nervous at all-while gail was sure the audience could see her hands shaking. this demonstrates the illusion of transparency.
