He sought to reconcile faith and reason in The Summa Theologica.
The sentences that follow the question are these:
1. According to Paine, the government of Great Britain will bequeath ................. to the colonists.
2. The author also implies that the posterity .................................
The complete statements are as follows:
1. According to Paine, the government of Great Britain will bequeath NOTHING THAT WILL ENDURE to the colonists.
Literally, to bequeath something means to leave a personal belong to another person by mean of will. In the excerpt given above, the author is saying that the Great Britain does not have any long lasting value to offer America and this implies that the present generation of America in turn will have nothing to offer the coming generations.
2. The author also implies that the posterity OF ANY NATION HAS THE RIGHT TO BLAME THEIR PREDECESSORS FOR THEIR SUFFERING.
Posterity refers to future generation of a particular person or nation.
From the excerpt given above it can be seen that the author believes that the present day America generation has the responsibility to fight for their coming generations in order to leave a worth inheritance to them, for that is the responsibility of all parents.
A. The author doesn’t know the true reasoning behind altruism but thinks it’s an important part of life nonetheless.
B. The author believes that it’s more likely that people are motivated by their own selfishness rather than selflessness.
C. The author doesn’t support psychologists’ pessimistic views on altruism and thinks that people are in fact capable of true altruism.
D. The author believes that the social explanations for altruism are the most likely, rather the biological or neurological explanations.
The author doesn’t know the true reasoning behind altruism but thinks it’s an important part of life nonetheless.
Answer: Option A.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Altruism is the principle which is concerned with the happiness, with the betterment and the welfare of the other people. It is also considered as the concern for the animals also along with the concern for the other human beings.
In this passage, the author does not exactly know what the actual meaning of altruism is but he knows that this fact and principle is very important for living life.
Answer:
you would have hunted for food instead of buying it
you would have made food in open fire
and you wouldn't have a house that time
Remark
Ms. Dickinson is saying that hope never alters, not does it stop. It is wordlessly in our hearts and souls where it resides while with us. It is wordless but eternal.
Answer
B <<<<<
