This passage is a famous quote by John Stuart Mill from his book <em>On Liberty</em>. <em>On Liberty</em> is one of the most remarkable defenses of freedom of speech in political thought.
Mill begins by telling us that many people hold opinions for which they have no facts or grounds to defend them, even against superficial objections. Therefore, these people are completely convinced of certain beliefs they in fact should not believe.
Moreover, he believes that these people generally think it a bad thing to question those beliefs, as they were taught by an authority who they consider more knowledgeable than themselves. Therefore, they are incapable of rejecting an opinion in a well-thought out way (as they do not usually consider things wisely), and instead, when they reject an idea they do so in a rash way.
This people might be mistaken in their opinions, or they might be correct. However, even when they are correct, this should not be called "truth." A "truth" that is known in this way is simply another type of prejudice or superstition, as the process through which it was obtained was not one of honest and open dialogue.
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Fuluwa <u>isn't </u>fishing in the den .
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A. In paragraph 1, the mood is cold and dark, dreary.
B. In paragraph 2, the feeling is more upbeat and refreshing.
2. In paragraph 1, you have words such as little hands clamoring to escape prison, lifeless company, and boney exposed ankles.
In paragraph 2, you have words such as revitalized by the fresh surge of oxygen, dancing leaves tickled her ankles, She laughed until tears of delight trickled down her prematurely-aged cheeks, and for the first time in her life, she was happy.
3. The setting is an abandoned park.
4. If the setting helps to set the mood of the story and characters.
