In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", by Mark Twain, Jim Smiley is a <em>gambler.</em>
A friend of the narrator tells him to look for Reverend Leonidas W. Smiley and to contact Simon Wheeler for that purpose. Wheeler uses long descriptive sentences to instead of speaking about the Reverend telling the story of Jim Smiley a man that gambled on everything he could, horses, and dogfights. He even teaches a frog to jump to gamble on it.
I think it all depends on our political standpoint in 25 years. There are many problems going on around in our world, it has became more divided over the years. I think if we all normalize that people have different opinions, the world would be more accepting of different types of people and issues.
The correct answer tot his question is letter "B. must understand that fighting for freedom is extremely difficult."
According to this quotation, Paine believes that the colonists
A. should stop fighting for their freedom because it is exhausting.
B. must understand that fighting for freedom is extremely difficult.
C. will become stronger people if they decide to fight the British.
D. must take advantage of all the freedoms they are granted.