bias in writing occurs when the writer shows favor for, or against something or someone, for example- presenting a prejudiced image of a particular group.

which sentence below contains an example of bias?
a) our neighbor drives like a farmer.
b) since the surgery, my dad moves slowly.
c) there are many college students in our town.
d) all the people i spoke to said they could come to the party.

the swan might be a metaphor for our soul, which is ancient and timeless. the speaker wants to know where it's going and what it wants, what's the purpose in life. he asks our soul to follow him in knowing that god is us and the answer to the question "who am i" that was written on the wind of god's whim to know himself that blew over his being in the beginning of creation. and to connect to god consciously on the path to knowing him is the joy of loving him, like a bee that will grow and end our sorrows by ending desire. in that connection there is no doubt about god and existing forever.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.