Dilemma: Your friend is planning a big birthday party and she wants to invite a boy she likes from school. You heard a lot of bad things about that boy. If you tell
your friend she will be very upset but you want her to know the truth. What do
you do?

1. What is the dilemma?

2. Identify the contradicting values.

3. What would you do?

If I really cared about my friend, I would tell my friend the truth about that boy.

Explanation:

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).