N an effective compare and contrast paragraph, the purpose of the topic sentence is to .

adverb is the answer i believe.

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

your answer is b. tense. hope this .

the climax is the highest peaking point of the movie it is mostly near the end of the movie where the main characters point of view changes. it is the most excting action part of the movie