The sentiments nathaniel ward expresses in the passage contributed to which of the following aspects of colonial culture in new england? "he that is willing to tolerate any religion, or discrepant way of religion, besides his own, unlesse it be in matters meerly indifferent, either doubts of his own, or is not sincere in it. he that is willing to tolerate any unsound opinion, that his own may also be tolerated, though never so sound, will for a need hang gods bible at the devils girdle. every toleration of false religions, or opinions, hath as many errours and sins in it, as all the false religions and opinions it tolerates, and one sound one more. " —nathaniel ward, the simple cobbler of aggawam in america, 16471 question 4 options: new england communities were tightly knit, but intolerant of social dissenters new england communities disliked the practice of slavery, but were forced to accept it on religious grounds political leaders in new england were elected, but only property-holding males could vote new settlers in new england were initially welcomed, but expected to only remain in the region temporarily

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.