Read the excerpt below from little women and answer the question. "which would mademoiselle choose if she had her will? " asked esther, who always sat near to watch over and lock up the valuables. "i like the diamonds best, but there is no necklace among them, and i'm fond of necklaces, they are so becoming. i should choose this if i might," replied amy, looking with great admiration at a string of gold and ebony beads from which hung a heavy cross of the same. "i, too, covet that, but not as a necklace. ah, no! to me it is a rosary, and as such i should use it like a good catholic," said esther, eyeing the handsome thing wistfully. "is it meant to use as you use the string of good-smelling wooden beads hanging over your glass? " asked amy. "truly, yes, to pray with. it would be pleasing to the saints if one used so fine a rosary as this, instead of wearing it as a vain bijou." this conversation between amy and aunt march’s maid, esther, suggests to the reader that esther thinks the marches are godless. esther dislikes aunt march. esther is a devout catholic. esther prefers plain clothing to fancy jewelry.

The right answer is alternative three.

In the excerpt from "Little Women," the conversation between Amy and Aunt March's maid conveys that Esther is a devout Catholic. First she admits she is indeed a good Catholic when Amy looks at the rosary. Then she explains to Amy that the saints would be contented if the rosary were used to pray, rather than using it as a vain necklace.

read this passage from the crisis. what rationale is paine using for going to war with great britain? my own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light. not all the treasures of the world, so far as i believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for i think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to "bind me in all cases whatsoever" to his absolute will, am i to suffer it? what signifies it to me, whether he who does it is a king or a common man; my countryman or not my countryman; whether it be done by an individual villain, or an army of them? if we reason to the root of things we shall find no difference; neither can any just cause be assigned why we should punish in the one case and pardon in the other.

it is waged war against an army of countrymen

it would lead to independence from britain

it would be an offensive war

it would be a defensive war