Why is Thomas Paine a notable figure in history?

Lucifer with lucifer, although an angel he and not a man, i purpose to begin. for notwithstanding angels cannot be the sport of fortune, yet he fell though sin down into hell, and he is yet therein, o lucifer, brightest of angels all. now thou art satan, and canst never win out of my miseries; how great they fall! adam consider adam, made by god's own fingerm and not begotten of man's unclean seed, he that in eden was allowed to linger - now call damascus- and had power at need over all paradise, save that decreed and single tree prohibited. than he none ever on earth stood higher, till his deed drove him to labour, hell and misery describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas

Why did the north agree to the missouri compromise? a.) it allowed maine to enter the union as a free state. b.) it repealed the fugitive slave law. c.) it allowed california to enter the union as a free state. d.) it banned slavery in the northwest territory.

Which was not a reason for the fall of the han dynasty? neglected farmland civil war decline in trade peasant rebellions foreign invasions