Question

estos son tiempos que ponen a prueba el alma de los hombres.
—thomas paine,
el soldado de verano y el patriota radiante, en esta crisis, se
\la crisis\, no. 1
retractarán del servicio a su país; pero quien la respalde ahora
merece el amor y la gratitud de hombres y mujeres. la tiranía,
como el infierno, no se vence fácilmente; sin embargo, tenemos
este consuelo: cuanto más duro el conflicto, más glorioso el
triunfo. lo que obtenemos demasiado barato, lo estimamos
demasiado poco: es solo la carestía lo que le da valor a todo. el
cielo sabe cómo poner un precio justo a sus bienes; y sería
extraño que un bien tan celestial como la libertad no fuera tan
apreciado. gran bretaña, con un ejército para imponer su
tiranía, ha declarado que tiene derecho (no solo a gravarnos)
sino a \obligarnos en todos los casos\, y si estar obligado
de esa manera no es esclavitud, entonces no existe tal cosa
como la esclavitud en la tierra. incluso la expresión es impía;
pues un poder tan ilimitado solo puede pertenecer a dios...
complete las oraciones utilizando los cuadros desplegables.
paine desafió a las personas que se consideraban
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paine dio a entender que no quedaba otra opción que
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paine sugirió que los padres deberían rebelarse en beneficio
de la
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context from Thomas Paine's "The Crisis, No. 1" and typical fill - in - the - blank expectations for such historical/literary analysis questions:

First Blank (Paine desafió a las personas que se consideraban)

In the context of the American Revolution and Paine's writings, he challenged those who were "patriotas radiantes" (radiant patriots) or "soldados de verano" (summer soldiers) who would back down in the crisis. But more accurately, he challenged those who considered themselves patriots but were hesitant. A common answer here is "patriotas" (patriots) or more precisely, considering the text "el soldado de verano y el patriota radiante, en esta crisis, se retractarán del servicio a su país", so the group he challenged were those who saw themselves as patriots (but were not steadfast). So a likely answer for the first blank is "patriotas" (patriots).

Second Blank (Paine dio a entender que no quedaba otra opción que)

From the text's context about British tyranny and the need for action, Paine was advocating for resistance against British rule. So the idea is that there was no other option but to "luchar por la libertad" (fight for liberty) or "rebelarse" (rebel). Given the context of the American Revolution and Paine's call to action against British tyranny, a common answer here is "luchar por la libertad" (fight for liberty) or "rebelarse contra la tiranía de Gran Bretaña" (rebel against the tyranny of Great Britain).

Third Blank (Paine sugirió que los padres deberían rebelarse en beneficio de la)

In the context of the American Revolution, the fight was for the liberty of the colonies and also for the future generations (the children). So the idea is that parents should rebel for the sake of "libertad de sus hijos" (liberty of their children) or "progenie" (progeny/descendants). A likely answer here is "libertad de sus hijos" (liberty of their children).

Final Answers (assuming standard fill - in - the - blank answers for this Paine excerpt analysis):

1. For the first blank: patriotas
2. For the second blank: luchar por la libertad
3. For the third blank: libertad de sus hijos

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze the context from Thomas Paine's "The Crisis, No. 1" and typical fill - in - the - blank expectations for such historical/literary analysis questions:

First Blank (Paine desafió a las personas que se consideraban)

In the context of the American Revolution and Paine's writings, he challenged those who were "patriotas radiantes" (radiant patriots) or "soldados de verano" (summer soldiers) who would back down in the crisis. But more accurately, he challenged those who considered themselves patriots but were hesitant. A common answer here is "patriotas" (patriots) or more precisely, considering the text "el soldado de verano y el patriota radiante, en esta crisis, se retractarán del servicio a su país", so the group he challenged were those who saw themselves as patriots (but were not steadfast). So a likely answer for the first blank is "patriotas" (patriots).

Second Blank (Paine dio a entender que no quedaba otra opción que)

From the text's context about British tyranny and the need for action, Paine was advocating for resistance against British rule. So the idea is that there was no other option but to "luchar por la libertad" (fight for liberty) or "rebelarse" (rebel). Given the context of the American Revolution and Paine's call to action against British tyranny, a common answer here is "luchar por la libertad" (fight for liberty) or "rebelarse contra la tiranía de Gran Bretaña" (rebel against the tyranny of Great Britain).

Third Blank (Paine sugirió que los padres deberían rebelarse en beneficio de la)

In the context of the American Revolution, the fight was for the liberty of the colonies and also for the future generations (the children). So the idea is that parents should rebel for the sake of "libertad de sus hijos" (liberty of their children) or "progenie" (progeny/descendants). A likely answer here is "libertad de sus hijos" (liberty of their children).

Final Answers (assuming standard fill - in - the - blank answers for this Paine excerpt analysis):

1. For the first blank: patriotas
2. For the second blank: luchar por la libertad
3. For the third blank: libertad de sus hijos