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The claim Paine refuted is the claim that Britain should govern American colonies because the colonists are of English descent. If you haven't, read Common Sense. It's an awesome read, and actually isn't too hard to understand, even if you aren't used to reading old English.
The paragraph's main idea is stated in the first sentence: <span>Every law starts with an idea. After this statement, the author writes supporting statements for the main idea. That is, laws are crafted for the best interests of the public. And the author concludes by saying that these ideas must be able to travel a common path in order to turn into a law. </span>
The correct option is D.
From the excerpt given about it can be seen that Hindley started to treat his adoptive brother badly as a result of the complain from his wife. Her words of dislike for Heathcliff made Hindley to drive him out of the house into the servants' quarter and he treated him as one of the servants.
