Essay on the Principle of Delegation - Revision history

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|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU2|Time Traveling Toaster|4th of July 2017}}
|requirements =
|characters = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[Bart]]
|optional = [[George Washington]], {{Ch|Richard Nixon}}, {{Ch|Teddy Roosevelt}}, [[Abraham Lincoln]]
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'''Essay on the Principle of Delegation''' is a premium quest in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU2|Time Traveling Toaster|4th of July 2017}} part of the {{TOCU|Time Traveling Toaster}} content update. It requires [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] to be obtained.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Dwight D. Eisenhower's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|Now, then. Essays are won or lost on the might of the thesis statement. What do we have so far?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Uh… “Eisenhower, despite being bald, was a great leader and of our many presidents, he was one”?}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Do you know the first thing about me?}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|No, and I don't really want to. If you could just write the paper--}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Son, this will be the greatest paper ever conceived by the minds of free men. Strap in!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Eisenhower Teach Bart About Eisenhower|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Bart Try to Avoid Learning About Eisenhower|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Dwight D. Eisenhower's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|Are all American children as lazy as your brother, miss? You may speak.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Eyeroll}}
{{TB|Oh, really? Gee, thanks for the permission.}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|You're welcome.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Deadpan}}
{{TB|Anyway, no. But Bart's not lazy, exactly. In fact, he won't stop until he gets one of you to write the paper for him.}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|Hmm. Oh, on another topic -- in my day the Russians were quite a threat to our democracy. How we doing on that front nowadays?}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Embarrassed}}
{{TB|About that…}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Figure Out How to Convince Presidents|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Dwight D. Eisenhower's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I will not be coerced into writing your paper for you, young man.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Oh yeah? Well I've just come back from the library, and I dug up dirt on ALL you ex-Presidents.}}
{{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|I thought the whole point was to AVOID research, Bart.}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Are you trying to blackmail us, young man?}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Blackmail the Presidents|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Presidents Get Nervous|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon}}
{{TB|Bart, do you honestly believe any of us have embarrassing photos in our past?}}
{{Tapped Out George Washington Icon}}
{{TB|Certainly not of me, there were no cameras back in the 18th century.}}
{{Tapped Out Richard Nixon Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Dick Nixon'll do whatever you ask. Blackmail away.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

"Presidents" consist of:
{{Table|
{{TBT|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[George Washington]], {{Ch|Richard Nixon}}, {{Ch|Teddy Roosevelt}}, [[Abraham Lincoln]]
}}}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on Dwight D. Eisenhower's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I give up. I'm gonna fail.}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|What? No operation of mine has EVER failed!}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|The arsenal of democracy cannot suffer defeat! You will finish this essay, or I will finish it for you!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|Uh… no?}}
{{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Step aside! Ex-Presidents! Gather ‘round! Your country needs you once more!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Eisenhower Hand Over His Essay|4 hours|[[Springfield Elementary]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

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 {{TB|Are all American children as lazy as your brother, miss? You may speak.}}
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 {{TB|Now, then. Essays are won or lost on the might of the thesis statement. What do we have so far?}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
-{{TB|Uh… “Eisenhower, despite being bald, was a great leader and of our many presidents, he was one”?}}
+{{TB|Uh... "Eisenhower, despite being bald, was a great leader and of our many presidents, he was one"?}}
 {{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Do you know the first thing about me?}}
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 {{TB|Hmm. Oh, on another topic -- in my day the Russians were quite a threat to our democracy. How we doing on that front nowadays?}}
 {{Tapped Out Lisa Icon|Embarrassed}}
-{{TB|About that…}}
+{{TB|About that...}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Bart Figure Out How to Convince Presidents|4 hours|the [[Simpson House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
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 {{TB|The arsenal of democracy cannot suffer defeat! You will finish this essay, or I will finish it for you!}}
 {{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Curious}}
-{{TB|Uh… no?}}
+{{TB|Uh... no?}}
 {{Tapped Out Dwight D. Eisenhower Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Step aside! Ex-Presidents! Gather ‘round! Your country needs you once more!}}
+{{TB|Step aside! Ex-Presidents! Gather 'round! Your country needs you once more!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Eisenhower Hand Over His Essay|4 hours|[[Springfield Elementary]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}