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    Thomas Paine's Crisis No. 1 Thomas Paine uses pathos in Crisis No. 1 to persuade the audience. In Crisis No. 1 there’s examples of pathos from the book, and examples from the internet. Thomas Paine used pathos in Crisis No 1 to persuade his audience. Why’d Thomas Paine choose to write the Crisis No.1 ? The Crisis No 1 was published on Dec 4, 1776 he began writing a series of 16 pamphlets, the Crisis No. 1 was one of them, the people feared god will give up on them, god almighty wouldn’t give to

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    Thomas Paine, a former writer, speaker, and soldier during the Revolutionary War, changed history by delivering a speech to the troops of General George Washington before the crossing of the Delaware River. The Crisis, given by a soldier himself, helped boost the moral of the war weary soldiers during the Revolutionary war. Thomas Paine also decided to mention that these men were not the summer soldiers in one of his the lines presented as “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this

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    Paine’s Emotional Charge 41,892,128 colonists fought during the Revolutionary War due to Thomas Paine’s speech, Crisis No.1. According to the article “Thank a veteran past and present” written by Ed ball, in 1776 Thomas Paine wrote Crisis No.1 to get people to join the war because the British were invading. During this time period people believed that their life and their existence had to do with science; consequently, people didn't believe in major religious views. People farmed and traded goods

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    Thomas Paine once said, “Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.” Thomas Paine, the author of not just “Common Sense” but also “The American Crisis”, was one of the greatest journalists of the Revolutionary times. So to start, Thomas Paine was born January 29th, 1737 in Thetford, England. Even as a little boy his father had high expectations, so when Paine failed out of school at age 12 his father was very disappointed. At age 19, he

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    Revolution would not have gained such widespread support without one man who believed in the freedom of speech. Thomas Paine risked his life to fight the British's censorship of the colonists and encouraged the people to fight back against the King's opposition. Paine fought for his ideals by illegally printing his book Common Sense, giving the people morale through The American Crisis, and becoming involved in the French Revolution through Rights of Man. January

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    the use of figures of speech and other writing techniques. An example of a speech that includes Rhetoric would be “The American Crisis Number 1” by Thomas Paine. Thomas Paine was born on January 29th, 1737 in England. Thomas Paine’s writings were very passionate and inspiring, but they also reflected his life. In the speech “The American Crisis Number 1” by Thomas Paine a strong message is delivered to American soldiers through his use of alliteration, personification and antithesis.

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    2016 Thomas Paine In the American Revolution, there weren't just tragic deaths and depressing wars, there were people who changed the United States freedoms and rights. Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers, spent his whole life finding ways to make American lives better. Thomas Paine impacted the American Revolution by being included as one of the founding fathers, published pamphlets to improve the way people live, and helped shape the ideas of the Age of Revolution. Thomas Paine

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    helped motivate them to fight for their nation? Thomas Paine using pathos in his “Crisis No.1.” The revolutionary war was the war America fought to gain their independence from Britain. America fought the strongest army in the world in harsh conditions. Thomas Paine effectively uses pathos to motivate and persuade the American army to fight. He appeals to their emotions regarding this country, their fellow Americans, and for their children. Thomas Paine uses pathos to show the soldiers that they should

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    Thomas Paine Influence

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    Would the revolutionary war in the New World have developed without Thomas Paine? Political activist Thomas Paine created the first influential piece of writing, Common Sense, about retrieving American independence over Great Britain. Common Sense was a famous 50 page pamphlet discussing the possibility of creating a democratic republican party, and advocating independence from Great Britain. Thomas Paine had ideas of independence before he wrote Common Sense, but the American Public and his comrades

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    Paine, Thomas, and Edward Larkin. Common sense. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2004. During the time that common sense was printed and sold in January 1776, it sold from some estimates, over 150,000 copies in the colonies. This text was so appealing to the mindset of colonial Americans because Paine argues that Americans deserve their independence. He starts by separating government and society. When he looks at society he sees everything that is good and constructive that people join together

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