Argumentative Essay: The Fight For Freedom
No one said being a soldier in the army was going to be a walk in the park. Being a soldier means you must have grit and guts and that you have to expect sacrifice. The Continental Army have been in Pennsylvania at Valley Forge since December 19, 1777, with the British only a few miles away in Philadelphia. We are suffering from all the horrible conditions, and many soldiers, since they have served their time, are leaving for home. I now have to make the final decision of either re-enlisting or leaving. I have thought long and hard, but I have decided to re-enlist, because healthy soldiers are needed, I still want to fight for my freedom, and because I want to support the inspiring General Washington.
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Has everyone forgotten how we got into fighting this war in the first place? We have declared independence from Britain, and ,unfortunately, we are losing! As Thomas Paine clearly states, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value… Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but ‘to bind us in all cases whatsoever,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.”(Paine 153) This reminded me of why I’m here fighting and suffering the terrible conditions in the first place. I am not going to quit if I’ve survived for this long. Like I said before, I want to make all of the lost lives count. General George Washington has always supported and believed in us soldiers. He’s the one who went out of his way to beg for supplies from the Congress. He’s the one who read to us every night the inspiring words of Thomas Paine from his book of essays, The American Crisis. I don’t want to let such a man down. He has been backing us and supporting us since day one at Valley Forge. I couldn’t just leave him to fight in this way
I am one of the lucky soldiers who are …show more content…
Has everyone forgotten how we got into fighting this war in the first place? We have declared independence from Britain, and ,unfortunately, we are losing! As Thomas Paine clearly states, “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value… Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but ‘to bind us in all cases whatsoever,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.”(Paine 153) This reminded me of why I’m here fighting and suffering the terrible conditions in the first place. I am not going to quit if I’ve survived for this long. Like I said before, I want to make all of the lost lives count. General George Washington has always supported and believed in us soldiers. He’s the one who went out of his way to beg for supplies from the Congress. He’s the one who read to us every night the inspiring words of Thomas Paine from his book of essays, The American Crisis. I don’t want to let such a man down. He has been backing us and supporting us since day one at Valley Forge. I couldn’t just leave him to fight in this way