Paine Being Born In The Colonies Advantages And Disadvantages

Although some may see it as a disadvantage, I believe that Paine had neither an advantage or disadvantage to being born in the colonies. He spoke from the heart and addressed issues that all colonists could relate to. What made him the most successful was the way he wrote to people, not where he was born. Maybe the perspective he had as an immigrant gave him a slight advantage, but that's it. In Common Sense, the language is common and normal, using strong connotations instead of fancy words. It seems as though these documents were addressed to the colonists themselves. However, the Declaration of Independence was written with expressive language and lots of long drawn out statements. You could tell that this was written for people of high