the crisis
Nicole Ruiz
Mrs. Andrews
AP LAnguage and Composition/Period 2
September 19, 2013
"THE CRISIS" Political writer, Thomas Paine, in his persuasive writing, The Crisis. Expresses feeling towards Britain's control over the colonists. He uses an abjective tone in order to unite and rally the common person in his nation.'The Crisis No. 1' by Thomas Paine is that of political nature. The summary of Thomas Paine 'Crisis' includes that he tells of how he feels regarding the control Britain has over the colonies. The purpose of the writing is to get the colonists to to join together to get revenge against Great Britain by retaliating. Thomas Paine uses different types of figurative speech, he uses puritanism and he uses appeal to emotion. Paine opens his persuaison to the nation by warning that getting their freedom from England will not be easy. By using similie, " Tyranny, like hell...", he implies that Britain's control over them will not be easy to overcome. As he says in the beginning of the paragraph, " The summer solider and the sunshine patriot will...shrink from the service...but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and women.", this states that anyone who will not fight for their country does not deserve their country. He uses pathos when declaring this statement to his auidence. Paine later uses ethos when he states, "However, the fault, if it were one, was all our own; we have none to blame but ourselves. But no great deal is lost." He says this to show the nation that they had messed up in the beginning, but if they were to come together they could right the wrongs that were done. In the following paragraph Paine uses his purtianists ways when he talks about God not giving up on his people. That God will provide for them and not give them "up to the care of the devils". He also states that God will be on their side, "I can not see on what grounds the King of Britain can look up to heaven for help agianst us; a common
Mrs. Andrews
AP LAnguage and Composition/Period 2
September 19, 2013
"THE CRISIS" Political writer, Thomas Paine, in his persuasive writing, The Crisis. Expresses feeling towards Britain's control over the colonists. He uses an abjective tone in order to unite and rally the common person in his nation.'The Crisis No. 1' by Thomas Paine is that of political nature. The summary of Thomas Paine 'Crisis' includes that he tells of how he feels regarding the control Britain has over the colonies. The purpose of the writing is to get the colonists to to join together to get revenge against Great Britain by retaliating. Thomas Paine uses different types of figurative speech, he uses puritanism and he uses appeal to emotion. Paine opens his persuaison to the nation by warning that getting their freedom from England will not be easy. By using similie, " Tyranny, like hell...", he implies that Britain's control over them will not be easy to overcome. As he says in the beginning of the paragraph, " The summer solider and the sunshine patriot will...shrink from the service...but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and women.", this states that anyone who will not fight for their country does not deserve their country. He uses pathos when declaring this statement to his auidence. Paine later uses ethos when he states, "However, the fault, if it were one, was all our own; we have none to blame but ourselves. But no great deal is lost." He says this to show the nation that they had messed up in the beginning, but if they were to come together they could right the wrongs that were done. In the following paragraph Paine uses his purtianists ways when he talks about God not giving up on his people. That God will provide for them and not give them "up to the care of the devils". He also states that God will be on their side, "I can not see on what grounds the King of Britain can look up to heaven for help agianst us; a common