Primary Source Analysis Thomas Paine Common Sense Context: In result of The Seven Years’ War Britain controlled American trade and territory. In order to pay for the expenses of the war several taxation acts and military presence were implemented such as the Sugar Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Currency Act‚ Quartering Act and the presence of British troops at the colonies. Consequently‚ Americans who thought these actions violated their political and constitutional liberties opposed these policies with petitions
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As many people remember‚ July 4th‚ 1776‚ better know as Independence Day‚ was the day when America officially declare independence from Great Britain when the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence. When the colonists first settled down in America‚ they never wanted to be separated with Great Britain. However‚ their rights were being taken away‚ their voices were never heard‚ and they were controlled unjustly by the king. The tension between the British colonist and the king had built up
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and he has abdicated government here‚ by declaring us out of his protection and waging war against us. The question is if gaining our independence is a good idea or not? I believe we should allow him to cut all connections with us because that way we can enforce our own laws and grow as a fair country where everyone votes and are all equal. Gaining our independence will take time which we will make it without Britain. If the king of Britain wants to abdicate us from his government I
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Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence‚ the United States has held countless aspirations‚ including the idea that America needs to be the perfect example of what a democratic state should be. With that goal in mind‚ the United States has evolved into the most powerful state in the world‚ surpassing nations in every demographic at one time or another. America’s values are so influential‚ a term known as “American Exceptionalism” has sprung up to describe the nation’s power and strength
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The Weaknesses and Strengths of Common Sense and Science as Sources of Knowledge There are many sources of knowledge as the society progresses. In this case‚ the most controversial question would be whether or not common sense can be accounted as a reliable source of knowledge? Although both common sense and science can be taken into account as sources of knowledge‚ I will argue that to some extent common sense and scientific knowledge are still very different from one another. That is‚ scientific
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Common Sense and Integrative Thinking Introduction This article is a discussion about Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. It discusses about the connection or role of Common Sense in Integrative Thinking on the basis of “Common sense and Integrative thinking” by Joy Ben and Sally Dresdow‚ 2009. I will be discussing about their arguments. This paper will show the link between Common Sense and Integrative Thinking. In general Common Sense does not seem to play a great role in Integrative Thinking
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Thomas Paine a revolutionary leader who wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” in January 1776 compels his argument for American Independence from Britain. He has written the pamphlet anonymously and argued that citizens‚ not kings or queens should make the law. It has state that “Americans Independence became a means to move from promising ideas to practical achievements‚ but only the American army could defeat Britain and defend independence.” Which infers that we must fight for our freedom in order
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Hume on Independence “Absolute monarchy is inconsistent with civil society‚ and so can be no form of civil government at all; and that the supreme power in a state cannot take from any man‚ his taxes and impositions‚ any part of his property‚ without his own consent or that of his representatives.” (Hume 487). Britain at the time of the American revolution was a parliamentary monarchy‚ a system utilizing both “traces” (Hume 466) of government. With the monarchical side tracing its power towards
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Traditions over Common Sense Francisco Montanez English 1302 Professor Duncan April 24‚ 2014 Francisco Montanez Professor Duncan English 1302 24 April 2014 Traditions over Common Sense Traditions are a very important aspect of human life. They are seen as another way of life. Many traditions teach things of value to children‚ things which parents hope will be passed on to future generations. In many societies however‚ traditions have taken over the common sense of the people
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written into the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. The Declaration of Independence is a historical document which declared the colonies of America to be free and independent states from Britain. It was a revolutionary and significant document in 1776 and the statement‚ “All men are created equal‚” remains significant today. On April 6‚ 1776‚ the Second Continental Congress
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