wanted to enjoy a short lived happiness in their life‚ whereas soldiers wanted to fight for a long lasting happiness for their children’s children’s life. In the article “The American Crisis” Thomas Paine’s aphorisms and emotional appeal encourages the soldiers and shames the cowards. Through aphorisms Paine portrays the soldiers’ willingness to sacrifice for future generations. Paine states‚ “the harder the conflict‚ the more glorious the triumph” meaning all the work and effort soldiers place to fight
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"Every event can be viewed from multiple perspectives". I agree entirely with this aphorism for the reason that I have experienced a situation in where my perspective was utterly changed. I used to think that by no means possible this could come about. But‚ as one can see; it came about to me. I had an idea in my head‚ an idea that was carved in stone. An idea that I thought would never change no matter what perspective I saw it from‚ the idea that abortion is wrong. Well‚ just because of a little
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but pleasure. The impact Lord Henry haves on Dorian gave him a whole new perspective on life when it comes to women‚ money‚ and everyday life decisions. Overall the purpose of Lord Henry and his aphorism somewhat shifted Dorian’s opinions on life and led him to a tragic life in the end. However the aphorism also shows a purpose of forcing readers to step out of their views and think about what these saying actually meant‚ making the reader think and wanting to know more. “…There is only one thing
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American culture‚ several mechanisms like common aphorisms‚ literature and the media always convey an idea -- the age is something to be denied or feared. Even though these mechanisms also exist in my social‚ China‚ they usually play a role to show old are actually meritorious and respectable. American aphorisms such as “you cannot trust anyone over forty” imply that they believe old people are usually less dependable. However‚ in China‚ most aphorisms demonstrate that old people are more trustworthy
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loved his wife and children and appreciated his loved ones caring for him. An aphorism he said was ¨love each other or perish¨ (Albom 91). I agree with this quote because truly loving everyone in a family is important. People have to stick together and support their family even if it is a difficult relationship. This aphorism connects to my life when I was 11 and I told my
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“There is always something ridiculous about the emotions of people whom one has ceased to love.” This line really struck me when I first read it. At first glance‚ such words quite obviously appear harsh and cold but this aphorism is really just a stone-cold truth‚ one most people are not entirely comfortable with. The majority of said people who might question the ethics of such a statement would most likely be those who are on the receiving end of such a comment or rather the indifference of
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Thomas Paine once said‚ “Tyranny‚ like hell‚ is not easily conquered.” (134) An aphorism that he used in “The Crisis No.1” to reinforce the established truth that freedom isn’t always free. Patrick Henry’s speech in the “Second Virginia convention‚” Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis No.1‚” and Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence that include elements and rhetorical devices such as rhetorical questions‚ aphorisms‚ analogy‚ and logical structure reflect classicism‚ a philosophy which emphasized
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themselves to go against Paine and start an uprising because of his beliefs. 10. Paine uses the aphorism "the harder the conflict‚ the more glorious the triumph" to express his belief that hardships faced by the American forces during the war will make their eventual victory more meaningful. Find one more aphorism used in Paine’s essay and explain the point he is making with it.Another aphorism is “what we
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years of a person’s life. These years can be filled with stress‚ trauma and on top of that pressure from so many people. To get through these years of life teens must prepare themselves and follow a few "rules of life". Two very important rules or aphorisms that play a large role in the life of a teenager are the acts of sincerity and to live a balanced life. Life is not easy but with a few added tips and rules to survive it becomes a lot simpler. What exactly does sincerity mean? As Ben Franklin
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see if I could not learn what it had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived. Thoreau wanted to get the most from his life by determining what was really important. In this quote Thoreau uses the rhetorical device‚ aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ such as‚ “if it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it.” He went to the woods because he wanted to enlighten himself. Still we live meanly‚ like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed
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