In Patrick Henry’s Shall Liberty or Empire Be Sought? (1788) He expresses deep concerns about the government’s ability to maintain its ideals over time. Henry starts off by saying “But how different is the genius of your new Constitution from this!” This statement begs the reader to question how long their current government will be maintained. He wants to show his worries about the future and what that would mean for others and himself. He is concerned about three things‚ the future of the loss
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Grignard Synthesis of Triphenylmethanol Aim The aim of this experiment was to prepared Grignard reagent (phenylmagnesium bromide) from bromobenzene and magnesium‚ to use the reagent prepared to synthesise a tertiary alcohol (triphenylmethanol) by reacting reagent and ester (methyl benzoate)‚ and the product formed is analyse by infrared spectroscopy (IR)‚ melting point‚ thin layer chromatography (TLC)‚ gas chromatography mass spectrum (GCMS) and finally Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. Introduction
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and the sooner we accept it the better chance we have of finding truth. Doubt‚ as writer Patrick Shanley describes it‚ is a “wordless Being [that] moves just as the instant moves; it presses upward without explanation... until the resisting consciousness has no choice but to give way” (p.5). Are we giving enough consideration to this part of ourselves? There is a voice that will question what you will not. We will never escape this feeling of doubt. Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt: A Parable is about accepting this feeling
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and chaos. It was accepted among colonial politicians at the time that there was conflict between America and Britain‚ but many disagreed that conditions were bad enough to justify war. Many speeches were given on either side of this question. Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech to the Virginia convention urging the colonists to fight is remembered while others are forgotten because it was an ingenious work of persuasion -- appealing to reason to defeat every argument against war‚ then appealing to emotion
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ENG 100 07/12/09 Movie: Doubt Sister James and Sister Aloysius play a very important role in John Patrick Shanley’s movie Doubt‚ which is about the mistrust that takes place in a school directed by the church on priest Flynn command. There‚ sister Aloysius is the principal‚ so she is in charge of the student’s rights and responsibilities. On the other hand Sister James is a history teacher. Both characters are important for their way of handling the doubt. First of all‚ Sister Aloysius is a very
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We understand Catholic identity through St. Patricks Cathedral by the Gothic Architecture. The Gothic Architecture was a new development in the 12th-16th century. The three main features Gothic Architecture are the pointed arch‚ ribbed vault and the flying buttress. The pointed arch helps support more weight‚ the ribbed vault helps to support more weight on the columns and the flying buttress helped support more weight from the outside. These features allowed more space‚ higher ceilings and larger
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Death and The Crisis Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry two well known rebel scums in their time‚ both realized a problem with Britain’s current rule over America. After the two were fed up with the constant bashing of the British rule‚ they decided to write speeches giving their point of view. Patrick Henry’s‚ “Liberty or Death”‚ and Thomas Paine’s‚ “the Crisis”‚ both do a magnificent job of demonstrating the oppression Britain had on America through humanity. Patrick Henry does a great job of showing that
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nearly a century‚ two American orators left their mark with powerful speeches. Patrick Henry’s passionate cries for liberty in 1775 convinced the Virginia Convention to defy British rule‚ encouraging the American Revolution. In contrast‚ Abraham Lincoln’s calmer address in 1858 focused on the internal threat of slavery‚ foreshadowing the coming Civil War. LL. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y. Y Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” stands out as a beacon of rhetorical
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Doubt Reflection The short play Doubt builds on many of the theme and central ideas of our class. One thing in particular that I noticed throughout the reading was the use of symbolism. John Patrick Shanley’s literary masterpiece unveils huge controversy that has surrounded the Catholic Church for many years. Most notable in his work is his outstanding use of symbolism. As defined by the dictionary symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic
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Patrick Henry’s argument on declaring independence on Great Britain and going to war was an inspiring speech that has shined a new light on the subject of whether to declare independence or stay loyal to a country that has done us more harm than good and has ultimately led me to become a rebel. I have become a rebel for two main reasons‚ our petitions that they have not noticed were an attempt at peace and the mistreatment from the last ten years. To start‚ petitions had not been productive whatsoever
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