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    Thomas Paine In September of 1776‚ on the outskirts of Newark‚ among the tired‚ discouraged‚ soldiers‚ as they paused from their daily retreat‚ sat Thomas Paine. He wrote many papers that would have a major effect on the outcome of the quest for independence. Born the son of a Quaker Laymaker on January 29th‚ 1737 at Thetford‚ Norfolk England. He received a basic elementary education‚ and started to work for his father as an apprentice‚ and later as an excise officer. He was not a huge success

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    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 CrisisThomas 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 for freedom from Britain‚ will

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    original Hawthorne data explained that high-quality raw materials were responsible for high output in the relay assembly test room experiments.    True    False |   13. | Writer Elton Mayo advised managers to attend to employees’ emotional needs in his 1933 classic The Human Problems of an Industrial Civilization.    True    False |   14. | Mary Parker Follett urged managers to demand job performance from employees instead of merely attempting to motivate them.    True    False |   15. | According

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    Thomas Paine the Known Philosopher By Aysha Martin History 1112: World civilization since 1500 March 13‚ 2014 Thomas Paine was known as a philosopher and writer‚ but he was not associated with these careers until 1774 when Paine made his journey to America. During this time America and Britain were at odds with each other. Britain was forcing authority on America and creating a division between the two that could never be mended. It was this concern that sparked Paine’s

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    strikes fear and cowardice into a nation while a foe to weak will be seen as insignificant. The balance of both‚ however‚ is certainly able to convince a country to fight. Thomas Paine accomplishes this tricky balance in “The Crisis No. 1” by utilizing a shifting tone that ranges from assured to dire as well as hypothetical scenarios and anecdotes in order to convince his audience that fighting the British is both possible and necessary. Over the course of the piece‚ Paine’s tone concerning the impending

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    October 8‚ 2014 Thomas Paine Who was Thomas Paine? Thomas Paine is a British‚ American born on January 29‚ 1737. He was born in Thetford‚ England. He was a political activist‚ philosopher‚ and revolutionist. Throughout his early lifespan‚ he had different jobs but he wasn’t known until he became a journalist. In 1774‚ he moved to America and during his time in Philadelphia‚ he became a journalist. He then published “Common Sense” in 1776 which remains one of the most important documents written

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    Thomas Paine Thomas paine was a leader to many through his writing‚ he helped people understand many unbelievable things. Paine had many failures in his childhood and adulthood‚ but he kept on going‚ his failures lead him to new thought and ideas to help people understand the real world. Paine was an fascinating man that never gave up‚ Paine was one of the few people that understood that people are equal to each other. Thomas Paine was born on January 29‚ 1737 in a small

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    Rhetorical Analysis: The Crisis‚ No. 1 by Thomas Paine Political writer‚ Thomas Paine‚ in his persuasive writing‚ The Crisis No. 1‚ expresses feelings towards Britain’s control over the colonies. Paine’s purpose is to unite the colonists in an effort to retaliate against Great Britain. He uses an objective tone in order to unite and rally the common person in his nation. Paine opens his persuasion to the nation by warning that getting their freedom from Britain will not be easy. By using

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    Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Analysis Early American History is filled with influential figures that helped our country become the nation we are today. You hear about all the famous Americans like George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin growing up in grade school‚ and how they helped in our drive for independence. There also is however many people who’s importance to our revolution are not as celebrated. One of these men is Thomas Paine‚ who wrote Common Sense‚ a pamphlet anonymously

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    According to the first paragraph‚ who will "shrink from the service of his country"? ➢ The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will shrink first according to the first paragraph. ❖ What will the people who do not shrink from service deserve? ➢ The people who do not shrink from the service deserve love and thanks. ❖ According to the first paragraph‚ what has Britain declared? ➢ Britain has declared to tax and bind America. ❖ According to the final paragraph‚ what will a person

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