2011 AP English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions Question 3 In Rights of Man written by Thomas Paine‚ Paine characterizes America as a union of people from many different nations speaking many different languages with no straightforward judgements against those who are poor and those who are rich. I wholeheartedly find myself believing Paine’s characterization of America. Scenario 1: America is a country where people of different nationalities stand together and proudly announce
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Argumentative Essay In Thomas Paine’s "Rights of Man"‚ Paine characterizes America through its government‚ in which if just‚ will result in the retirement of difficulties. Although posed in Paine’s time‚ the extent to Paine’s characterization still holds true today. Thomas Paine is characterized as an intellectual‚ a revolutionary‚ a supporter of American independence from England‚ and a pamphleteer. As a pamphleteer‚ Paine wrote how he thought America to be a place of gathering amongst all
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Common Sense Common sense is the knowledge and thinking ability a person acquires through experience and from teachings passed on from others‚ and is used to deal with everyday life in appropriate manners. It is what a person relies on to tell them‚ generally‚ what is right or wrong‚ good or bad‚ and what is best for them in a given situation to sustain overall well-being. It reflects the thought process that is used when faced with possible uncertainty‚ and it relies heavily on memory. It enables
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Writer Thomas Paine‚ in his essay‚ The Crisis # 1‚ initiates the power Britain (the mother country) has over America during the dreadful Revolutionary War. Paine’s purpose is to encourage the neutrals to join the patriots by degrading Britain’s harsh rule over America. He adopts an emotional yet persuasive tone to emphasize Britain’s unjust rule. Through appeals and schemes‚ Paine influenced neutrals to take into consideration their rights of freedom to separate from Britain’s rule. Paine opens his
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and inability to adhere to these basic principles. The new settlers saw what their government was and made a new government in which they implemented justice‚ freedom‚ and liberty. Among those who saw visions of this new prosperous nation was Thomas Paine. Paine was an intellectual revolutionary‚ who immensely supported the American Revolution. Born in in England he saw the
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In Thomas Paine’s analysis of America’s character in his book Rights of Man (1971)‚ he claims that America is an unlikely nation because of all of its differences in people. He also claims that everything in America is fair. Taking this excerpt we are given in the context of America today he is right in saying that it is a seemingly impracticable union‚ but he is wrong in saying that everything is fair. Within the second sentence of this passage‚ Thomas Paine writes “Made up‚ as it is‚ of people
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Common Sense and Viewpoints 1. Unpopular community facilities – 2011 AL Page 1 Think about! – Locate unpopular facilities in residential areas What kinds of facilities are unpopular? Why many people in community oppose these facilities? What are their arguments? How to strike a balance between the residents’ viewpoints and the needs of constructing some unpopular community facilities? Page 2 How to persuade the residents to accept unpopular facilities in
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the propaganda must be effective. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet‚ Common Sense proves to be an effective piece of propaganda. His thoughts are understandable and relatable and many people benefitted from his writing. Paine downgraded his opposing view and often repeated his statements to make them clear. This criteria is necessary for effective propaganda. One criteria necessary to have effective propaganda is that it should be understandable. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense is very easy to understand. He uses
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Wang 1 Mingxun Wang HIS 020 April 6th‚ 2012 Common Sense Essay In his book Common Sense‚ Thomas Paine‚ illustrates three main ideas on the future of American government. First‚ he argues that a government is natural and necessary. Second‚ he believes that America should be separated from Britain. Third‚ he proposes a structure for the American government. Paine uses these three points to put forth a convincing argument for the independence of the current thirteen colonies. First of all
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From the earliest starting point‚ Paine makes it clear that he is not solidly partial to administration‚ whose sole quality he cerebrates lies in "limiting our indecencies". Paine considers government to be awful in all structures‚ even taking care of business and terrible at the very least. As showed by Paine‚ governments must be measured by their feasibility‚ as measured by their ability to upgrade society without being severe. Paine does not trust that anyone has a benefit to control others. Paine’s
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