Thomas Paine Talks About Fighting to the End
“Think about it. The winter at Valley Forge. He’s not sleeping on the ground. He’s not wet. And he’s got air above him. Is he really freezing” (Christian W. Overland)? How true is this quote? It’s a week before Christmas and the American soldiers aren’t doing so well, they have horrible living conditions and camps that oppose the British. The Americans are stationed at valley forge and opposing the British hasn’t been easy. The soldiers nine months is almost over…...
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Payne Considered It Impossible Under the Reign of the King of Freedom
Americans wanted freedom and to be able to vote for their government. They thought that they would be a united front and be able to stand alone and finally receive peace. Yet problems were already starting to arise. One of the contradictions was that George Washington thought that there shouldn’t really be any political parties. The country was already a little divided on whether they wanted to be fully independent or not at this point and people were already starting…...
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Ethics, Morality and Responsibility in Modern Philosophies of Our Society
What is a world without ethics, morals, and responsibility? In a perfect world, active citizenship, social responsibility, and leadership will come naturally. Thomas Paine, Paul Loeb, Steven Pinker, and Robert Reich are individual thinkers who have coined and expanded modern philosophies and ideals that can bring our society closer to a community driven, socially responsible and sustainable state with each other and with our earth. What is holding the change back? Society can be defined by values, beliefs, and by…...
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America Is Not the Greatest Country in the World
People in America believe it is the best due to two facts. Either one, they were born here, or two, there is a huge possibility they have not been to any other country besides America. I have lived in America all sixteen years of my life. I’ve witnessed things quite a lot over the years that involve America and the people in it. I feel that America is not the greatest country in the world, and I also think that…...
Thomas Paine
The Birth of the American Freedom Ideology
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense marks the turning point in American history inciting the population take a stand against the oppressive government reforms that the English had imposed following the events of the Seven Year War, which had left England with a massive debt. This pamphlet was the definitive, persuasive and passionate argument that swayed the opinions of the undecided towards going forward with an American Revolution. Coming from England and only living in America for a year, Paine composed this…...
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