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Common Sense and the American Crisis
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Common Sense and the American Crisis
A review of the paper "Common Sense and the American Crisis'' by Thomas Paine, in which he outlines his views on the government's relationship to society and the need for patriotism.
1,247 words (approx. 5 pages) |
6 sources |
MLA | 2008
Paper Summary:
The paper discusses the fact that the actions of men of honor manage to change history, the lives of the people, and the culture of the nations. The paper further states that such men are well remembered and celebrated each year and that Thomas Paine is one such character. The paper continues further that Paine's most famous pamphlet, "Common sense and the American crisis", comes to prove the importance that one document may have in the writing of the history of a country. The paper discusses the point that the pamphlet represented the first clear request for independence from the British crown. An annotated bibliography is included with the paper.From the Paper:
"Despite the shape of the discourse, the public it takes into account or the personal background of the author, Thomas Paine's "Common sense" is above all a text meant to educate people in terms of freedom, equal rights and democracy. At least, this is the general idea promoted by the US as its national creed. However, there are those that deny the existence of such lofty goals and question the truth behind this demagogic formula. Kaye points out that "Paine's Common Sense explained to the Americans, north and south, urban and rural, high and low, enlightened and evangelical, what they were fighting against and what they were fighting for (...) he firmly believed that America possessed extraordinary potential but he did not see that potential as belonging to America itself."Sample of Sources Used:
- Claeys, Gregory. Thomas Paine: social and political thought. London: Routledge, 1989.
- Kaye, Harvey. "Founding Father." American Heritage, Oct 2005. Vol. 56, issue 5, p 66-68
- Kaye, Harvey. Thomas Paine and the promise of America. New York: Hill and Wang, 2005.
- Larkin, Edward. Thomas Paine and the literature of revolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- Lewis, Joseph. Inspiration and Wisdom from the Writings of Thomas Paine. New York, Freethought Press Association, 1954.
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Common Sense and the American Crisis (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-Common-Sense-and-the-American-Crisis/107137
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"Common Sense and the American Crisis" 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Article-Review-Common-Sense-and-the-American-Crisis/107137>
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