rough draft

Eric Rivera
Mr.Brasof, Mrs. Thomson,
US Constitution, computers
October 24, 2008



Thomas Paine do you know this man do you now that if it wasn’t for him we would still be considered British property he shaped American life not by a sword but with a pen. If it wasn’t for him none of us would be able to vote, talk freely, or even think for are self’s. Now your asking how did he do all this with a pen well his pamphlets inspired American to act when the British where pushing us on taxes. If it wasn’t for Thomas Paine we would have a George Washington or a Benedict Arnold you sure can do a lot when you know how to write well that is why I choose him for my nhd project because of his accomplishes in freedom but true freedom is still not achievable by all.

The historical problem was that the 13 colonies were still under control by the British and were being overly taxes to regubinate the British bank after the war that they had been in and Americans were filling the blow of the taxes and needed a fire in their hearts in order to act. Thomas Paine saw the oppression of the people in the colonies and wrote Common Sense in order to light that fire. Benjamin Franklin and Isaac Newton were the reason for his stand to action and also He knew the oppression that The British monarchy could bring upon a person and decided that he would not let the people of the colonies suffer. Thomas Paine achieved key success when he first wrote Common Sense and people read it and realized that they were being abused and made them stand up and fight. When they realized they wanted freedom and to break away because of Common Sense from his work came George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Son and daughters of liberty. The first battle took place in concord and Lexington it was the first victory in the battle went to the Americans that broke the British moral and caused 20% casualties in their army. Paine used his talents of writing to shape Americans future and during the battle in their battle Thomas Paine fought with the Americans and in his battles with them wrote “The Crisis”(1776-83) that told Americans how their worriers were doing and what they needed. If it not for Thomas Paine the colonials would never stand up and fight for our independence we still inherit from his contributions today.

This person connects to nhd because if not for his actions we would be Americans today his legacy is left behind with “Common Sense”(1776) “The Crisis”(1776-83) “The Rights of Man”(1791-92) and “The Age Reason (1794-96). People should care are about Thomas Paine today because if it was not for him are ancestors would not have fought for their independence and we would still be under control by the British and all of our achievement from 1776-the present would not have been possible. Thomas Paine is not famous because when he returned back from Europe he was not welcomed back because of his religious beliefs. He should be famous because he is one of the founding fathers of freedom. Today Thomas Paine known as a great American who contributed to our liberty he can fell him every time we express one of our liberties and when we that we are recall great Americans and those who contributed to our heritage. Thomas Paine was part of a bigger movement then the revolutionary war he was responsible for making show are strength as people and making us see that we are capable of caring for ourselves and expanding and surviving on our own he is responsible for every change from the revolutionary war until today because he made fight for our freedom.



http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/commonsense/

http://www.scribd.com/doc/331471/Thomas-Paine

http://www.ushistory.org/PAINE/

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/B/tpaine/paine.htm

http://books.google.com/books?q=thomas+paine+and+the+revolution&source=in&sa=X&oi=book_group&resnum=11&ct=title&cad=bottom-3results

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002017399.pdf

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unhistory.org Erik Klemetti, Jonathan Schmalzbach, Douglas Heller, and Mark Biddle

August 18, 2001 unhistory.org October 27, 2008

http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/crisis/singlehtml.htm

This article gives a look at at the crisis and that it tates when Thomas Paine was fighting along side the American soldiers and wrote "The Crisis" and how it influences Americans to help there men out in battle.

This article gives links to the other works by Thomas Paine labeled "The Crisis". This is a primary source which include letters to the editors and and other works about thomas paine and his biography.  Erik Klemetti, Jonathan Schmalzbach, Douglas Heller, and Mark Biddle are the unhistory.org project revising team.

Second Annotation

Thomas pain 

July 25, 1776 unhistory.org 10/17/08

http://www.ushistory.org/PAINE/

The articles gives a brief introduction of Thomas Paines first pamphlet Common Sense(1776) as it talks about what it says and how it inspired American to act against the British.

The article is a primary source it gives  link's to the biography of Thomas Paine and his other pamphlets  The Crisis(1776-77) The Rights of Man(1791) and the Age of Man(1794-96)

The co-writers, Erik Klemetti, Jonathan Schmalzbach, Douglas Heller, and Mark Biddle are the unhistory.org project revising team.

"The night I won the streets of Memphis" blog questions for between the line

1. What is the theme of the story?

Answer. The theme of the story is violence. The first reason why it is violence is because true men are introduced into society through the use of violence. When they do use violence they lose a piece of them selves along the way, "I'll kill you" is the way that you see that Richard lose a piece of himself. A second example is that the use of violence is tearing this country of ours apart. The murder rate in the Philadelphia is increases every year. Obviously, the theme of the story is violence. When people use violence they lose apiece of themselves along the way, and its kills innocent people daily.

2. What was the climax of the story?

Answer. There consist of many climaxes in this story. The first of the climax is when Richard mother slaps him in the face and kicks him out of the house. "Don't you come back in this house until you have does grocery's" this is one of the cross roads for Richard to deal with go and get bitten by his mom or go and fight to buy does grocery's. Another is when he's at the corner. He must think of what he could this shows that Richard is certain of what he should do. Obviously there are many climaxes to this story, which on is most important "Don’t know."

3. What are the main conflicts in this story?

Answer. All five of the conflicts appear in this story. The main ones are "Man vs. Society" and "Man vs. Self." The First important one is "Man vs. Society" it is shown by the Gang of Kids in the streets and by his Mother.  Society telling him to become a man and his mother giving him the tool to become a man and him taking it and falling into the trap that society has set for him. Second of all "Man vs. Self.". that shows the external problems forming in his mine threw the events that have happened to him. Obviously "Man vs. Society" and "Man vs. Self" are the main topic's in this story.

4. Who are the main character in the story?

Answer. The main character of the story are Roger and Rogers mom. The first reason why Roger is the main character is because the story revolves around Roger and he is followed threw the whole story.  He himself tells it you can tell it's going to be about himself, "I was proud" "I felt like a grown up" from this you get a basic idea of what it's about and that he is a main character. Second of all Rogers mother is a main character. She forces Roger to fight the Gang of Boys or not come into the house again "Don't come into this house until you gotten those grocery's." "Go now and don't come back without those grocery's or I'll whip you it is this ultimatum that made Roger go and defend himself. Obviously the main characters are Roger and his Mother are the main characters because without each others the story would not be the same.

3 annotation thesis statement and intro to paper

Erik klemetti, Jonathan Schmalzbach, Douglas Heller, and Mark Biddle
September19, 2002. ushistory.org/.10/15/08
http://www.ushistory.org/PAINE/

This articles gives a brief  biography of Thomas Paine's early life and his life and the book that he has written throw out his life will growing up in Thetford,England and how he became involved in the American Revolution. This article also gives links to his books Common Sense and how it influenced Americans, to win their independence from Britain.

The article offers several primary sources, including links to the books  Common Sense(1776), The Crisis(1776-77), The Rights of Man(1791-92), and the Age of Reason(1794-96). The co-writers, Erik Klemetti, Jonathan Schmalzbach, Douglas Heller, and Mark Biddle are the unhistory.org project revising team.

Example thesis statement and introduction:

Thomas Paine is a literacy genuise that throw his phamplets shaped American history. He wrote Common Sense that made Americans see that they were being abused by Britain and burned a lust for freedom in their hearts and souls. becouse of his many comtrebusions to American literacy he and his work's has made America rise up and stand on its on. But it would be many years  before "true freedom for all rings".

Blooms Taxonamy Questions and Answers for "The Night I won the rights to the streets of Memphis"

Hey Mr.Romero these are my "the night i won the rights to the streets of memphis" questions

eric rivera      englishI     period 4

1. What is the name of the narrator in "the night i won the rights to the streets of memphis?

answer. The name of the narrator in "the night i won the rights to the streets of memphis" is Richard Wright

2. Who are the characters in the story?

answer. the charaters in the story are richard right the main character, the gang of boys that beat up richard in numerouds occasions, the parents of the gang of children who start yelling at richard for hitting there children, and richard mother who forces him to fight

 
3. Where does the story take place?

answer. the story takes place in a block in the streets of Memphis where richard gets jumped

4. What is the name of the story?

answer. the name of the story is "the night i won the rights to the streets of memphis" by.richard wright

5. Who bet up richard?

answer. the gang of boys bet up richard and took his money and basket

6. How did Richard defend himself?

answer. Richard defended himself by graping the stick that his mother gave him and striking the skulls of the Gang of Boys

7. What happened at the end of the story?

answer. At the end of the story Richard went outside and finally defended himself against the Gang of Boys yelled at their parents and went to the store to buy the groceries

8. What did the mother say after the 3 time richard got beat up!?

 answer. The 3 time that Richard got beat up his mom said "Take this money,note, and this stick" "Go to the store and if those boys bother you again then fight"

9. What weapon did she give him to defend himself?

answer. She gave him a stick to defend himself

10. Where did he hit the boy first at?

answer. First he hit him in the skull first