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.



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