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In "Memoir" I found it interesting that in the last three paragraphs Hewes talks about how the citizens went out the morning after they raided the ships and beat the tea floating on the water to a point where it was useless. I guess that this makes sense but I never actually thought about tea floating in the harbor! ---Virginia Stratton | In "Memoir" I found it interesting that in the last three paragraphs Hewes talks about how the citizens went out the morning after they raided the ships and beat the tea floating on the water to a point where it was useless. I guess that this makes sense but I never actually thought about tea floating in the harbor! ---Virginia Stratton | ||
| + | I found that in Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet, the language he used as well as the way he wrote it were two of the many main factors that made his testimony so compelling. Being quite an intellectual for his time, it was interesting to see how in “Common Sense” he used such plain language- so as to reach out to the many commoners of America that were soon to be involved in this war against Great Britain. I also found it noteworthy to point out how open Paine was about claiming independence for his country. His confidence obviously flowed immensely over to the populace, thus making “Common Sense” one of the greatest documents of its time, as well as making the Revolutionary War worth fighting for. | ||
| + | ~Megan Tisdelle~ | ||
In Joseph Plumb Martin's "memoir 1830", I noticed he had alot of pride for a young man in America. He felt that he knew enough about what he stood for to fight "the mother land" as they called Britain. Were farmers a good source of politcal stance and information, since that is where he received his information and chose to call himself a patriot. Lauren Hicks | In Joseph Plumb Martin's "memoir 1830", I noticed he had alot of pride for a young man in America. He felt that he knew enough about what he stood for to fight "the mother land" as they called Britain. Were farmers a good source of politcal stance and information, since that is where he received his information and chose to call himself a patriot. Lauren Hicks | ||
