"The crisis" Thomas Paine

Favorite Passage:

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine Patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that Stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

Logos, Ethos, Pathos.

Logos-Paine believes that the only choice is to deal with the problem, not to pretend that it is gone.

Ethos-Paine uses ethics, in the form of religion, using words such as god and hell. He uses these words to persuade the people that god is with them, and he is with them if they rebel.

Pathos-Paine believes passionately that his fight for a revolution because he uses word that invoke emotion such as glory, triumph, hell.

Reflection: It’s amazing what the first Americans had to go through. The author Thomas Pain exploits the harm that the British Empire has done to them, and what will come to them if they dont take action. I was able to determine the Pain used three points in his speech to incourage the People of the colony to revolt. They where Logos, Pathos, and Ethos thus using his logic, his passion, and Ethos.

Diary Entry: Wow, to day I just received The Crisis that our Famous Thomas Pain has wrote. He was able to give us hope that the rebellion against the Brits will succeed. He has told us there is not time to wait we Americans have to take action to protect our selves immediately. He is able to show us what the loyalist have done to us what will happen if we don't change soon

Sincerely, John William

Essential Question:

As my essential question mentions in "Give me liberty"the colonist are being denied there Dream because of the British. Thus causing people like Patrick Henry, to motivate people to fight for there dream causing a revolution with in the community. This same thing is happening in the Crisis.

"Give me Liberty" Patrick Henry

Favorite Passage:

This is no time for ceremony. The question before the house is one of awful moment to this country.

Essential Question:

As my essential question mentions what will happen to a community when the American dream is not attainable to all. In the Speech "Give me liberty" the colonist are being denied there Dream because of the British. Thus causing people like Patrick Henry, to motivate people to fight for there dream causing a revolution with in the community.

Logos, Ethos,Pathos

Logos- that he tells them that all wise men should be joining the revolution.

Ethos- by saying it is ethical for all to attain freedom. Patrick Henry particularly uses Pathos in this selection.

Pathos- speaking of ideas such as Patriotism, he also appeals to their religious emotions in his work.

Reflection:

Give me Liberty or give me death is written to inspire Americans to have a revolution against the British. He gave the speech in March of 1775 in St. Johns church in Richmond VA. Patrick uses strong words such as revolution and states that there is not time to waste so they must act quickly. I noticed his pride of being American and the emotion he but in his poem thus Saying "Give me liberty of Give me death". Thus meaning that he is willing to die for his country if we go into the war.

Diary Entry: Wow, to day in St. John’s one of America’s hero’s came to speak to us, his name Patrick Henry. He gave us a speech that has inspired us all to rebel against the Brits. He has told us there is not time to wait we as Americans have to take action to protect our selves immediately. So tomorrow me an some friends will begin to plan out plans to over run the British in Philadelphia. Sincerely, John William

Revolutionary Essential question response

The Revolutionary period in American had changed the American dream literally into a dream. The American people where being dragged away from there dream by the British because they had made America a mercantilist colony. This making the American people work hard an receive nothing Besides becoming a mercantilist colony they also being taxed on causing the hope of the dream to vanish. But people such as Henry and Paine had shown the people of America that the Dream was not gone it was still hear but was hiding behind the British. Though the dream seemed impossible or unnecessary, which caused a little separation making two groups the loyalist who where loyal to the king and the Colonist who where the Rebels. Thus causing the colonist to revolt and establish there own dreams by creating the United States if America. However, our forefathers must have been very determined to achieve there dream because they took the risk to immediately create a new country called United States of America, which allowed us to be born free. Even though a couple of hundreds of years passed the political candidates of America show the similarities to those revolution inspirationists.

American Dream Interviews

{Nena Lazaridis}
The American dream has changed, and those who seek it have changed. in the 60's Northerners Europeans came for a better life. More money work hard ,assimilate get an education etc. today we have a very small amounts of Europeans but more Latin Americans in the U.S. assimilation is challenged, education is not seek ed and different job opportunities.In the 70 and 80 people migrated for a better education opportunity to succeed America.
My parents and brother had to assimilate but luckily for me i didn't ( because I was only three and learned English as my primary language). US is my home.

{Nick Lazaridis}
When coming to America at the age of 16 I had only one American dream which was to finish a higher education before i reached the age of twenty eight. With my Family back in Athens Greece i worked hard for several years working and going to school. Finally the day came when i was accepted in Jacksonville University. There i still worked hard in school and at work and i was luckily enough to get a scholarship to NC State. there i was able to finish my Dream at the age of 27 I left N.C State with a PhD. But then a new dream came into the picture which was to get job in Cooperate America ( the Pharmaceutical industry) which will give me the Finical freedom and retire before i reach the age of 55. At the same time i have been able to grow a healthy family, and travel with them together in Foreign places. At the moment i have been able to complete 70% of my overall American Dream.

[Alexander lazaridis]
My brother has been able to start his American by completing high school he said "that currently i have only completed 10% of his dream but hope i will able to complete 30% before i graduate Collage."