Note any words or phrases that are unfamiliar to you or that are used in a special sense. Define them and be sure to record the page number. A. Epochs (23) – a period of time that is very important in history. B. Vicissitudes (25) – a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant. C. Dissenters (29) – labels one who disagrees in matters of opinion, belief, etc D. Halcyon (37) – peaceful, gentle, and calm
Note at least three people (or events) who have influenced this period of history as discussed this chapter. Gives their names and contribution. Note the page number where each person is discussed. A. Schoolmaster James Burgh influenced Paine’s thought processes later leading some of the content on the “Common Sense.”
(41) B. Political commentator Joseph Priestley was directly mentioned within the pages of Paine’s “Common Sense”, because he was an influence on Paine while he was going through life. (41) C. Benjamin Franklin suggested that Paine was an “ingenious worthy young man” thus giving Paine sense of credibility that would later come in handy when he produces “Common Sense.” (43)
What particulars in this reading seem especially significant, noteworthy or add significantly to the historiography of this period? Items may be anything – a process, a person, an idea presented by the textbook editors, the authors of the articles, historical figures or events discussed in the documents, or something you have thought about or questioned during your reading.
The Essay on Common Sense Paine And Americas Most Important Leaders Of The Protest
Over the centuries, one of the most important tools available to protesting groups was literature. Some of the most famous protest literature in the world has its roots in American history. For example, some great American authors of protest literature include Thomas Paine, Thomas Nast, John C. Calhoun, and Martin Luther King. Through eloquent, sometimes subtle means, these authors became the ...
Note the item, brief description, and page number where discussed. Something that is thought provoking is that on page 37 Scott Liell discusses how “Paine’s efforts won him a reputation as a writer of some talent, as well as a more concrete emolument.”
One could assume that after Paine had built a reputation for being a noteworthy writer, he must of felt more confident in his writing abilities. Little did Paine know that he would later be writing one of the most influential pieces of literary work ever. (37) Develop a question to ask the rest of the class about the chapter.
“How” and “Why” questions are especially good. Why do you think Benjamin Franklin saw potential within Thomas Paine? Explain. What item (or items) did you find confusing, puzzling or perplexing in this chapter? Note the page number for the item and be sure to ask for a clarification. (You MUST answer.)
Something confusing about this chapter is when Paine returns to London after being dismissed from his position and loosing the case, why does he immediately decide to leave to the American Colonies?(43) One could assume that Thomas Paine developed a great deal of anger after being dismissed and that he moved away to the colonies after being influenced by Benjamin Franklin. It is evident that Paine was angry because of how he depicts Britain later in his writing. (43)
Provide for your fellow students the top five concepts from this time in history from this chapter. Provide page numbers for where you obtained the information and a brief description. Note if the information reinforced previously held beliefs or caused you to view the history of the period under discussion in a new way.
A. People traveling to the American colonies were traveling in in the infamous “typhoid-ridden ships” like the one Thomas Paine traveled on called the London Packet, this account reinforces previously held beliefs about the traveling conditions in general for most ships at the time. B. By 1737 agriculture was being out-shadowed by buildings and industry in Britain, which is why Paine grew up in the city without all the agriculture which used to be the norm.
The Essay on Slaughterhouse five Realitivity Of Time
Many writers in history have written science fiction novels and had great success with them, but only a few have been as enduring over time as Kurt Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five. Slaughterhouse-Five is a personal novel which draws upon Vonneguts experiences as a scout in World War Two, his capture and becoming a prisoner of war, and his witnessing of the fire bombing of Dresden in February of 1945 ...
This concept created a new way of looking at the development of Britain at the time. C. During this time period the British constitutional monarchy was really unfair to its citizens, Paine actually ridicules the British government in one of his works.
This ideal of the British being unfair to the citizens not only reinforces previously held beliefs but also makes one realize that Britain has been dealing out injustice for a very long time. D. The Anglican Church’s Thirty-Nine Articles of Faith was also a concept during this time period as well as in chapter two, where it describes how Paine was against following the Articles of Faith. Paine was a Quaker and during that time Quakers saw themselves as rebels and outsiders because they opposed the idea of the Articles.
E. Around 1756 the Seven Years War was just beginning and Paine ran off to join the crew of a privateer. This however brought new insight as to how a person living in Britain might be so tired of the current life they are living, like Paine, that joining the “army” during that time period was their ticket to see the world. What was the author’s main thesis in this chapter? How well he or she support it in terms of sources? How compelling was the author’s argument?
The authors main thesis in this chapter is the concept of Thomas Paine’s early life from his birth in the year of 1737 up until the point where he arrived back on the American colonies in 1787.
Liell did not use an overabundance of sources however, he did gather a sufficient amount of Thomas Paine’s work where one can assume allot of Paine’s life would be described. Liell posed a very compelling argument because one cannot contradict much of what is stated, since the majority of the text is the account of Thomas Paine’s life.
