In the Olive Branch Petition, the colonists peacefully petitioned their rights to the British King. The tone the author used, was one that would make the British feel compassion towards the colonists. As the quote, "they were alarmed by a new system...More

The Author of Common Sense uses rhetoric in such a way that it is sort of not noticeable. His words have such a flow that they seem like an art. He uses many words and pronouns, for example, the word She to refer to the countries that he is talking...More

My group was assigned to read and annotate "The Olive Branch Petition", written by John Dickson. This document was the colonists' first step to try and make peace with Great Britain. THroughout the document, John Dickson uses rhetoric to enhance his...More

In these Common Sense excepts from the pamphlets, I sensed a lot of ethos(credibility) and logos(logic). Knowing that the pamphlet itself is made by a famous philosopher and writer is ethos in itself. He uses phrases and knowledge that he expects yo...More

In the article "Give me Liberty or Give Me Death" Pick Henry, the author of this writing, uses sensory detail to draw in the reader into what he is arguing. in the sentence " We are apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth -- and listen to the...More

The issue that the common sense was trying to bring the American peoples attention to was the English constitution. Many people during that time period wanted to blame the paraliament and particular ministers. But the common sense promoted the peopl...More

The "Olive Branch Petition" was the final attempt by the Second Continental Congress to avoid a war between Britain and the 13 Colonies. The Americans tried to stop any large escalating conflict arising from the two sides. England/ Britain then reje...More

The London government made a proclamation in order to maintain peace between the indians and the colonists. The proclamation said that colonial settlement in the West Appalichain Mountains was unacceptable and that how it would only be reserved for...More

Common sense attempted to turn the anger Americans had away from the constitution and focus it on the king. Having a king as a leader, is horrible since he does not care about the people. Common sense has influenced todayś culture and society, since...More