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    “Common sense defence” is something I was always thought when I was younger. I come from a republican family, although I agree with most of what my family does I do have my separate opinions even at a younger age. Our current president Barrack Obama stated clear in his speech on CNN, “The danger of guns.” He explained a new idea of “gun control” where the government could “control” our guns to lower the death rate caused by them. He talked about how the process of buying a gun has gotten stricter

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    Putting Your Common Sense to Good Use In my seventy-two years upon this Earth, I have had a multitude of experiences that no other man has had the opportunity, or misfortune of. I have travelled round the world and lived through the independence movements of two nations. I penned one of the most well-known pamphlets of the era leading up to the American War for Independence. I barely escaped death in France for my lacking of support to kill the current king of France (“Thomas Paine”). And it is

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    and Bunker Hill.  As America grew, England’s hold on it tightened, and a few voices began speaking of independence.  The loudest and most convincing of these belonged to Thomas Paine, born in England and living in Philadelphia.  His pamphlet, Common Sense, expressed the argument for American independence in a way no one had before and had a great influence on the Declaration of

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    for the Pennsylvania Magazine. Although, published anonymously in 1776, Paine was the man behind Common Sense, a political pamphlet that was distributed between all the colonies and challenged the British government by suggesting American Independency. Paine wrote the Common Sense because in his mind he believed change needed to happen or that eventually change would come. He wanted to inform the common people of this possible independence , motivate them and wake them up from the existing dangers

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    The political pamphlet known as Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine in 1776. This pamphlet contributed in promoting the independence of America. In the pamphlet Thomas Paine challenged the American colonists to separate from England and create a democratic and independent society. Along with challenging the American colonists, he hinted at his own opinions about a democratic government that America should plan towards if they seek to separate from England. Thomas Paine also bluntly proposed

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    support and encourage it. Common sense is a pamphlet by Thomas Paine trying to gain freedom from Britain back in the 1700’s. It fought for independence and I and many others believe that it had a big impact on the revolution, and despite its brevity Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense had a large influence on the colonial leaders and citizens decision to declare independence from and go to war with Great Britain so, the essential question is how did the pamphlet Common Sense affect the revolution?

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    Revolution that refers to “American Independence”. The objective to write “Common Sense” is that challenged to the British government and motivated American to follow their own destiny. Furthermore, His written work was the first time that asked for independence from Britain. The inspiration of Thomas came from the suggestion of Benjamin Rush who is an outspoken defender of American rights from Great Britain. Common Sense was both reveals independence from England and the creation of a democratic

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    Thomas Paine and Common Sense In colonial America, Britain’s colonies were subjected to many Parliamentary acts that were considered to be, by many of the colonists, oppressive. The Declaratory Act, the Coercive Acts, and numerous other tax-based acts were just a few of the many examples of the controlling behavior displayed by the British Parliament toward their North American colonies. This seemingly oppressive behavior by the British Parliament had not gone unnoticed by those outside of

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    A poet once said, “There are two documents in American history that made America what it is today. Common Sense by Thomas Paine was inspiring to many American colonists as it was persuasive in showing how the colonists should have their own independence. Paine appealed the average citizen’s rationale, hence the title Common Sense. Paine’s pamphlet illustrates the importance of independence, and argues that colonial life under British rule was detrimental to America’s potential to become prosperous

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    James D. Gwartney, Richard Lyndell Stroup, Dwight R. Lee and Tawni Ferrarini collaborative work Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know about Wealth and Prosperity clarifies, objective economic measures leading to productive prosperity contrasting from protective interventionism prominent in insufficient economic systems. Gwartney holds the Gus A. Stavros Eminent Scholar Chair at Florida State University, as he directs the Stavros Center for the Advancement of Free Enterprise and Economic

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