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11 Cards in this Set
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"...Arriving at moral perfection."
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Franklin
Autobiography quest for moral perfection temperance, moderation |
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"These are the times that try men's souls."
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Thomas Paine
The Crisis Written before the revolutionary war attempting to convince colonists that the war is necessary |
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"...we have pledged ourselves never to abandon unitl the glorious objet of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight!"
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Patrick Henry
Periodic Sentence Convincing colonists that war is the only option |
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"God helps them that help themselves"
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Franklin
Aphorisms wrote bluntly to the point only aphorisms |
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Aphorisms
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sentence expressing a truth
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"Give me liberty or give me death"
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Patrick Henry
Either or fallacy hopes to inspire others to fight for independence |
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Either or fallacy
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providing only two options when there are really more than two
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"You must keep this to yourself"
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Abigail Adams
Letter to her Daughter Private letter to daughter discusses her situation at the white house |
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"Here individuals of all nations are melted into a new race of men..."
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Crevouecur
Letter to a Farmer Epistle People should have no alligance to England Prosperous in America |
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Epistle
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Public Letter
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Periodic Sentence
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long, its point is at the end
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