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11. Read the following passage. In 4–5 sentences, identify who wrote it. Support your choice with details about the content or style of the passage. Be sure to include at least three words or phrases (in quotation marks) from the passage to support your conclusions. (4 points)

“It is the good fortune of many to live distant from the scene of present sorrow; the evil is not sufficiently brought to their doors to make them feel the precariousness with which all American property is possessed. But let our imaginations transport us a few moments to Boston; that seat of wretchedness will teach us wisdom, and instruct us forever to renounce a power in whom we can have no trust...O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! Every spot of the old world is overrun with oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round the globe. Asia, and Africa, have long expelled her. —Europe regards her like a stranger, and England hath given her warning to depart. O! receive the fugitive, and prepare in time an asylum for mankind."

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Answer:

"Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs.").

By Thomas Paine

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Step-by-step explanation:

I am taking a history class in high school right now and I can for surely tell you it's Thomas Paine!

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Answer: The passage is written by Thoma paine

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, the passage is written by Thomas Paine.

He wanted to motivate American people to fight for complete independence; he fueled the flames of liberty with phrases like:

"O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!"

He used simple words to make his point, appealed to emotions so that everyone can understand him. Phrases like "the evil is not sufficiently brought to their doors" "Freedom hath been hunted round the globe" are examples of it.

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