Question

Which pair of sentences best compares the two excerpts?

by Thomas Paine (excerpt)

THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER" and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.


Speech to the Second Virginia Convention

by Patrick Henry (excerpt)

Sir, we have done everything that could be done, to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne. In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of Hosts is all that is left us!




Thomas Paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to abandon their course of action.
Patrick Henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to persist in their course of action.



Thomas Paine appeals to his audience's sense of reason using empirical evidence.
Patrick Henry appeals to his audience's emotions using anecdotal evidence.



Thomas Paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action.
Patrick Henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action.



Thomas Paine appeals to his audience's emotions using a reference to God.
Patrick Henry appeals to his audience's reason using anecdotal evidence.

Answer 1

Thomas Paine's purpose is to persuade his audience to persist in their course of action.

Patrick Henry's purpose is to exhort his audience to follow a new course of action.

Step-by-step explanation:

Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry are two of the American founding fathers because of their role during the American Revolution.

Thomas Paine is famous for his writings that heavily influenced the start of the American Revolution, this excerpt is part of the American Crisis pamphlet, which he wrote during the American Revolution to encourage the colonies to go through the rough path that would lead to independence from Britain and that although it was not going to be easy it was going to be worth it, and that God entitled all men to equal rights and freedom, therefor, Britain was violating the American colonies' rights.

On the other hand, Patrick Henry was famous for his speeches about liberty and in 1775 during the Second Virginia Convention, Patrick Henry gave his famous speech Give me liberty or give me death to convince his audience (the Congress) that keeping peace with Britain was not going to solve anything, and that immediate action was needed. Patrick Henry inspired Americans and settled the importance of liberty among all things using anecdotal evidence, which refers to past events and their pointless results.

Answer 2

The sentence that best compares the two excerpts is this: THOMAS PAINE'S PURPOSE IS TO PERSUADE HIS AUDIENCE TO ABANDON THEIR COURSE OF ACTION. PATRICK HENRY'S PURPOSE IS TO EXHORT HIS AUDIENCE TO PERSIST IN THEIR COURSE OF ACTION.

In excerpt one, it can be seen that, Paine is appealing to the colonists not to go into battle with the British, telling them it is not easy to conquer the British [Tyranny, like hell is not easily conquered}. In excerpt two, Patrick Henry made it obvious that, all that can possibly be done to appeal to the Britain government concerning the welfare of the colonists has been done but all have been unsuccessful. Patrick believed that the only option that remain for the colonists is to fight in order to set themselves free and this course of action he firmly encouraged the colonists to pursue.