Common Sense
Discuss the followin" rel="nofollow">ing items in" rel="nofollow">in your paper. Feel free to add anythin" rel="nofollow">ing else you wish to discuss.
1. Why was Common Sense written?
2. What are some themes found in" rel="nofollow">in Common Sense. Explain" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in detail.
3. Accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to Pain" rel="nofollow">ine, what is the purpose of government?
4. Discuss in" rel="nofollow">in detail Pain" rel="nofollow">ine's arguments again" rel="nofollow">inst a monarchy.
5. What does Pain" rel="nofollow">ine argue would be advantages of America over Great Britain" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">in a war for in" rel="nofollow">independence?
6. How does Pain" rel="nofollow">ine feel about religion in" rel="nofollow">in the colonies? Do you agree? Why or why not?
7. Are Pain" rel="nofollow">ine's feelin" rel="nofollow">ings about government, monarchies, in" rel="nofollow">independence, and religion representative of society as a whole or would he be considered rebellious for havin" rel="nofollow">ing these feelin" rel="nofollow">ings?
8. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, you are a colonist in" rel="nofollow">in America. How do you feel after readin" rel="nofollow">ing Common Sense? Do you believe Pain" rel="nofollow">ine's arguments? What arguments do you fin" rel="nofollow">ind most compellin" rel="nofollow">ing? Why?