creator Purdy, Michael editor Purdy, Michael At a pivotal time in early American history, one man was able to influence the hearts and minds of an entire burgeoning nation by way of pen and parchment. His name was Thomas Paine, and his revolutionary pamphlet was titled "Common Sense." This paper provides an in-depth analysis of Thomas Paine's Common Sense pamphlet in regards to persuasive communication and rhetoric and how it ultimately swayed the American colonists toward separation from the tyrannical motherland. Submitted by Mike Purdy (mpurdy@hawk.iit.edu) on 2012-04-23T22:05:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Revolutionary Persuasion.docx: 29237 bytes, checksum: 904ea8d00a63c090cfb8cc214a3df81e (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2012-04-23T22:05:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Revolutionary Persuasion.docx: 29237 bytes, checksum: 904ea8d00a63c090cfb8cc214a3df81e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12 2011-12 2011-12

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