The use of phrases, fragments, and punctuation can affect the pace and mood of a text. how would you describe the pace of the following passage? "i had swooned! but still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. what of it there remained i will not attempt to define, or even to describe! in the deepest slumber—no! in delirium—no! in a swoon—no! in death—no! even in the grave all is not lost. else there is no immortality for man! " average fast slow both fast and slow

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

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