Activity
Now that you've read an excerpt from Thomas Paine's The American Crisis C, analyze its purpose and message.
Part A
What is the central idea of Paine's essay? How might this have impacted his audience?

Paine’s central idea is that although it can be intimidating to stand up for one’s freedom, it is a necessary act. This essay was intended to impact the colonists to stand up against Britain and to fight for their freedom.

Explanation: Got it from edmentum, can also be used for Plato

overtime, the civil rights movement changed in a way that not only it benefited african-americans, but benefited other ethnicity's such as latinos, asians, or women too! that's why the results of the movement be called mixed.

the civil rights movement brought about tremendous changes. no longer were blacks denied the right to vote, to eat, shop, and swim where they , and more importantly, to attend integrated schools. despite its many accomplishments, however, the civil rights movement had its shortcomings. for example, many people, both young and old, lost their lives, homes, jobs, and families. still other individuals were so damaged by psychological trauma that they ceased being productive members of the community. the movement left intact the economic inequities that had contributed to the maintenance of segregation. and finally, racism remained alive and well long after the movement's end. like most movements of its kind, the civil rights movement left behind a mixed legacy of triumph and tragedy.

new evidence is discovered.

oversights and errors are corrected,

new technology is applied to evidence.