"Give me Liberty or Give Me Death"
By: Patrick Henry
Reflection: In this speech by Patrick Henry he uses persuasion on a logical, emotional and ethical level in order to start a revolution. Henry concedes that the courts have made a valid point, but he wants the court to listen to a point that he wants to make. Henry appeals to emotion through words such as freedom, slavery and treason. Henry also used ethos as he proves that he is credible because of the experience he has and for the fact that he has suffered the same thing as the British. Henry uses logic as he is trying to make a point that people are not treating the British the right way. Patrick Henry is fighting/ attempting to persuade the court that England does not have the right to charge them and that a revolution should begin.
Dear Diary,
It is hard for me to be anything other than angry at England. I have done nothing but fight and after the short time of peace they want us to fight again. Although a war with England may end our struggles, I am scared to lose my life, for I now have a family that counts on me to support them. I also do not want to fight, for the simple fact that England has a larger army and they would have a great advantage of winning the war from the very beginning. Last but not least I am tired of the chaos, another war will cause nothing but more of this dreadful chaos, and honestly I'm just not sure how much more of it I can take. I don't want to fight, I don't want to lose my life, and I don't want to lose my family, they need my support.
By: Patrick Henry
Reflection: In this speech by Patrick Henry he uses persuasion on a logical, emotional and ethical level in order to start a revolution. Henry concedes that the courts have made a valid point, but he wants the court to listen to a point that he wants to make. Henry appeals to emotion through words such as freedom, slavery and treason. Henry also used ethos as he proves that he is credible because of the experience he has and for the fact that he has suffered the same thing as the British. Henry uses logic as he is trying to make a point that people are not treating the British the right way. Patrick Henry is fighting/ attempting to persuade the court that England does not have the right to charge them and that a revolution should begin.Dear Diary,
It is hard for me to be anything other than angry at England. I have done nothing but fight and after the short time of peace they want us to fight again. Although a war with England may end our struggles, I am scared to lose my life, for I now have a family that counts on me to support them. I also do not want to fight, for the simple fact that England has a larger army and they would have a great advantage of winning the war from the very beginning. Last but not least I am tired of the chaos, another war will cause nothing but more of this dreadful chaos, and honestly I'm just not sure how much more of it I can take. I don't want to fight, I don't want to lose my life, and I don't want to lose my family, they need my support.
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