Part one of term paper
The American Heritage Dictionary defines a patriot is a person who loves, supports, and defends his country. was not a patriot because when he fought in the Revolutionary War he did not fight for his country, but rather himself. His main goal in life was to achieve fame and immortalize the Arnold name, but he did not care who he hurt along ...

Part two of term paper
... mother was sick. He hitchhiked to his home in Norwich from Lake George in upstate New York. Benedict lied even to the kind stranger who picked him up, telling him, “I was—working [on a farm]” (13). When he came home he got in a fight with Hannah and she told him, “Sometimes you’re almost cruelly selfish. You hurt people, deceive them,” (21). Benedict defended himself by declaring that he would never deceive her. Now knowing this Hannah asked if Benedict had been a deserter (k ...