Part one of term paper
“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved. __W. J. Bryan ___Speech, 1899 What are the people of the United States really fighting for? What are we willing to give to protect the United States of America much like Patrick Henry so many years ago? What ...

Part two of term paper
... Great Britain. Patrick Henry uses logic and reasoning and shows self-confidence in his persuasive speech to the Virginia Convention. Through his persuasive word choice, Patrick Henry shows that he is a self-confident eighteenth century rationalist. “I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve”(88). Patrick Henry implies that he is going to speak without restraint, he will say what he thinks, and that no one is forcing him to say the things he is going to say. Henry ...