MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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metaphor
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alliteration
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parallelism
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hyperbole
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simile
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1782, French aristocrat J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur, wrote an essay titled Letters of an American Farmer as a way of defining Americans. To persuade readers from countries unfamiliar with the American society is his purpose for writing this.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major Themes, Historical Perspectives, and Personal Issues.
Detailed explanation-3: -The American is a new man, who acts upon new principles; he must therefore entertain new ideas, and form new opinions. From involuntary idleness, servile dependence, penury, and useless labour, he has passed to toils of a very different nature, rewarded by ample subsistence.-This is an American.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to de Crevecoeur the poor in Europe are affected by the hardships in their lives by: “want, hunger, and war” (pg. 290) Unable to prosper or feel fully alive and feel no attachment to their country.