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A 10 page paper which examines the life of Thomas Paine. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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to be one of the most important men in American history as it involved the Revolution and the standards by which the United States was founded. While not considered a
great success during his life, he is considered to be one of the men who greatly influenced the direction the United States took in their fight for freedom and thus
stands as one of the individuals who is responsible for our freedom and way of life today. The following paper examines the life and work of Thomas Paine. Thomas
Paine Thomas Paine was born on January 29 in 1737 in Thetford, England to a poor Quaker family.2 His father was a corester by trade, making womens corsets.3 Although his
father had grand ideas for his son, to perhaps see him become more than he himself was, Thomas did very poorly in school and failed by the time he was
12.4 His father then took him under his wing and tried to make him an apprentice. Thomas, however, failed at this as well and simply hated the trade it seems.
At the age of 19 he set out and began holding down various jobs. He was a tax officer in England and also wrote "The Case of the Officers of
Excise (1772), arguing for a pay raise for officers."5 From the age of 19 onward for 24 years: "Paine held various jobs. He spent his spare time and money on
books, lectures, scientific apparatus. He read widely but always seriously, worked hard at mathematics, experimented with mechanical contrivances."6 It was in the later part of the year of 1774 that
his life took a turn. He met Benjamin Franklin and Franklin encouraged him to come to the new land of America. He took Franklins advice and moved to the United
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