1. What is the author arguing?
The author is arguing that the House of Rep. Is not supporting them by not giving them Liberty. The author wants to send troops to the Revolutionary War. And also give liberty to the people.
2. How does the author appeal to logos (logic), pathos (emotional quality), and ethos (the writer’s perceived character) with their argument?
The author wrote this sounding very patriotic and loyal or full of determination. His words were very convincing and straight to the point. He also had some imagery in his speech which made his speech sounded beautiful. He wrote in a smart, wise, and humble manner. He stated that Liberty is what they needed and he was determined to get Liberty as his famous quote states "Give me Liberty or Give me Death." He emphasizes how important it was to send troops to the Revolutionary War and how things could take affect if they didn't. He stated some things he didn't like such as the people having to petition for Liberty and freedom. He talks about how God will preside with them and will fight their battle for them if the House of Rep. will not take action.
3. What is the historical significance/relevance of this document?
The historical significance/relevance of this document is that Henry is determined to give Liberty and freedom to the people. He is trying to make a change that will change and help things. This shows how much he loves his country and people. Also this shows how far he would go to help the people.
4. Do you find the author’s argument convincing? Why or why not?
I actually found the authors argument very convincing. At first it was tough to understand with the difference of how he writes and how today's world writes it was just difficult to read and understand. How he expressed himself was very convincing and how he showed how much he loved his people and country made it more convincing. The way he wrote his speech was graceful and powerful. It felt like he gave some imagery in his speech so that when i read it i can visualize what it looked like. When i read it i felt like i was sitting there with all of the other house of representatives. It felt like he was talking to me. And if i were a house of representative back then and he said his speech to me. I would be totally convinced. I would approve everything he said in his speech.
Hi Shiny, thanks for providing a bit of background on Mr. Patrick Henry. I also did a bit of research on him as well to get the full meaning of the importance of this speech. Patrick was so passionate when giving this speech he made others who were skeptical at first, feel the power in his words and rally for/with him and take a stand! By the way this was written, I can imagine Mr. Henry standing before 120 delegates, including George Washington and Benjamin Franklin starting out very respectfully and as the speech continues he gets more excited, face flushed and getting the crowd to listen an pay attention to these words that are so eloquently spoken, to the last paragraph which had people standing from their seats shouting, "To arms! To arms!" Patrick Henry stood up for liberty and freedom and felt it was time for a change. He made such an expression with his speech that the majority of the delegates voted to support him. Something that stuck out to me was when he mentions about the past 10 years of how the colonies have been ruled and how can anyone expect for things to improve for a better future? I makes me wonder if there were more people like Patrick Henry in present time how would things be different in today’s society? This was a very powerful reading and it woke up in me something I have not felt in a while. Inspiration.
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