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John owns a hat.

John loves to wear hats. John's girlfriend likes to see John in cowboy hats. John's hero is John Wayne.


"John loves to wear hats, especially cowboy hats because his girlfriend likes to see him wear them, and they make him feel like his hero, John Wayne."

Espionage is the secret collection of intelligent information. The history of espionage goes back over two thousand years. Espionage was started in China by Sun Tzu.

"Espionage, the secret collection of intelligent information, has a history that goes back over two thousand years where it was first started by Sun Tzu in China."

The bear was big. The bear broke open the garbage. The bear ate the left over pizza. Dan's father shot the bear. Dan cried.

"Dan cried when his father ferociously shot the big bear that ate  left over pizza from the broken garbage can."


1a. According to Henry, what is the only way to arrive at truth?

To debate and show any logical or reasonable way to defend their countries without waging war with England.

1b. Why does Henry feel he must speak out in opposition to the previous speakers who urged moderation and the maintenance of a peaceful attitude toward Britain?

Because if he doesn't he feels he isn't doing his forefathers, himself, or God justice. 

2a. What evidence suggests strongly to Henry that Britain means to wage war "to force us to submission"?

The lack of enemies that England has in the part of the world that England is on. The fact that they have brought a very large group of ships and soldiers with them and began to quarter them in the houses of those in Massachusetts. Also, the shut-down of Boston Harbor indicates that they are closing off the country from any outside help.

2b. Why does Henry distrust the "insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received."?

Because the previous petitions that have been sent to England have been ignored and they have tried reasoning but to no avail. There is almost no diplomacy that can be enacted upon them so Henry is hesitant to believe that the British have arrived for war.

3a. What is Henry's response to the possibility that war may break out soon?

He knows it's going to happen. He sees no other way out of this situation other than to retaliate and drive the British out and declare independence. 

3b. What does Henry see as the unthinkable alternative to war?

Submission through slavery.

4a. Compare the colonists' and the British authorities' attempts to resolve the conflict in the colonies.

Britain was money-hungry and imposed taxes on America which to them was nothing more than an economic resource that happened to be hundreds of miles away. However, the colonists threw the tea out of the ships in the Boston Tea Party. Rebellion didn't sit well with the British so they set out across the sea and shut down the Boston Harbor and brought their navy and army to ready themselves for a war against their colonial subjects.  

4b. What British actions would probably have appeased Henry so that he would not have called for war?
The British taking their armies, navies, and soldiers back to England so that they aren't making an obvious push for violence. Perhaps if they had answered the petitions previously sent there would be a better attitude towards handling the English with diplomacy.

5b. What groups of people in the world news today seem to agree with Henry's declaration that death is preferable to a life where no liberty exists?

The people that protested in Tienanmen Square in 1989 and stood in front of the tanks, refusing to move.  Believing that getting ran over by a tank was favourable to continue living with the CPC's unjust regime.