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It's hard, after reading so much, to think of what to write in a blog -- how to pull out the main aspects, etc.

This reading has given me the impression that as time went on, writing styles shifted a lot. However, main ideas like religion, stay uniform in writing. The Puritan readings were so different from Paine's writing. While the first reading from The Puritan Reader was written pretty blandly, with words that barely kept us reading - I found that Paine wrote with descriptive and explanatory words. (Thank goodness!). While it was a hefty amount of reading -- and while I just finished at 10pm -- I found it interesting.

Paine's point of writing this was to persuade (maybe we should get some pointers...) the Americans to do whatever they could to help with the Revolutionary War. He used good tactics and reasoning to do so. He referenced God, saying that he was on "our side," making any task seem more plausible.

At times when I was reading this, I'll admit - I was a little confused. Maybe because I'm sleepy, but some of his word usage seemed off to me. It must be the time period J. I'll get used to it, hopefully!

All in all, Paine was a strong writer and knew how to keep his reader interested. He did a great job intelligently showing the reader what he wanted/needed to happen. He strategically did this by giving the reader reasons to comply with what he was saying.