follow any religion along with the rights to our property‚ which includes paying taxes. We will have the right to many things that currently we have had taken away from use due to monarchial dictatorship of Britain. Paine also states‚ “The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” And right now the British government is abusing their power. They are using us‚ and we have done nothing. How long will this go on until we decide that enough is enough? We need to stand up to them
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The Patriot The film The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich follows Benjamin Martin‚ a hero of the French and Indian War‚ and his service in the American Revolution fighting against the British. The Patriot is a film that romanticizes the fact that freedom is not free. The intended purpose of the film is to make Americans and those who fought for freedom to feel good about their country. In fact‚ freedom is a continuous theme in the movie from start to finish. This can be seen at the start of
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In a lesson before dying‚ I noticed many differences between the movie and book. In the book the superintendent went to inspect the children but in the movie the part was not shown‚ in the book it was Miss Emma’s idea to bring the children in the day room but in the movie it was Grants idea and lastly in the movie they didn’t show the several visits between Jefferson and Grant before he began to open up. In the book‚ Grant awaits the annual visit by the superintendent. He makes sure that his students
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The Patriot Film Analysis The Patriot is an American historical film starring Mel Gibson and directed by Roland Emmerich. It is set in South Carolina‚ one of the thirteen British colonies set in America. The film follows the story of a “Patriot” named Benjamin Martin. This character is a portrayal of American Revolution War hero Francis Marion. In the film Benjamin‚ is recognized as a war hero from the French and Indian War. However he has retired from a life of battle and is attempting to follow
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of the great sacrifice and bloodshed from common men and families that paid the price for independence. Several men and their families were captured‚ tortured or killed as traitors. Many lost their lives or sons’ lives in fighting the war. The Patriot is a well acted and gripping revisitation of the Revolutionary War with painfully realistic‚ bloody battle reenactments that compromise dramatic integrity. It has captured the brutal
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The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Jason Issacs‚ and many others‚ is a suitable example of what Hollywood does to history. Although certain events and issues handled in the film are correct‚ there are glaring examples of liberties taken with the source material‚ which is history itself. The Patriot begins rather idyllically‚ which is a warning sign to begin with; the film is about the Revolutionary War after all. Mel Gibson plays a character named Benjamin Martin‚ who is actually an
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A Patriot A patriot. Many people have different views and opinions on such a title. For example‚ in Oliver Goldsmith’s “National Prejudices” he describes one man with a rather questionable view on patriotism as a “Pseudo-Patriot”. (Goldsmith. 33) Some believe a patriot is someone who loves their country full-heartedly and without question. This of course is how most would see it I assume. A true patriot is someone who can have pride in their country and everything it stands for with honor‚ and
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What It Means To Be a Patriot (1)Honor.There is a little bit of it in each of us‚ some more than others‚ but because they earned it. But what exactly is honor? When people think of honor there are a multiple things that come to mind that would define it. (2)People are often mistaken for what honor really is and who is deserving of it. Most people would think giving it to the patriots of their country would be suitable‚ which sounds understandable. But what is a patriot? (3)(T) In order for someone
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In response to September 11‚ congress passed the USA Patriot Act which‚ by creating new laws‚ increased the goverments’ power of surveillance‚ in the hope to aid in the prevention of future terrorist attacks. The ACLU believes that the USA Patriot Act challenges the law when it come to the protection of privacy for Americans‚ however‚ the USA Patriot Act instead‚ ensures the safety of the American people; and although it was one of the quickest pieces of legislation to be passed‚ it was an effort
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History 122 – American History to 1877 Jason Dickson Historical Movie Review: The Patriot The movie‚ The Patriot‚ is the story of a South Carolina plantation owner‚ Benjamin Martin‚ who leads a local militia against British troops in the South during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Martin‚ who is a widower with six children and a veteran of the French and Indian War‚ wants nothing to do with the war until a brutal British Colonel‚ William Tavington‚ kills one of his sons
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