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A Call to Patriots – December 23, 1776
from "The Crisis" by Thomas Paine

1 These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country: but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;

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Read the essay below and answer these questions in the box provided.

    What characteristics make this article a formal essay?
    Is it factual?
    Does it attempt to explain rather than to entertain?
    What is its thesis statement?

A Call to Patriots – December 23, 1776
from "The Crisis" by Thomas Paine

    1 These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country: but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered;