Male, female, and the spectrum of sex. In humans, sex is typically divided into male, female, or intersex (i.e., having some combination of male and female sex characteristics). The above symbols represent female on the left and male on the right. Gender.
A: The purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was to grow the patriot cause, and Paine argued for independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic. Paine was direct and to the point in his writing style, avoiding all flowery pose. Continue Reading
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argues for American independence. His argument begins with more general, theoretical reflections about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society. Society, according to Paine, is everything constructive and good that people join together to accomplish. Government, on the other hand, is an institution whose sole purpose is to protect us from our own vices. Government has its origins in the evil of man and is therefore a necessary evil at best.