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1. Isaac, Saad, Wells
2.Her purpose was to point out how freedom of speech in America was no longer truly freedom of speech. Innocent people would get stripped of their reputation for their opinions on certain topics while others would face no consequences. Smith wanted this to change.

3.
1.  Smith speaks on the lack of leadership and responsibility in government. SHe is talking about this because of the harm and damage that has been already caused. (1-5)
2. Smith speaks against corruption in the senate. (6-11)
3. Smith speaks about the USA leadership has been soaked in a world of respect for too long and is now abusing the power. (12-13)
4. Smith explains the "principles of Americanism". She also discusses the lack of freedom of speech and how we should protect it. (14-16)
5. She criticizes the the democratic administration for instilling fear amongst the country.
6. She establishes that she does not want the Republican party to take over, but for a more democratic system. (17-25)
7. She wants the members of the government to be held accountable and unite. (26-30)

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1. Olivia Van Dien
2. Smith's purpose in writing the "Declaration of Conscience" is to make both parties aware of their wrongdoings in order for them to unite and specifically to end McCarthyism.
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1.  Smith gives an overview of the corrupt leadership in the government through her position. (1-5)
2. Smith speaks out about the injustices occurring in the Senate. (6-11)
3. Smith discusses the principles of Americanism and how the Senate has taken advantage of them. (12-14)
4. Smith explains the problem that the Senate and country are divided, basically working against one another. (15-16)
5. Smith criticizes the Democratic Administration for instilling fear amongst the country and for their insufficient leadership. (17-20)
6. Smith establishes that she doesn't want the Republican Party to take over, but moreover wants the Democratic Administration to take into account her criticism and effectively use it for the people of America. (21-25)
7. Smith is disappointed in the Senate and feels they must unite instead of fighting themselves. (26-30)

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1. Nikola, Eric, Ronith
2. Smith's purpose is to make the senate recognize its faults and find a way to fix these problems.
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1. Paragraph 1-4: Smith briefly describes the problems she sees within the government.
2. Paragraph 5: Smith identifies her roles in society.
3. Paragraph 6-11: Smith explains the unfairness in the Senate's accusations.
4. Paragraph 12-13: Smith gives her interpretation of the "principles of Americanism"
5. Paragraph 14-16: Smith discusses dissipation of freedom of speech due to  fear of accusations.
6. Paragraph 17-20: Smith shows the problems she sees with the Democratic Administration
7. Paragraph 21-24: Smith explains that replacing the Democrats with Republicans does not solve the problem.
8. Paragraph 25-27: Smith expresses her disappointment in the actions of the Senate
9. Paragraph 28-30: Smith explains that to fix the root problem, the two parties must work together rather than attempt to harm each other.

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Owen, Isaac, Emma, Nishil, Leonel Messi, Prem.
Purpose: Smith critiques the leadership in the legislative and executive branches. She demands that they hold each other to a higher standard and rid of McCarthyism.
Steps:
1. She establishes her credibility by stating the various positions she holds. (5)
2.  She attacks the unethical state of the Senate (6-8)
3. She states her demands of the government. (9-10)
4. She lists the legal rights of American citizens states how they are being abused. (11-14)
5.  She critiques the Democratic Administration. (16-20)
6. She explains how she is affected by the unethical government in the different positions she holds. (24-26)
7.  She expresses her desire for Americans to be united without Communism and Fascism. (28-29)

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2. The purpose of Smith's letter was mainly to unite the Democrats and Republicans as well as to change the values of the Democratic Administration.
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1. Addresses the lack of insufficient  leadership within the government (paragraphs 1-5)
2. Mentions the lack of respect and biases shown within the senate (paragraph 6-12)
3. Smith speaks about how as Americans need to exercise their human rights as well as stop the division of the country (paragraph 13-16)
4. She condemns the Democratic Administration for their lack of leadership and their loss of trust in the people. (paragraph 17-20)
5. Even though she is a member of the Republican party, she is unsure of their tactics and wants them lead the people faithfully. (paragraph 21-23)
6. Smith is disappointed in both herself and the Senate for placing themselves higher than the rest of society. (paragraph 24-27)
7. Smith describes that both parties are filled with evil, and they need to unite together rather than tear each other apart. (paragraph 28-30)

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Her reasoning for writing the speech was to directly confront the fear-mongering and the division within America, therefore encouraging both sides of the audience to ease hostility towards one another and re-enter negotiations.

STEPS FOR ARGUMENT

(1-3) Introduce the topic of her argument and appear as "one of the people"
(4-5) Identify herself as not some sort of major government official, but rather a regular cog within the American machine.
(6-10) Mentions the absolute insanity of the actions people can take with little to no repercussions.
(11-15) Discusses how, in both parties, the freedom of speech is being silenced because of fear mongering.
(16-26) Once again mentions how everyone, no matter their situation, is struggling because of the harsh restrictions of free thought, and mentions her own examples within her own life for how this happened.
(27-30) Once again criticizes the government officials on both sides, so that she threads the needle and appears as more credible.

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1. Rida, Jolene, Kara, Rachele
2. Margaret Chase Smith is writing this letter to McCarthy to stop the practice of accusing and hunting for Communists among Americans, both ordinary people and political figures.
3. - talks who she is and what roles she plays (paragraphs 1-5)
- problems with leadership/senate (paragraphs 6-9)
- basic principles of Americanism (paragraphs 10-13)
- division in country (paragraphs 14-16)
- problems of the Democratic Administration and politics (paragraphs 17-20)
- positive opinions and the need for Republican party leadership (paragraphs 21 - 24)
- Disappointments she has for multiple parties/groups of people (paragraphs 25 - 30)

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In a group of your choosing,
1. Write the names of those in your group.
2. State MCS's purpose in writing the "Declaration of Conscience"
3. Break down Smith's argument into 7-10 steps--what are the argumentative points that she makes along the way of her speech. For each step, put in parentheses which paragraphs are encompassed by that argument step.