Elie did not do anything to help his father. He was trying to keep from getting hit himself.
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Anaxagoras, (born c. 500 bce, Clazomenae, Anatolia [now in Turkey]—died c. 428, Lampsacus), Greek philosopher of nature remembered for his cosmology and for his discovery of the true cause of eclipses. He was associated with the Athenian statesman Pericles.
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The title of this essay by Thomas Paine was, "The American Crisis."