"<span>A."Voyager I" was launched by NASA on September 5, 1977" does not contain any errors in punctuation, although italics are not showing up. Nothing should be italicized here though. </span>
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Thomas Paine gave this speech to persuade his audience to support America in its revolt against Britain and recruit American soldiers for the revolution. He strengthens his argument with his authoritative tone, concise diction, and elegant similes.
The topic sentence states this main idea.
