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TSTEM Student Work Spotlight:

Enlightenment Philosophers By: Ayanna Rincon

Ayanna Rincon, did an excellent job following the instructions & in how she prepared & presented the slides. We are very proud of the work she did! -Mr. Fuentes

Assignment:

1.) Use the list provided with the Enlightenment Philosophers and choose 3 philosophers.

2.) You are going to prepare a power point on those 3 you chose where you will do the following:

A.) You are going research the philosophers & address the following questions or points.

1.) Who were they & what did they espouse/believe.

2.) Where were they from (British, French, German, Italian, Spanish)?

3.) What time frame, in actual years, were they involved in? When did they write, if they wrote, their work?

4) What was the main work they were known for? Did they have other writings that are not as well known?

5.) What ideas were presented or posited in their writings? Use at least 2 slides for this.

6.) Why do you think they wrote what they wrote? What prompted their endeavor? Was it an event that occurred or was it their upbringing or background? Was it perhaps their culture/nation?

7.) What are your thoughts on their influence or ideas?

8.) Make sure you include images.

9.) Make sure you include a list of sources.