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This writer had “a “natural gift for pamphelteering and rebellion” and was “appropriately born into an age of rebellion.” He once asserted, “My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.”  This writer is none other than

In his letter to Thomas Paine regarding The Age of Reason, Benjamin Franklin

Ye powers! who formed these wretched tribes, relate, What had they done, to merit such a fate! Why were they brought from Eboe’s sultry waste, T o see that plenty which they must not taste— Food, which they cannot buy, and dare not steal; Yams and potatoes²many a scanty meal!² The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .

Just as the Puritans before them, the writers and thinkers of the Enlightenment focused much of their attention on the next life (what happens in the after-life).

Which of the following statement is not true about Benjamin Franklin:

The following each helped shape the intellectual climate of The Enlightenment:

A premature infant in the NICU shows signs of respiratory distress and difficulty maintaining oxygen saturation, On exam the nurse hears a continuous “machinery” murmur and tachypnea, Chest x-ray shows cardiomegaly and increased pulmonary vascular markings. Based on these finding the nurse suspects the patient has (Select One-diagnosis). The nurse anticipates the doctor will order (Select One-Interventions) to treat this diagnosis. 

An editorial Benjamin Franklin wrote under the pseudonym of ___________ was published by his brother, who had no idea of the piece’s true authorship. 

As we know, chief among the Enlightenment’s principal ideals were Reason, Toleration, Natural Law, Change and Progress, and Deism. Choose ONE of the ideals listed above and discuss how the life/work of one or writers we have read (in this last unit) illustrates this ideal. Be as specific as you can as you craft your response, demonstrating your familiarity with the text. Be as specific and detailed as possible as you craft your response.  Write in your own voice.  I am looking for well-crafted, developed responses.I’d like to see 15-20 sentences.  Please proofread and edit your response, too. 

And long shall timorous fancy see      The painted chief, and pointed spear, And Reason’s self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here. The above passage is from ______________________ by ____________________________________________ .