Take Historical Perspectives – (the past can be a strange planet filled with people who had crazy ways of seeing things) for each of the following try to imagine why the person identified is thinking: A) I would feel absolutely horrible owning slaves today. How did people in the past, from the USA to ancient Rome, justify in their heads owning slaves? B) I am wearing this because: C) Driving gas automobiles is cool. I love burning gas. Ain’t nothing wrong with

Using reputable online news sources, find an article about a current event that has happened within the last 12 months that deals with any of the ideas that came about during the enlightenment. for example, you might choose an event that involves freedom of speech, religious tolerance, or the right to vote. alternately, you can choose an event where these values or ideas are absent and would make a tremendous difference if they were present. once you have chosen an event, answer the following questions: what website did you use for your research? what is the title of your article? who is the author of your article? what is the event you read about?