Factory Worker

I believe that shifting jobs overseas is not a good idea. Many of the workers that I work with, including myself would be devastated if they had to move away from their family because of a job. it is unfair to the citizens that are hardworking to have to pack up their things and leave. Although these changes are a large way to help start a revolution, there are others ways that do not effect people's lives. This could ultimately lead to my family getting kicked out of my house because I would be unable to help support my family from overseas. I do not believe that this is a good idea.

Benny Hayes (David Ricardo) Post #2

Hi my name is David Ricardo and I am a political economists. As an economists, I think the idea of shifting jobs overseas is a very good idea for our economy. One positive effect of shifting jobs overseas is that we will be able to get cheaper labor. Getting cheaper labor allows for more money to be used to build more cities and create a stronger and better economy. There will be a large amount of money saved from shifting jobs overseas therefor we should shift the jobs overseas. A second positive effect of shifting jobs overseas is that there will be an increase in the amount of natural resources factories can use. For example, if Britain were to shift jobs overseas to America, Britain would be able new resources such as oil, timber, copper, gold, iron, and many more resources. These new resources can allow for many more creations and help our industrialization in many ways. If Britain were to shift jobs overseas, there would be multiple positive effects for the economy because Britain could save money on labor and also build many more things with the large amount of natural resources in places like America. I believe shifting jobs overseas is the solution for fixing our economy.

Jake Lauro (as a Woman Textile Mill Worker in London)

I do not believe that we should ship our jobs overseas because my friends, family, and I really need our jobs in the mill in order to provide for our families and loved ones. By shipping our jobs overseas, I will no longer be able to provide for my family, and my friends and coworkers will not be able to provide for their loved ones. And without money there is no food and we will not be able to pay our rent and we will be out on the streets. If our jobs are shipped overseas, then my family and I will be homeless and hungry, and that is the last thing that I need.

Karl Mark (Leonardo Giarrusso

Hello, my name is Karl Marx. I believe that shifting jobs overseas for cheap labor is a good idea. I believe this because it will save money for our economy that we can use for other things instead of paying more to our employees. One of my jobs is actually dealing with the economics and this is another reason why I believe in shifting jobs overseas. Things that we can do with the money that we save with labor overseas is develop our city. We can build new factories. This will lead to more production so more products for the people which will help us because more people will have clothing. I think that there are more positive outcomes than there are negative outcomes with shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources because it is the best possible solution for our economy.

A post through the eys of Robert Owen. (Nathan Brindamour)

  I believe that shifting jobs overseas may be a way to improve our economy but more can be done. By industrializing countries we can all work as one to improve health, and economy. The ships madeof iron will soon rust after being sailded back and forth for trading purposes. Steel ships will later replace the iron ships and be powered by steam. Our economy needs a boost of everything from social aspects to cheap labor sources. To travel across the ocean ships must be built! Men build these ships instead of the women who work in the factories. Men will be payed more, this will put a weight on our economy that will bring it down.

Jordyn Fabiano (Adam Smith) #2

I do believe that shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.
This would be extremely beneficial to our economy because, the products we need could be made faster and cheaper. In order for this idea to be effective the government cannot control making this change.

Factory Worker (Kiley Anderson)

As a factory worker, I do not believe that shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy. This may be a good idea for the people who do not have to actually do the job of processing the resources like I do in the factory. The people that benefit from the work I do will probably have no problem with the jobs shifting overseas. This may even be better for the whole country in general. But, if this were to happen, I would have to move overseas for my job, and this would not be the best thing for me. This would require me moving my whole family out of our house to a new house overseas, and I could possibly even lose my job in the process, leaving my family and myself homeless and starving. Although the natural resources are more prosperous overseas, I would not want to move far away just because I am a factory worker and my moving may help someone of a higher social class than me. There are no direct positive outcomes of this for me, and that is why shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is not the best possible solution for our economy.

Karl Marx - Joe Madden

Prompt: Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.

In my opinion I do not believe it is best for our economy to shift jobs overseas. I think we should have our own labor force to create jobs for the lower classes of society. This prevents unemployment and prevents poverty throughout the country. Making the country veery prosperous. Having jobs here will make it so there is no overseas shipping cost reducing the price on goods therefore everyone can afford the goods for their family to survive. No matter the social class of that person or family. When more people have jobs they make more money so they can afford better housing then living in tenements. This prevents crowding and dirty living spaces. Overall providing a better life for one or ones family.

David Ricardo (Dan O'Hara) Post #2

The thought of moving our companies over to other countries is bad. It would be much smarter to keep factories in our own country because it will keep jobs available. The main reason we should trade with other countries is to obtain goods that we cannot get from our own countries natural recourses. If we were to exploit other countries people by having them work insanely cheep hours with no working condition laws it would be unacceptable. If we did this it would make changes to our economy. Even though there would be cheeper product there would be less jobs and less people to buy the products. Due to my observations it would be most efficient to make products that we have an abundance or steady flow of natural resources of. When products are made our country it is more of a benefit.

Factory Worker (Taylor Vaphiades)

As a factory worker, I do not beleive that shifting jobs overseas is a good idea. I believe this because as a factory worker, my job could be switched overseas. To me, this is a problem because this would mean that I would have to leave my family. This could result in my family not gaining as much money and my family could possible starve or get kicked out of our house. I understand that getting these resources are very important to fule the revolution but if people already have jobs that are working for them, they should be able to stay and continue on with their lives.

Adam Smith (Garrett Elderkin)

As I am an economist, I believe that it would be very beneficial to our economy because, we could have people making the products that we need faster, and for less money. The only way that the idea of "Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy." would be effective is if the government did not take control of the entire operation, for example, it would ony work of the government didnt cotrol the overseas wages, the overseas taxes on goods and thing like that. I'm not saying that buisinesses can send jobs overseas and pay absurdly low wages, or make people work existential amounts of hours either, there would have to be some boundaries on what the businesses can do.

Response through the EYES of Friedrich Engles

Josh Fowler (Friedrich Engles)

I do not believe that shipping jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor and natural resources is the only hope for our economy. The working people that have to live in tenements hardly make enough to survive on their own and live in unsanitary conditions. We should not look for ways to cheat our workers out of the pay they deserve just for natural resources and money. Is the life of a human worth extra cash and resources? I do not believe so.

Thomas Robert Malthus (K.Ellis)- I am a very strong believer that the population needs to decrease because of a shortage of food. Because of this I agree that we need to shift jobs overseas to obtain cheap labor and natural resources. This job shift will help us obtain people who may not have a good life to work in this new era for a small amount of money. Also if we are successful, there will be boat loads of natural resources that we have not seen, or used before. For example, at this time (the 1800s) America was also industrializing. If we shift jobs to over there, the natural resources we will discover that we have not encountered before are copper, lead, and oil. A job shift could change our entire future, forever.

Quarter 2 Assignment 2 - Assigned 11/18; Post by 11/20; Comment twice by 11/22

Using the lens of your assigned person, respond to the following prompt.  You will obviously need to suspend accurate time and place to respond.

Prompt: Shifting jobs overseas to take advantage of cheap labor sources and natural resources is the best possible solution for our economy.

Jordyn Fabiano (Adam Smith)

I believe that Europe's Industrial Revolution did not impact all of its citizens in a positive way.  During the Industrial Revolution, Britain embraced free trade and the idea of laissez-faire economics. Laissez-Faire economics is the idea that governments should leave businesses alone and let them do what they want. Currently the government is enforcing the opposite of laissez-faire economics, they are telling farmers what land they can and cannot live and farm on and that the land is government property. By the government enforcing this upon businesses, the amount of businesses in Europe is decreasing. The citizens are not being impacted in a positive way, since they are being told what land they can live and farm on. I have always believed having competition in in the economy would have a greater impact on society. With competition in the economy businesses would have to work harder and longer hours to stay ahead of other businesses. In order to to that they would need to employ more people. By having more people employed, people in society would be happier. 

Nicole Grady: factory worker

I am a factory worker. I had a job that was important and vital until all of these machines came along and took my job away from me. The industrial revolution is what led to all of this. At the beginning it was all nice. We were given jobs where we didn't have to put our lives at risk on a daily basis. We were able to work in relatively sanitary environments but as the revolution began to grow, things like steam machines were created and replaced my once working hands. The industrial revolution did not benefit me. I had my job taken away from me and was forced to find other ways to feed and support my family.  The industrial revolution did provide the world with any useful projects and inventions. However, it stripped many people of their jobs. Overall, the industrial revolution did not help everybody b

Factory Worker (Kiley Anderson)

Working in a factory is not a fun thing to do. Do you think I enjoyed going to work in that stupid old  factory everyday? I absolutely dreaded going to work every single morning. The factory conditions were not good, and it was by no means enjoyable to be there. But now after the Industrial Revolution, I would love to go back there. The Industrial Revolution has brought tremendous new machinery that leaves many of us factory workers without jobs. The machines replaced us forever. When this first happened, my family and I were in complete shock, and we had no idea what to do with ourselves. My wife and I were left with no jobs, meaning no money coming our way. We were forced to migrate to different areas looking for new employment, leaving us with no crops to grow. Rich landowners and the Parliament took all of our land. To say that the Industrial Revolution positively affected everyone is a false statement. Sure, it may have some positive effects on some people like rick landowners, but where does the Industrial Revolution leave me? Poor, homeless, and sick of living the way I am. To think how much I took my job for granted at the factory is heartbreaking, seeing as I would love to have a job now that the Industrial Revolution has taken it from me.

Robert Owen (Madison Paynter)

I believe the Industrial Revolution has negatively affected the citizens of Europe. I advocated for fair wages and a healthier work environment for those laboring in factory settings. I didn’t like how machines were replacing human labor. I proposed a set of solutions for what I perceived to be a growing problem. They consisted of idealistic propositions such as limiting the hours of work per day, to prohibit children from working in the factories, enforcing a better foundation and structure in the educational system. 

Garrett Elderkin (Adam Smith)

My name is Adam Smith. I believe that the European industrial revolution did not positively impact all of the citizens in a positive way. I believe in the idea of laissez-faire economics, or that the government should stop trying to tell businesses what to do. I want the country to have an "invisible hand" economy, which basically means competition and consumer choice tell businesses what to do. Currently the government has the opposite of a laissez-faire economy, they are telling farmers that they can no longer live and farm on their land and that the land now belongs to the government. They are being told what to do by the government decreasing the amount of businesses that there are. The people being told that they can no longer live on their land are not being effected in a positive way. If you ask me I believe that a little competition in the economy could have a great benefit. Competition in the economy would mean that everyone would have to work harder to make their money, and if they wanted to make more money they would have to employ more people, more people being employed would mean more money into the government which would eventually lead to more people in the society being happy.

Nathan Brindamour (Robert Owen)

     I was a poor Welsh boy looking to be a successful guy. I was determined to find a means of production. A time passed when there was simply no difference between the rich and the poor. This was an opening for to set up a model community in New Lanark, Scotland to put my ideas into practice. I went days and nights trying to come up with the perfect solution to easy, cheap production. Many times child labor was a thought but i quickly came to realize i must stay away from that. There must not be any child labor harming innocent children and their families. I later realized i was up against others, also trying to find a means of production. This meant I had to vigorously campaign for the laws that limited child labor, and encouraged the organization of labor unions. Soon my petitions fell through and I was forced to go on missions to North America to seek ideas of Industrializing Europe. This would lead on to the great rise in the Industrial Revolution.

Joe Higgins- young boy coal miner

The Industrial Revolution had many positive advances in technology and economy, but not everything was completely positive. Coal miners had one of the hardest and most dangerous jobs. They were paid more, but put their life at risk everyday.  The Industrial Revolution made it possible for many jobs to open up in the mines, but the working conditions greatly harmed the workers. Coal dust severely damages the lungs, and workers must always be careful for explosions in the mine. Also it was possible that the caves would collapse onto the workers and kill them. Another hazard is flooding and many hard labor tasks. These dangers were all made possible by the Industrial Revolution,  and put many workers' lives at risk.

Jeremy Bentham (Paul Dnwoody)

 yes and no the Europe's Industrial Revolution positively impacted all of its citizens in a positive way. refers to a period of massive economic, technological, social and cultural change which affected humans to such an extent that it's often compared to the change from hunter-gathering to farming. Rapid urbanization leading to dense, cramped housing and living conditions, New city and factory cultures affecting family and peer groups. Higher population because of less disease and lower infant mortality allowed for a larger industrial workforce.  The agricultural revolution frees people from the soil, allowing or driving them into cities and manufacturing.  it also helped people by increasing productivity and lowering the prices creating more affordable clothing.  When people have more cloths that they can change it will create better hygiene.

Benny Hayes (David Ricardo)

Hello, my name is David Ricardo and I lived in Europe during the time of the Industrial Revolution which lasted from about 1760 to around 1820-1840. I believe that the Industrial Revolution positively effected all citizens of Europe an a couple of ways. The Industrial Revolution started after the Agricultural Revolution which led many people to move to the cities of Europe following the large population increase. The increase of people led to more people needing jobs. The need for jobs led to many people working in factories/mills in the cities of Europe which gave many people the opportunity to earn money and provide for their families. The revolution led to the creation of the steam engine which made the jobs of many people easier. The many inventions and improvements that were made, were making Europe's economy much better than before. The effect of the Revolution had made many positive things for Europe. The economy being well allowed the country to work better and also made people not worry as much about the financial problems that were occurring before. The effects that the Industrial Revolution had, were positive for all citizens of Europe as displayed by the increase in population, jobs, and economy of Europe.

Joe madden - Karl Marx

Hi my name is Karl Marx. I believe if there were no struggle in society than society would get no where. With struggle there is almost always a conflict. From conflict there is a solution or compromise in which benefits society as a whole. I do not think Europe's industrial revolution positively impacted everyone involved. However, the outcome of the industrial revolution is what you need to look at. One classes struggling resulted in a mass movement to major cities creating a work force for the revolutions mills and factories. What benefits everyone is the fact that the country can now manufacture and sell goods at much faster rates than before and they will begin to prosper. Thus benefiting that country as a whole.

Dan O'Hara (David Ricardo)

Hello I am David Ricardo. The European industrial revolution happened around 1848. The industrial revolution was sparked by the agricultural revolution which provided more food, cheeper food, and  more humans because none would starve. The industrial revolution improved life for everybody in Europe. Many farmers moved into the city and got jobs in mills. Mills would make cloths mostly. This made it better for most farmers because they wouldn't have to slave over weaving cloth themselves. The mills produces a lot of money and greatly boosted the European economy. With a better economy Europe can function better and people can be less worried about financial problems. With more jobs created and a better economy i think that the european revolution was beneficiary for everyone in Europe.

Thomas Robert Malthus (K.Ellis)-

I do not believe that the Industrial Revolution was positive for everyone. I believe this because during the Industrial Revolution there was also an Agricultural Revolution which increased crops. Also the hygiene and medical care increased. Because of these three things, the population increased. Some may say that this was a good thing, because it brought new workers to replace the old ones. This may sound bad but it is true. And because of this increase of population there were less crops, the available crops were tightly spread out across the society. The Population overtook the crop supply. Factories got workers, People got jobs and got paid, Money curculated and increased the economy. But the population which quadropled in size did have all the money and the jobs, but did not have all the food, which was scarce. True this Industrial Revolution was good, it did bring jobs and new futures for millions. But the population will keep multiplying, expanding, we will never be able to make a surplus of food to cover and feed all of these people. It doesn't need to be good for everyone.

Jake Lauro (Woman worker in a London Textile Mill)

These advancements in our manufacturing technology have given me a great opportunity to make a little bit of money. Back on the farm I worked just as hard, but I was outside in the brutal sun, and I made no money at all. But in the mill, I work inside, which can still be hot, but it's very nice in the winter. I also make money that is actually mine, not my families. I can use this money to help my family out when the money's tight, and that makes me feel really good about myself, and makes me feel like im helping out. I really like this Industrial Revolution, and it has been helpful and positive to my family, friends, and basically everyone I know, including myself.

Taylor Vaphiades- Factory Worker

As a factory worker, I believe that the Industrial Revolution helped the people as a whole for a period of time. In the beginning, factories gave people who needed jobs a job to run the machines and make sure that everything ran smoothly. It gave many people the opportunity to earn money in a safer environment while doing less labor intensive work. But as time went on, we the workers, were beginning to be replaced by steam engines that would power the machines without the help of people. This resulted in people loosing their jobs that they so desperately needed to feed their families and pay their taxes. While these factories produced many helpful goods such as cotton and other materials, as a whole, I do not believe that the Industiral Revolution helped everyone. 

Quarter 2 - Assignment 1: Assigned 11/11; Post by 11/13; Comment twice by 11/15

As a reminder, below is a list of the characters that were assigned in class last week. If you were absent and did not receive a name for the upcoming assignments, it is your responsibility to email me to get your character's name before beginning this assignments. Due dates will apply to everyone.

1. Jeremy Bentham

2. Herbert Spencer

3. Friedrich Engels

4. Thomas Malthus

5. Robert Owen

6. Karl Marx

7. David Riccardo

8. Adam Smith

9. Factory Worker (London)

10. Woman worker in a textile mill (London)

11. Young boy coal miner

Prompt: React to the following statement in no less 10 sentences.  

Europe's Industrial Revolution positively impacted all of its citizens in a positive way.

Wollstonecraft (Ashley Grosso)

I do believe that going through with the idea of executing the people to create fear towards other enemies  was an effective idea, yet I would not agree to it. I personally do not believe that executing the people was appropriate nor right. It is wrong, and I will never stand by it. We should not execute the people who "go against" the revolution  just to create fear because the whole idea for this revolution is to protect the people, yet they are killing them instead. Everyone deserves equal rights, and that equals the right to live. I do believe this idea was an effective idea because I would expect all people to back away, yet it was not an idea that I would stand by and go with. It is wrong, and that is my final saying.

Rousseau: Prompt 2

I believe that every man is born with a clean slate, every man should be given a chance. The Reign of Terror was a horrible thing taking the lives of many innocent people. These people had their lives taken from them so that people would be afraid. In the end I was happy to see that an end was being put to absolute monarchy, I am in no way happy about the committee of the people. This is just another power hungry group of individuals taking the lives of the innocent people.

Montesquieu (Josh Fowler)

I believe the Reign of Terror is justified, for there needs to be a balance in power. The act/ belief of punishment as a result of ones actions needs to be in place in order for things to work, however, i do not believe murdering our own is the way to do so. What shall be the alternative for disagreeing/ fighting against the revolution? I must admit I am not certain, but I do believe the deaths of our own will not bring us closer to our true goals of liberty, equality and fraternity. I am a firm believer in the three branches of government and a balance in power. This Reign of Terror is justified, for there needs to be a consequence for those that put down the revolution, but not in a sense that would eliminate all who oppose, for if that is the scenario, aren't we eliminating a monarchy of the ancien regime, just to bring light to a new monarchy?

Wollstonecraft (Madison Paynter)

I personally believe the revolution plays a major role in society by distributing equal rights to the people. I don't believe holding people hostage in prisons and then killing them just because they're not agreeing with the revolution is right. Even though the forgoing of the revolution will give people some people what they want it still will not make everyone happy. Our enemies will become more fearful but along with that will be disgust that we are killing our own men and women because of their opinions. It's not right to kill someone just because they don't agree with something you are saying and I will not support anyone who thinks it is right. 

Hobbes (Nick Andreozzi)

In my honest opinion, I personally believe that the Reign of Terror was a very good act. I, Thomas Hobbes am a firm believer in that everyone was born evil, and with bad morals. The only way that people would be able to follow government is by having a strict monarchy, and that's why i think the Reign of Terror is great because it shows that the government is in complete control of the people. Fear is a great feeling, and by having people that fear you, it means that you have complete control over them. By having a structured government, it shows that people fear you, and have to listen to your rules, and if not there shall be consequences. This is why i am a strong believer in the Reign of Terror.

Voltaire- Kiley Anderson

Speech and freedom are some of the most important rights of a human in my opinion. The fact that citizens are being killed because of their lack of freedom of speech is sickening to me. The government is acting in ways that makes no sense to me, and I absolutely do not agree with it. Societies will fall apart without the citizens having the right to speak to each other and the ability to prove their points. The government is killing all citizens that do not agree with them, but is this really the correct way to rule a society? If everyone is killed when they don't agree with the government, will the government continue to feel so powerful, or will they realize that what they're doing is cruel and unjust? I will probably get in trouble for showing how I feel, considering I have been imprisoned for simply speaking my mind, but I am happy to go through whatever it takes to give the citizens of my society freedom of speech. If the government continues to kill the citizens whenever they disagree with them, I might go absolutely crazy.

John Locke (joe madden)

During the reign of terror  about 16,000 people lost there lives under the gullitine. Many who were innocent and some who were believed to be traitors to the revolution. In my point of view this many deaths is not acceptable especially because these people were alleged traitors to the revolution and weren't really proven guilty. The government used it just to prove a point to the people not to test them. Therefore I do not believe the leaders of the reign of terror were justified.

Hobbes (Leda Vargas)

I personally think that the reign of terror was a great thing. I am a strong believer in having a structured government and in order to achieve that there needs to be complete monarchy. The reign of terror shows that government is taking over. I think all people are born evil with bad morals and in order to get them to follow laws and take orders they need to be controlled. Fear is a good way to effectively take control of the people. Because of this i believe the leaders were justified in doing the reign of terror.

Rousseau (Dan O'Hara) Reign of terror

I believe in the innocence and goodness of man. I think that the reign of terror was a horrible thing. Thousands of innocent people were sentenced to death for no crime of any sort. Although i do believe in the end of absolute monarchy i do not believe with the Committee of public safety. The Committee of public safety beheaded thousands of innocent people just to strike fear into the eyes of the others. People are born good and most of them stay good. There is no need to torment and kill a large quantity of people.

Nate Brindmaour (John Locke. Reign of Terror)

I don't believe that the leaders of the reign of terror were justified. There were far to many caualties. A total of 16,594 people were killed by the guillotine. The guillotine had become the symybol of revolutionary cause, strengthened by excution many lost their lives under its blade. The leaders would have been justified if they didnt kill anyone who was a thought to be a suspect. Many people appeared to be a suspect that may have not been one. This was an act of foolishness.

Benny Hayes Voltaire Reign of Terror

Voltaire (Benny Hayes)-  As a believer in free speech and thought, I think what the government is doing to their own people is terrible. A society can't progress if the citizens and the government that form the society are unable to work together and listen to each other. Killing your own citizens is cruel and unjust. Every citizen needs to benefit from the governments rule, while the government is killing those that disagree with them. Although killing citizens that oppose the governments ideas stops them from revolting and inflicts fear on the people, it does not solve the issue, it just makes matters worse. I don't care if I will get punished by the government, the citizens need to have free speech!

Montesquieu (Jake Lauro)

I feel that the Rein of Terror is justified because I strongly oppose any and all of the people supporting a total monarchy. I feel as though this country must take every step necessary in order to take out the old, total monarchy, and replace it with the governmental system that I have come up with. This system consists of three branches, the Judicial, the Executive, and the Legislative branches. These branches act as checks and balances to one another, and prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful and becoming a monarchy. This is why I believe the Rein of Terror to be justified.

Wollstonecraft(G.Elderkin)

I believe that everyone deserves equal rights, and that the revolution is important in getting everyone what they deserve; but the execution of prisoners and people who were against the revolution is against all that I believe in, and even though the revolution is very important in making a change in the power to be able to give people what they deserve, and achieve the goals I have put forth and believe in. I will not support something that does the opposite of what I believe. I don't think that the Jacobins were justified because they, in the unjust execution of people that did something to go against the revolution, is giving a bad impression to the people and may make them lose hope in what they believe in, although it may have been efective in provoking fear and preventing their enemies from attempting attacks to take them out of power, the majority of the executions were un-justified and unnecessary.

Hobbes #2 (Jordyn Fabiano)

I think the Reign of Terror was a good impact on the society of France. I believe all people are born evil and that monarchies are the best way to have a structured government. A monarchy is when there is a specific ruler who controls everything and has absolute power. Since all people are born evil there needs to be rules and guidelines for people to follow, the Reign of Terror provided that. I do believe the leaders of the Reign of Terror were justified. I created the social contract which is an agreement in which people give up their freedom for a society with order. That is exactly what the society of France did during the Reign of Terror. Also the Committee of Public Safety, which was created by the French government in September of 1793, established laws people had to follow in order for there to be a structured government.

Voltaire(K.Ellis)- I don't know what you think, but this is completely wrong in so many ways. I cannot believe that the government would imprison its own people just because they did not think the same way. I believe that the government cannot be so intolerant of its own people. They need to understand that not all people are made the same. Also, killing the people who do not support is a good way to silence them, and to stop others from revolting. But it doesn't make the country better, or the people better, it makes them worse. But believing this has put me in prison a few times, so i shouldn't say too much more.

Taylor Vaphiades (Voltaire)

I believe that the Reign of Terror was a terrible time during the French Revolution. I believe that people should be allowed to express their opinions in any way without any punishment. During the Reign of Terror, if you spoke out or disagreed with the government in any way at all, you would be beheaded. Men, women, even children were all innocent victims at this time. Innocent lives were taken because of the Reign of Terror. I speak out and critisize the French government when I believe that they are governing wrong and if I had done that during the Reign of Terror, I would have been killed. The rulers were not justified in any way. Striking fear into the eyes of their people is no way to get them to listen and stay loyal to their country. The government should've tried to reason with its people and treated them with respect.

Assignment #2 - 10/7/2013

From the perspective of your Enlightened thinker respond to the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.  Do you believe the leaders of the Reign of Terror were justified? Due Wednesday 10/9.

Voltaire (Taylor Vaphiades)

Hello, my name is Voltaire and i am an Enlightenment thinker. I believe that every person world wide should be allowed to express their opinion in any way, shape, or form. I also believe that everyone is entidled to freedom of speech. I believe that everyone should eb able to have their own opinion and should be able to show it to the world. I also believe that a corrupt government can and will only lead to destruction and rebellious citizens. I use my wit and educational background to critisize the French Government about their poor decisions that will negativly effect the people. I believe that my beliefs can only help the people and make their lives easier ans less restricted.

Montesquieu (Jake Lauro)

I invented the three branches of government, Judicial, Executive, and Legislative. I made these branches to be used as Checks and Balances to keep the government in check.

Madison Paynter (Wollstonecraft)

I was born April 27th, 1959 in Spitalfields, United Kingdom. My parents had many children, I was the second oldest out of all of them. My father, Edward John, often moved the family to different cities because his lack of a job. He was very abusive towards my mother, Elizabeth. When I grew up i became a historian, novelist, philosopher and famous for my book, A Vindication of the Rights of Women, in 1792. 

John Locke (joe madden) 


Hello my name is John Locke I am a philosopher from England during the enlightenment period. I was born on august 29, 1632  and I was known as the father of  classical liberalism. I believe everyone is born innocent and gains knowledge through experience .

Montesquieu(Matt Wray)

Hi my name is Montesquieu I am a philosopher back in France in the year 1721. I was born on 18 January 1689 in Chateau de la Brede and was born into nobility. In my early life i went through a lot of governmental changes and I like to think I had some effect on the people of my time. I was a fairly well known writer who wrote multitudes of books including Lettres persanes and De L'Esprit des Lois. All had to to deal with the government. You see I believed very strongly that no man should be afraid of the other so i thought of a government with three wings or three parts where no one part is stronger than the other.

Thomas Hobbes (Nick Andreozzi)

Hello,  my name is Thomas Hobbes. I was born on April 5, 1588 amd died on December 4, 1679. I am the author and writer of the Leviathan, which is known as one of the earliest and most influencial examples of Social Contract. I believe in an absolute monarchy, and thst one person should rule at sll times. I believe that all people were born evil, and that they wanted complete control. He thought that they were all selfish, and self-centered. Later on throughout my life, I gained a reputation in many academic fields like Geometry, Translation, and the Law. I was also known for his religious writings in disputes. I am one of the originater of the philossophies.

Hobbes

Hobbes (Leda Vargas)- I was born April 5th 1588 in Wiltshire, England and died of a stroke December 4th 1679. I am one of the founders of modern political philosophy and the champion of absolutism for the sovereign. I developed some fundamentals of European liberal thought such as the right of the individual and natural equality of all men. I have studied physics, history, and geometry in addition to political philosophy. I'm most famous for the Leviathan. I believe that all legitimate power must be based on the consent of the people.

Voltaire (Kiley Anderson)

Hello. My name is Francois-Marie Arouet, or more commonly known as Voltaire. I was born in Paris on November 21st 1694, and I lived until May of 1778. I was the youngest of five children in my family. My life was filled with many exciting things during the French Revolution. I was able to put fourth my opinions about what was going on around me during this time through writing. I am famous for writing poems, plays, novels, essays, as well as being a historian and a philosopher. I found a way to use my humor and wit in my sarcastic pieces, and this sometimes had me in trouble with the strict censorship laws at the time. I had a huge impact on the French Revolution, if I do say so myself.

Rousseau (Dan O'Hara)
Hello I am Jean-Jacques Rousseau. I am a philosopher, writer, and composer. I was born on June 28, 1712 in Genovea, Switzerland. My political influence greatly influenced the french revolution and developed modern political, sociological, and educational thought. One of my most famous works is "The social Contract." 

Voltarie

Voltaire (Benny Hayes)- My name is Francois-Marie Arouet, also known as Voltaire. I lived from 1694 until 1778 and was born in Paris, France. At the age of ten, I began learning at the College Luis-le-Grand in Paris. As I grew older I began turning my writing into very sarcastic works. I criticized the the Catholic Church in my writings. As not only a writer but also a philosopher I believed that people should have freedom of religion, speech, and thought. I believed people should be able to express themselves and not be held back by the church and state.

Wollstonecraft (Garrett Elderkin)- I was born in 1759 and lived until 1797. As a child I was brought up by an abusive father and dedicated my life to writing. I was a translator for Joseph Johnson, a publisher of radical texts. My most famous work is "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman". I am a feminist writer who used my ifluential status as a writer to get woman equal rights as men, my main goal was to get girls an equal educations as boys.

Hobbes (Jordyn Fabiano)

Hobbes - (Jordyn Fabiano) My name is Thomas Hobbes. I was born on April 5, 1588 and died on December 4, 1679. Not only am I an author of Leviathan, but I also the founder of modern philosophy. I also contributed to the study of history, geometry, and the physics of gasses. I developed some of the components of European liberal thought: the right of the individual; the natural equality of all men; the artificial character of the political order; the view that all legitimate political power must be "representative" and based on the consent of the people; and a liberal interpretation of law which leaves people free to do things that are within the law. I believe in the sovereign being.

Rousseau (Nicole Grady) My name is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. I was born on June 28, 1712 and died on July 2, 1778. Not only am I an author of The Social Contract, but I also am a striving musician. my philosophies influenced The French Revolution as well as the thoughts on things like education, politics, and sociology. I tabula rasa; that everyone is born with a clean slate. I believe that it is society that corrupts the innocent children. I put my faith into the general will of the people. I also think that society puts too many limitations on the behavior of individuals.

Voltaire (K.Ellis)- I lived from 1694 until 1778. My true name is not Voltaire, I was once called Francios-Marie Arouet. When i was ten years of age, I began to write and I was receiving an education in Paris. While I wrote about different subjects, I became very sarcastic in my writing. This led me to become exiled to Tulle in my twenty first year. I was exiled because I mocked the regent orleans. But I quickly returned back to Paris two years after. I was again exiled to Bastille, this time for a year because I wrote libelous poetry. I did a few more things in my life before i died, but they are not that exciting.

First Assignment

Please introduce yourself.  Be sure to include your name, time period, brief biography and general belief structure.

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