https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj Enlightenment Thinker Project- Kai Armstrong en-us 2020-09-08 17:35:34 UTC 2024-07-15 09:26:04 UTC hello@padlet.com armstrongmc https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728424634 2020-09-08 17:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728424634 armstrongmc https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728438946 Voltaire was born November 21, 1694 in Paris, France. His real name is François-Marie Arouet. When he was young he quickly became attached to his godfather. He attended Jesuit college of Louis-le-Grand in Paris. While he was there he found a love for literature and theater. When he left collage he became a secretary at the French embassy in The Hague. He died May 30th 1778]]> 2020-09-08 17:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728438946 armstrongmc https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728442674 One of Voltaire's philosophy was that we could have social progress through reason. He believed that we could go farther through reason. The other one of Voltaire's Philosophy is that the government and church should be separate. I agree with Voltaire on the church. If there was not freedom to worship what you wanted who would have come to the U.S. or other countries that keep the govorment and ch]]> 2020-09-08 17:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728442674 armstrongmc https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728448655 Voltaire thought that the church and government should be separate. It was very important that it influenced our government very much. One of the reasons that it is so important is our country would be more like a tyranny than what it is now. One more is if we didn't have freedom to believe what we wanted people would not have come here in such large numbers so they could believe what they wanted. ]]> 2020-09-08 17:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/728448655 armstrongmc https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/731545888 Some of Voltaire's most famous publications were  "Candide", and "Letters on England". Candide was about a hero named Candide who goes on and adventure with some companions and some of the things they encounter are war, shipwrecks, and slavery. Voltaire´s Letters on England are fictions letters written to show all of the good and nice things about England]]> 2020-09-09 15:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/armstrongmc/ote3irhqloxa54bj/wish/731545888