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Jul 2 2009, 3:25 AM EDT by
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This is useful source because it gives an in depth description of the Enlightenment. I like how it offers key notes at the beginning followed by full text. Skimming the site and reading particular passages has increased my knowledge of the era. This is a credible website.
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Resource 1
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Jul 2 2009, 3:23 AM EDT by
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This is an excellent source. It covers a wide range of information regarding the Enlightenment era including where it originated and the major people associated with it. This is a credible website.
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Resource 15
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Jul 1 2009, 4:26 AM EDT by
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This source is useful because it discussed the wide spread result of the Enlightenment and origins of the Enlightenment came from Europe. This source is credible because it has a clearly stated author and footnotes in the paper to let the reader see where the information is coming from.
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Resource #25
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Jul 1 2009, 4:20 AM EDT by
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This source really discussed the American Enlightenment using Ben Franklin as a prime example. This source is credible because the noted author is professor of philosophy at Tulane University.
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Resource 21
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Jun 30 2009, 11:48 PM EDT by
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I think the Encyclopedia Britannica is a great source. This article is about the history of Enlightenment. However, this focuses more on European history than American, so it wouldn't suit my needs for this class.
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Resource 25
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Jun 30 2009, 11:44 PM EDT by
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This site gave great background on the time period, as well as a thorough history on Benjamin Franklin. The source discussed how Enlightenment thinking shined through in Benjamin Franklin's writing. I think it was a good source and reliable since it came from Ebsco.
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Jun 30 2009, 3:50 PM EDT by
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This website gave a very thorough history and background for the enlightenment era. The topics it covered included the economy at the time, politics, education, literature, religion, science, and technology. I particularly found the literature part to be useful because it helped me adapt all of the information about this period to the texts I chose to read.
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Resource #1
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Jun 30 2009, 3:49 PM EDT by
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I liked the information that was provided in this article. It gave a full background of the Enlightenment era, complete with the movement, the political consequences, and what brought the end of the Enlightenment era. It was very useful and informative.
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Jun 30 2009, 3:09 PM EDT by
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This resource is very insightful when describing the enlightenment. I like this resource because it talks about the economical and political circumstances of the enlightenment and is outlined very well for many important topics throughout the age of enlightenment and doesn't necessarily focus on one category but gives the "big picture". This resource helps me understand the enlightenment on the big picture understanding.
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Jun 30 2009, 3:07 PM EDT by
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This resource is very credible and organized very professionally. There is a 5 point out line that allows the reader to see the progression of the age of enlightenment from start to finish. This resource better helps me understand the beliefs of the period of enlightenment and helps me analyze the differences coming out the puritan period.
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Resource 1
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Jun 23 2009, 5:11 AM EDT by
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I agree with the author of this citation, and the other posts. This is a credible website, because it is the encyclopedia Encarta and hosted by Microsoft. I agree, too, that the site is helpful. Some of the ideas I found helpful were:
1) I liked the comparison of European and American Enlightenment. America still had its European ties, but the separations in distance and national history allowed Enlightened ideals to flourish.
2)The period is also called the Age of Reason. I heard this before, but it’s a good reminder. :-)
3) The security of monarchy/government was shaken as medieval knowledge was overthrown by reason, or disproved by science. “Medieval” is the word I found helpful, because it give an overall picture of just how drastic a change was occurring in this period. With this in mind, I can see why people felt insecure with their traditional governments. History wouldn't hold proof of a noble's knowledge, destiny, or rights to power.
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Resource 18
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Jun 8 2009, 11:10 PM EDT by
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I trust this site. Norton is a respected name in literary anthologies, and they are used in higher education. The anthologies are also updated frequently, using the collaboration of several authorities in one anthology. This strengthens the credibility. If this isn’t enough, the editors of Norton encourage instructor feedback. This reassures the reader that Norton has improved their anthologies over the years.
I also find this site easy to read and understand. It is to the point, yet precise. The blend of history, culture, and biography gives a grounded overview of the events of this era. I also like that it covers various aspects and how they relate to modern day. Particularly, it is interesting that the Native Americans were not just victims of colonist greed. Many Puritan villagers, disappointed with recent changes and competing with urbanization, abandoned their farms to move west. New England tribes often did the same. However, Native Americans had an additional disadvantage: they sided with the British in the war. What had started as a misconception in the “innate” inferiority of an oral tradition-based culture soon escalated into justified vengeance. Native Americans were not only antagonized over their skirmishes with settlers; they were seen as enemies on the home-front, and held responsible for the deaths of colonists. This is an interesting, but tragic, insight into the issue.
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Resource 8
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Jul 4 2008, 2:25 AM EDT by
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I didn't feel like the site was very helpful because most of what it did was allow you to understand where its sources came from. It did have a brief summary which would allow you to understand the time in a quick few sentences.
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Jul 4 2008, 2:22 AM EDT by
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I felt this site was very credible because of who wrote it and I feel that it was very helpful. The site included a summary about the period and had all the names of important things/people linked to other pages that explained more about it. It was helpful to allow you to understand the general summary, as well as provide more information as it was needed.
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Resource #7
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Jul 3 2008, 7:48 PM EDT by
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This resource posting was not very helpful because it was very short. The address provided doesn't work and the information provided in the posting is very brief and doesn't explain much about the Enlightenment at all. However, if the URL actually worked I would agree with the credibility of this resource because it is from a .edu.
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Resource #1
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Jul 3 2008, 7:37 PM EDT by
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This resource posting was helpful because it detailed what information was found in the resource. It helped me to understand more about the Enlightment period and what it was about. I agree with the credibility of this source because it is from the Encyclopaedia Britannica and I used this source throughout my work.
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Jul 1 2008, 1:00 AM EDT by
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I tried to pull up the resource from this one and for some reason it did not work which I was disappointed in because the title made it seem like it might be more specific to what we are learning about . Whoever posted this one might want to check the link.
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Jul 1 2008, 12:57 AM EDT by
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At first this posting seems like it isn't going to have anything to do with American writers because it has such an initial focus on French writers, however; after reading further it lists authors from many countries. It is good that it does this because you can compare the works of the different writers and see the differences from one country to another.
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Jun 28 2008, 12:05 PM EDT by
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I would consult this resource to find basic information about the Enlightenment, but I was particularly interested in the new thought about the Enlightenment. As the post states, some scholars question whether there was only a single Enlightenment. I think it is always important to remember that when we read this literature, we come to it with our own assumptions. We read background information to help us understand the literature, but that background information is provided by people who also have their assumptions/perspectives. To help get a well-informed sense of a time period, I think it is important to consult more than one source. The idea that there could be multiple Enlightenments is perhaps worthy of further research.
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Jun 28 2008, 11:59 AM EDT by
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This source seems to provide a concise summary of the main tenets of Enlightenment thinking. It would be a great place to start research about the period. It also seems that it would be valuable for anyone examining the Enlightenment beyond America. It would be interesting to compare the movement in other countries to see whether Enlightenment thinking changed other political or social systems as it did in America.
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