A class project you are in never seems to make progress, no one knows what part of the project they are responsible for, and there is no sense of direction. All of you are good friends and feel good working together, but very little gets accomplished. The group needs more .

the old way of life was represented by superstition, an angry god, and absolute submission to authority. the thinkers of the age of reason ushered in a new way of thinking. this new way championed the accomplishments of humankind. individuals did not have to accept despair. science and reason could bring happiness and progress. kings did not rule by divine right. they had an obligation to their subjects. europeans pondered the implications for nearly a century. americans put them into practice first.