This week we will be addressing the different types of governments around the world and their power structure. Today we started off by talking about the Enlightened Thinkers from our past and discussed whether or not enlightened thinkers still exist today.

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Answer one or more of the following questions from last week:
1. What is civics and civic engagement?
2. What is power and what are the different sources of power?
3. Who am I and what do I believe about government?
4. What is government and is government necessary?


Activity - Page 21
Watch, read, and listen to rapper and political activist Immortal Technique's "The Poverty of Philosophy" and answer the following five questions:

1.    Make a list of (7 +) vocabulary words you must know to better understand Immortal Techniques’ message.

2.    What does he mean when he says, “Poverty has nothing to do with our people. It’s not in our culture to be poor”?

3.    Where does he say various forms of government originated from?

4.    Does Immortal Technique believe Latin and Caribbean countries should unite in their struggle, or that each struggle in each country is unique? Prove it.

5.    The Poverty of Philosophy ends with, VIVA LA REVOLUCION! A) What does revolution mean? B) Reread paragraph 2, why does Immortal Technique feel that change cannot happen within the system, but instead we must have revolution?

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REFLECTION - PAGE 20
Is Immortal Technique an "Enlightened Thinker"? Provide 1+ examples to support your answer.