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Your Task
Complete this news feed to
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significance of the historical figure
that you have researched.
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Machiavelli
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Gender:
Male
Birthday:
5/3/1469
Religion:
Christian Orthodox
Hometown:
Florence, Italy
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Bio
Father of two daughters and four sons. political philosopher
and writer. Author of The Prince, The Art of War and
Discourses on Livy. Sacrifices should be made for the good
of the state.
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Activities
Likes - The Godfather ii, The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Luca
Leonardo
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Francesco Enjoys - Listening to Italian Madrigal, Reading and writing books.
Guicciardini Interested in - History and Politics.
Niccolò Machiavelli
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Machiavelli The end justifies the means
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Machiavelli Rulers should sacrifice for the good of the state, these
sacrifices are justified by the end product.
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William Shakespeare Theres a reason why villains are known as
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Mona Lisa!
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Machiavelli The time I spent producing government documents contributed to my
writing skills early on in my career
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Machiavelli I wrote books, plays and comedies using my writing skills.
Examples of these are The Prince, The Mandrake and The Art of War.
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da Vinci’s
masterpiece!
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Michelangelo
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Machiavelli As a citizen of the Republic of Florence, I say we need to find a way to
frustrate the city state of Pisa.
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Leonardo Davinci We can hog the water of the Arno river as both
states use it, inbox me!
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Machiavelli I believe that religion is man made!
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Official Catholic Church He is clearly a Protestant, he has the
thoughts of a heretic!
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Protestants He is definitely a member of the Catholic Church, we don’t
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The Last supper by
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Machiavelli I I learned a lot from Cesar Borgia, I got to witness his brutal policies
first hand.
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Machiavelli Although Cesar Borgia had a lot of support from his father
Pope Alexander IV, i have learned a lot from my experiment with him.
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Machiavelli Florence needs to establish a civil-infantry group that has the
discipline of ancient Roman legions.
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Girolamo Savonarola I will support this movement.
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Renaissance Thinker Facebook Profile Project
Slide 1. Info Page
A. About Me (5 points)
1. Gender
2. Birthday
3. Religion
4. Hometown
5. Relationship status
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B. Biography (8 points)
● In this space write a more detailed bio for your historical figure.
Remember you are writing as if you are the historical figure.
● Try to give as much info about their personality and accomplishments
as possible and try and talk as they would.
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C. Likes & Interests (5 points)
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1. Activities
2. Interests
3. Favorite Music
4. Favorite Movies
5. Favorite TV shows
6. Favorite Books
Include at least five of the above likes and interests.
Please note: Obviously, TV and movies did not exist during this time period.
What you can do is think about modern TV, music, movies, etc. that your
thinkers would enjoy based on what you know about them.
D. Friends (3 points)
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Add pictures and the names of three people that would be friends with your
figure.
E. Advertisements.(4 points)
Add two advertisements that creatively represent the time period and the
interests of your historical figure.
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Slide 2. Newsfeed (28 points)
Write six status updates on the “Wall” of your figure. These should
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be significant and relate to the Renaissance man/woman. These facts need to
highlight important events that your historical figure is famous for. The status updates are made by your Renaissance man/woman. Talk as if you
are that person.
Each comment must be of relevance to the status update and should include an accurate date. Comments such “ So cool” are not accepted.
Comments should accurately describe the status update or add to it. The eight comments can be from your figure or from someone associated
with your figure. Maximum of four comments from your figure. You should aim to have his or her friends make the comments.
Total:
/50
Please note: I will also be looking to make sure that you answer the following
questions:
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What would the favorite quotes of this thinker be? (Hint: can be used as a status)
What other philosophers/thinkers would this person be friends with?
Are the status updates related to this thinker?
Is the basic biographical information correct?