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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
All responses must be in complete sentences and short paragraphs
1. DOCUMENT DATE OF ORIGIN (ARO!IMATELY": The date of origin of this
document is 1690.
#. WHO IS$ARE THE RODUCER(S" OF THE DOCUMENT(S"% WHAT IS$ARE
THEIR OSITION(S" AND SIGNIFICANCE%
The producer is John Locke. He is a philosopher, and he responded to Hobbes section of
Leiathan, !here men !as said to be beasts. He disagreed !ith his belief of men being
saage beasts.
&. FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THIS DOCUMENT RODUCED%
The audience for this document is for eer"one.
'. WHY DO YOU THINK THE DOCUMENT WAS RODUCED (UROSE"%
WHAT DOES THE RODUCER WANT THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW OR DO%
The document !as produced because he !anted to sho! that Hobbes#s idea of men being
saage beasts !as !rong. The producer !ants the audience to kno! that men are not
saage beasts, and instead can achiee peace !ith cooperation.
(. COY THREE SHORT )UOTES FROM THE DOCUMENT THAT YOU
THINK ARE IMORTANT* THEN E!LAIN IN YOUR OWN WORDS THE
MEANING AND UROSE OF EACH )UOTE.
a." $The state of %ature has a la! of %ature to goern it, !hich applies to eer"one, and
is reasonable to all minds, !hich is that la!, that all men being e&ual and independent, no
one ought to harm another in his life, health, libert" or possessions'()Locke*. This &uote
is sa"ing that men hae their o!n freedom of being able to goern themseles, and that
all men should hae e&ual treatment. He is also sa"ing that men should not cause chaos
among themseles. This is important, because Locke is sa"ing his point of ie! of the
state of %ature. He is sa"ing that peace can be achieed through e&ualit" and cooperation.
+." $for men being all the !orkmanship of one omnipotent and infinitel" !ise +aker' all
the serants of one soereign +aster, sent into the !orld b" His order and about His
business( )Locke*. This &uote is basicall" sa"ing that all men belong to ,od, and ,od is
the master of all men for he sent men to do his !ork. This &uote is important, because
this &uote sho!s a different aspect of Locke comparing to Hobbes. Locke mentioned
about religion, and that makes his perspectie about the state of nature.
,." $-er" one as he is bound to presere himself, and not to die !illfull", so b" the like
reason, !hen his o!n reseration comes not in competition, ought he as much as he can
to presere the rest of mankind()Locke*. This &uote is sa"ing that !hen men do not
compete !ith each other, then the" can achiee peace. This is important, because this
&uote sho!s ho! human kind !ill become once there is no chaos, iolence and more.
-. DISCUSS TWO WAYS THE DOCUMENT RELATES TO .IG
IDEAS$CONCETS DURING THE TIME ERIOD (HISTORICAL CONTE!T":
a.* .ne big idea of this document is that religion is used for the means for finding
peace.
+." /nother big idea of this document is that in order to obtain peace, there must
not mankind should be e&ual
/. WHAT )UESTIONS DO YOU HA0E THAT ARE LEFT UNANSWERED
.Y THE DOCUMENT%
.ne &uestion that 0 hae that is left unans!ered b" the document is that: Ho! did
the citi1ens or people react to this document, comparing to Hobbes#s document2