Enlightenment Thinker Rap/Song/Poem Assignment

Your Assignment (Due Monday) :

You will take on the personality of an enlightenment thinker and create a rap/poem/song from their perspective

Your rap/poem/song must meet the following criteria:

Here are some resources to help you:

Also, here is a link to help you find rhyming words: http://www.rhymezone.com/

Lastly, here is my rap/poem I created for Beccaria to model what I expect:

Hello, how are you , my name is Beccaria

I come from a boot-shaped peninsula called Italia

The criminal justice system these days just ain’t right

They torture and abuse suspects under the cover of night

All the criminals say: Beccaria Beccaria, can’t you see

Crappy criminal justice systems always picking on me

They make convicts wait forever for a trial

And while they wait they punish them in an arbitrary and cruel style.

The trial should be fair, with fair-minded judge

That don’t give harsh verdicts because they hold a grudge

People should be judged according to the rules of nature

Look at the evidence and apply the scientific method to measure

Whether a person is actually guilty or innocent of a crime,

We don’t want innocent people on an MSNBC documentary about people serving hard time,

Punishments for crimes need to be fair

But governments these days just don’t seem to care

I explained this all in my book crime and punishments

That criminal justice systems don’t make any sense

Because of me, your US Bill of Rights guarantees

That police can’t torture inmates as they please

If you get arrested for stealing a loaf of bread

You don’t have to fear that they’ll cut off your head

I deserve some credit for all of the ideas that I’ve given

Because of me your society is a better place to live in

Peace

Martin's Modern World History