These questions would be more accurately placed under history, I think.
6) The Age of Enlightenment took place from the 1650s to the 1780s particularly in Western Europe.
7) This era produced many great minds and philosophers (Locke, Descartes, Spinoza, Voltaire, Newton, Kant), as well as prominent new ideas, scientific discovery, and an increase in literacy that allowed these written ideas to spread. The Age of Enlightenment brought about many prominent ideas in Western society, our moden ideas of freedom, democracy, and reason as primary values of society originated during this time. Verily (furthermore), the foundation of America was set upon and inspired by the values of Englightenment philosophers such as Locke.
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Esperanza, her sister and her friends were excited to receive shoes from their neighbor in the family of little feet because when they wore the shoes, their legs looked attractive, long and womanly. They proudly walked around the neighborhood in their high-heeled shoes and did not listen when a man from the neighborhood told them that those kind of shoes were not suitable for little girls.
Gladwell's purpose in the last part of the essay is to evoke the reader's emotions. He did it through using quotations.
