Current Enlightenment: Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin  Select a current event that would

Current Enlightenment: Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and Ben Franklin  
Select a current event that would interest our writers this week. This may be something that would appeal to their sensibilities—an idea they could truly get behind—or something that might appall them. 
explain how one of our enlightenment authors would have responded to the current event and share with us the opinions they might have expressed based on what we know about them through their writing. 
This essay should:
Use a formal, academic essay structure (the five-paragraph model works best here).
Present a debatable thesis statement (i.e. what would your writer’s position on the subject be?)
Contain well-developed body paragraphs organized around a single idea that supports the thesis. 
Incorporate specific (cited) examples from the author’s writing in support of the arguments.
Be formatted in MLA style.
Be written entirely in the third person.
Include a works cited page that includes source citations for any works cited in your paper (including references related to the current event).