The Enlightenment brought forth a rapid change in progression of how society thought and acted.  It led to the questioning of the social hierarchy in every regard, such as race, political position, religious position, and sex.  The Enlightenment thinkers paved the way for contemporary situations, events and movements which I believe is similar to the Enlightenment as things are being questioned and people are skeptical.  Currently, society is disorderly and in disarray, as the social hierarchy is changing in obvious and forceful ways due to politics, race and religion.  Although the future looks bleak, many advancements have been made.  While women during the Enlightenment were first coming out of their alleged “subordination,” the United States almost finally had a female president, after 44 consecutive male presidents, of which only the most recent one was not “white.”  In other parts of the world, deemed “third world countries,” there have been women in the highest political positions.  As progressive as the United States may claim to be, it (the Electoral College) did not elect a veteran female politician with an actual resume in various fields that show her strengths and qualifications to be the leader of the free world.  Whereas a celebrity who took politics as a hobby manages to be selected.  It makes me believe that although the Enlightenment era made many changes that are still seen today, it seems as if we are trying to reverse some of their thinking.  The “legacy” of the Enlightenment in terms of political, racial and religious viewpoint are all also taking a step backwards and have been completely tarnished.  In 2017 people are being denied access based on religious beliefs, while this nation’s first pilgrims were running from persecution due to their beliefs.  Although these are recent happenings, it just goes to show that society is ever-changing and adapting, but not always right.