A teenager in your family has emailed you (knowing you are studying Modern Culture) and asked you to explain Atheistic Existentialism, and whether you believe it to be a useful basic life philosophy. Write him/her back with a clear explanation, state your opinion of it, and give your reasons for that opinion.  NB:  Avoid the two common misperceptions about AE, namely that (1) it is about proving God does not exist and (2) that one cannot live a moral life without religion.

Try to incorporate material from the book:
The Humanities: Culture, Continuity, and Change, Volume II, 4th edition by Henry Sayres