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“I LIKED THE COLD WEATHER. IT MEANS YOU GET WORK DONE.” Noam Chomsky
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Born December 7, 1928 Linguist, Philosopher, Logician, Political Commentator “Father of Modern Linguistics MIT, 100 books…
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` 10, essay 12, high school 16, U of Pennsylvania Married in 1949 (ended 2008) Anarchy, Free Speech, Linguistic Theories, Anti- War
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Quote 1 “If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don’t believe in it all.” –Noam Chomsky Agree? Disagree? Does our society agree with this quote? Explain.
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Quote 2 “There is a tremendous gap between public opinion and public policy.” – Noam Chomsky Is this true today? Explain in detail. Where does it apply? Just the government?
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Quote 3 “Civil disobedience’s main goal typically is to try and arouse and inspire others to join and do something. Well, sometimes that is a good tactic, sometimes not.” –Noam Chomsky When is it good? When is it bad? Is it always good? Always bad?
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Quote 4 “There is still much debate about whether torture has been effective in eliciting information- the assumption being, apparently, that if it is effective, then it may be justified.” –Noam Chomsky Is it? Are there shades of grey with this question?
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Quote 4 “Everyone knows that when you look at a television ad, you do not expect to get information. You expect to see delusion and imagery.” –Noam Does everyone know that? If everyone knows that, why are they so effective?
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Quote 5 “Sometimes I lose my temper.” –Noam When it comes to issues that matter, is it ever appropriate to lose your temper? When?
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Question 6 “Growing up in the place I did I never was aware of any other option but to question myself.” –Noam Is that a good or bad thing?
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