W009

Essay, read requirements Outline is needed Please read the directions thoroughly. 1. Length:550 words 2. MLA Format (Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced) 3. Read "Free Expression in Peril” by Geoffrey R. Stone on pp. 609-15 in your textbook. Answer one or more of the following prompts. Do not type out the questions when writing the W.A. 1. Do you think students in your class are able to “express whatever views they want” (paragraph 25)? Or do you think that your school is one of those that “too often surrender academic freedom” (9)? 2. According to Stone, colleges are “fearful of seeming unsympathetic” (14) and so they inhibit free speech. Do you think that students should be allowed to say anything they want to in class, or do you think faculty and administrators should place limits on speech? Write an argumentative journal that presents your position. Be sure to include specific examples to support your thesis. 3. In paragraph 25, Stone argues that “students and faculty be allowed to express whatever views they want, however offensive they might be to others.” Do you think that faculty members should be allowed to say anything they want in class? Or, do you think that there should be limits? Write an argumentative journal that presents your opinion. Be sure to include specific examples to support your thesis.