06-1st Amendment & Virginia Declaration

Before class on 2-7 you will read Amendment I of the Bill of Rights and Section 12 of The Virginia Declaration of Rights (the Declaration was written by George Mason). You will then post to the blog at least two paragraphs on: 1) what you learned from the reading in Black about why gangster movies upset critics and citizen groups; and 2) Whether you think censorship of the kind we see in the production history of Scarface is consistent with democratic principles.  If you don’t have time to post your entry to the blog in class, do so by Friday at midnight.  If you finish the in-class writing early, read Diana Hacker on pronoun reference, pp. 39-40, and start working through the exercises on pronoun reference (12-4 through 12-6) at
http://dianahacker.com/pocket/gm_menu.asp  

Do not use the Leave a Reply box below but the New Post link in the blue area at the top of the page. Also remember to check 1st A & Virginia Declaration (under Assignments) and your name (under People) in the category boxes to the right of the posting area.