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Length: Five pages in 10 point type. I’ll read more quite happily.
Question One:
USING THE DOCUMENTS ASSIGNED FROM THE CORE CANON, plus any links on the pages of the Website, plus your own thoughts and ideas, write a reflective essay responding to this question:
Is it possible to believe in Democracy if one doesn’t also believe in Reason (critical thinking)? What should one do if one’s reason disagrees with certain laws or policies of the government of the country in which one is a citizen? Why is access to knowledge (Freedom of the Press) necessary to reason confidently? Include these ideas, but in the order which makes most sense to you.
Areopagitica, John Milton (1644) (Note the Subtitle: For the Liberty of UNLICENC'D PRINTING,)
.Question Two:
USING THE DOCUMENTS ASSIGNED FROM THE CORE CANON, plus any links on the pages of the Website, plus your own thoughts and ideas, write a reflective essay responding to this question:
Is Toleration crucial if a Democracy is to function properly? What arguments do people make against toleration? What are the best arguments for toleration? Considering the last year or so, what is the state of toleration in the United States? What forms of "persecution" are taking taking place now?
Feel free to use materials from the speeches of outgoing President Obama and Incoming President Trump, You'll find them here. You may also use news from online news stories, provided you can find them in two reliable resources. (Finding them twice makes the sources a bit more reliable).