“I LIKED THE COLD WEATHER. IT MEANS YOU GET WORK DONE.” Noam Chomsky

Born December 7, 1928 Linguist, Philosopher, Logician, Political Commentator “Father of Modern Linguistics MIT, 100 books…

` 10, essay 12, high school 16, U of Pennsylvania Married in 1949 (ended 2008) Anarchy, Free Speech, Linguistic Theories, Anti- War

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.

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?

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?

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?

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?

Quote 5 “Sometimes I lose my temper.” –Noam When it comes to issues that matter, is it ever appropriate to lose your temper? When?

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?