Assignment:  

We are in the process of reading and discussing essays that have to do with Law and order, a pertinent subject right now on the national and civil level. Consider the ideas we have been reading about concerning freedom of speech. Work with "The Declaration of Independence," "Protecting Freedom of Expression on Campus, and "The Internet, the Internet:  The Next Front in the Book Wars,"" and the First Amendment to the Constitution."  Do not synopsize these pieces, but draw from their ideas.  Write an essay addressing the following question: Is it appropriate, for an orderly society, to restrict access to some information?

Procedure:

Reread the essays. Know their ideas, their points.  In a first draft, start off with the question. What is your initial answer?  Yes?  No?  Why?  That is the beginning of the writing process.  What examples can you give?  Think of things personal, visual, something your reader can share beyond vague general statements about right or wrong.  There will be a strong tendency toward generality.  That's fine in a first draft.  For a short paper like this, though, you need to sift through that draft and find a single approach to your answer to the question.  In the next draft, concentrate on that approach.  Be direct, clear.  Remember, your task here is to convincingly offer an answer to the question, not the answer.

Submitting Via Email: 

You will submit these papers as MS Word documents, as attachments to and email addressed to steelej@wit.edu.  Subject Line: English 100. Name your documents with your Last Name & assignment number: Smith_3.doc, Smith_J3.doc.   Papers should be submitted by Midnight on Monday, April 8th..

Format: 

 These papers will be in MLA format:  One inch margins, completely double-spaced (no more no less), in a standard 12 point font, pages numbered.  I expect these papers to be a minimum of 1000 words, carefully proofread and edited. Consult the MLA page layout example.