Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Meet the Censored Writing Journal 3
Download and read the attached essay: Meet the Censored Hitler.
Answer the following questions. Your answers should take up at least 1.5 pages in MLA format.
1) Think about the essay, what do you think is the MAIN POINT or THESIS or CLAIM of this essay? Write it out in a complete sentence.
2) Answer some of the same questions asked of the author:
What do you think the rationale behind this kind of moderation is? What’s your opinion on this brand of speech regulation?
Can history violate “community guidelines”? If yes, how? If no, why not? (quantify your answer)
Can “community standards” possibly be a vague enough term to rationalize an Orwellian level conformity? If yes, how? If no, why not? (quantify your answer) (Note: Please look up who George Orwell is, in case you are not familiar with his work – Animal Farm, 1984).
