Colonial maryland
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Gadsen Flag
Marshall McLuhan: "We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror."
The Gadsen Flag. Retrieved from http://www.usflag.org/history/gadsden.html
With this symbol of liberty being used by the Tea Party, the Gadsen Flag has become controversial. Thinking about its first use, and its long history throughout American history what do you think about the recent bans in towns, especially in New England not to fly this flag.
First Amendment Rights: Has a Historical Symbol Become Too Controversial?
Nancy in Human/Civil Rights, Legal News : First Amendment, Gadsden flag. First Amendment Rights: Has a Historical Symbol Become Too Controversial?. Retrieved from http://www.legalfish.com/TheDailyTackle/2010/09/22/first-amendment-rights-has-a-historical-symbol-become-too-controversial/
The Gadsen Flag. Retrieved from http://www.usflag.org/history/gadsden.html
With this symbol of liberty being used by the Tea Party, the Gadsen Flag has become controversial. Thinking about its first use, and its long history throughout American history what do you think about the recent bans in towns, especially in New England not to fly this flag.
In Connecticut, lawmakers refused to fly the Gadsden flag at the capitol building in April because of the Tea Party’s “political nature,” but they also refused to display it on the Fourth of July at the request of a group of retired Marines. A man living near Phoenix, Ariz. was recently ordered by his homeowners’ association to remove the Gadsden flag flying outside his home, despite his protests that he wasn’t displaying it to support the Tea Party. The American Civil Liberties Union came to his defense, citing a violation of First Amendment rights. In Colorado, a similar dispute over the same flag is ongoing as well.
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Some argue that the flag is offensive because of the conservative views of the party. However, others maintain that the controversial and unpopular ideas are the ones the First Amendment was designed to protect; you can’t censor ideas simply because you don’t agree with them. Should the flag be allowed to fly as a historical symbol but not a Tea Party one? A military symbol? Or should it not be flown at all due to its current association with a highly politicized movement?
First Amendment Rights: Has a Historical Symbol Become Too Controversial?
Nancy in Human/Civil Rights, Legal News : First Amendment, Gadsden flag. First Amendment Rights: Has a Historical Symbol Become Too Controversial?. Retrieved from http://www.legalfish.com/TheDailyTackle/2010/09/22/first-amendment-rights-has-a-historical-symbol-become-too-controversial/
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Welcome to our examination of the colonies and media during the colonial times.
"These are the times that try men's souls..." Thomas Paine. The Crisis. Retrieved from http://www.ushistory.org/paine/crisis/index.htm
Thomas Paine, on of our founding father's, help to from the fledgling America through his writings. He along, with Benjamin Franklin, helps to create publishing media in the United States.
Throughout most of his life, his writings inspired passion, but also brought him great criticism. He communicated the ideas of the Revolution to common farmers as easily as to intellectuals, creating prose that stirred the hearts of the fledgling United States. He had a grand vision for society: he was staunchly anti-slavery, and he was one of the first to advocate a world peace organization and social security for the poor and elderly. http://www.ushistory.org/paine/
You can read his pamphlet, Common Sense here.
Image retrieved from http://gfisher.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_archive.html
Enjoy reading the presentations about the foundations of the 13 colonies and the type of media that was present in each colony. How did they communicate?
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