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Welcome to the blog for Mr. Rigler and Mr. Kramer's American Studies class! Here you will find daily postings about what happens in our class, links to each student's blog, helpful resources, and just about any other information you'd like to know about the class or the topics we'll study. We look forward to your posts, comments, and conversations!

Friday, September 10, 2010

Thoughts about 9-11 and the First Amendment

With the 9th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks upon us, we thought it would be important for use to think about its meaning to us, as well as to explore the ways in which it continues to play a role in conversations about freedom, security, and liberty.

For today, we'd like you to visit the web site of the First Amendment Center.  Once there, please select and read one of the articles about the church in Florida that plans to burn copies of the Quran as part of their remembrance of 9-11.  Then, please post a response to the article on your blog. 
What are the Constitutional issues it raises? 
What is your personal response? 
Feel free to include any thoughts or memories about 9-11, from that day 9 years ago or any anniversary of it, or about its meaning to the United States overall.

Then, return to the main class blog and locate the "Blog Roll."  Here you will find links to everyone's individual blogs.  Please click on the link to the two blogs below your name, read their post about 9-11, and write a response (i.e. you are reading two different postings and writing two different responses).

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