Norman Rockwell, "Freedom of Speech"

 Interpretation:  Why is this man standing?  What is going on?

What attitude do the other people seem to have toward him?

How is he different from them?  Are there places in the world

where this kind of scene could not take place?

The Merchants of Cool

Please respond to prompt #1 below. 

Then watch Merchants of Cool, Ch. 1, "Hunting for Cool," and Ch. 2 "Under the Radar Marketing" at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/

Then respond to prompt #2 below.

Prompt #1 (before viewing):  What is your sense of how new products become cool?  What makes everyone want them?  Are you a cool kid?  Why or why not?

Prompt #2 (after viewing):  What did you learn that you didn't know before about how things get to be cool?  Does this new knowledge make you any more (or less) willing to participate in that ongoing teen quest to be cool?

Resources for Research on Freedom of Speech Issues

News articles about these issues also mention the types of people who are most involved in the issue and why those people believe what they do about the topic. 

Google News Search:
https://news.google.com/

ProQuest News Search:
via Marvel -- scroll 2/3 down the list of links and click "ProQuest Newspapers"

Google Blog Search:
http://www.google.com/blogsearch

ProCon.org
http://www.procon.org/

Issues & Controversies
http://www.2facts.com/icof_home_feature.aspx