Blog Assignment - Nov. 15-23

Should an employer be able to fire an employee for disparaging, insubordinate remarks made on social networking sites like Facebook?  Some people feel that slanderous talk about a company should be relegated to open, non-electronic forums and should not be posted on sites like Facebook.  Read the following article about a woman who is now suing her company stating that her 1st amendments rights were violated by her wrongful termination.  Facebook Firing

Blog Assignment - Nov.1 - Nov.5

We will be reading Lord of the Flies for the next two and a half weeks.  There are several themes that we will be discussing including but not limited to - loss of civilization, innate human evil, and loss of innocence.  What modern-day news events could relate with any of these themes?