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                      ASSIGNMENTS
                  1.  What does the underlined statement in the text mean?
                  2.  Discuss the importance of the freedom of expression.
                  3.  Do we have freedom of expression in our country?

                  4.  Do you agree that freedom of expression is the cradle of democracy?
                  5.  Do  you believe that freedom of expression and information should
                      have some boundaries? Why?

                  6.  What  would  you  add  to  the  definition  of  freedom  of  speech  given
                      below?






























                                       Fig. 3.1 Freedom of Speech Definitions


                  7.  Do  you  agree  that  freedom  of  expression  in  Ukraine  is  “a
                      disappearing commodity”?
                  8.  Have you ever had any problems with freedom of speech?

                  9.  Comment  on  the  quote  by  Soren  Kierkegaard,  Danish  philosopher
                      (1813 - 1855): “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation
                      for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”

                  10.  Summarize the text.
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