Most recent public comments by Stephanie Baird https://nowcomment.com/users/809 https://nowcomment.com/documents/2050?scroll_to=3448 https://nowcomment.com/documents/2050?scroll_to=3448 Since the Declaration’s first official printing on July 4, 1776 by John Dunlap, the document has appeared with many variations in punctuation, capitalization, and structure. The second sentence of the preamble that appears here on NowComment is different from the version appearing on the National Archives and Records Administration’s website in order to honor Professor Lucas’s specific reference to it in his paper. If you’re interested in learning more about the transformation of the Declaration since its creation, consider reading “The Declaration of Independence: The Evolution of a Text” by Julian P. Boyd. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:16:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/2050?scroll_to=3447 https://nowcomment.com/documents/2050?scroll_to=3447 All comments showing as written by Prof. Lucas are in fact excerpts from his paper “The Stylistic Artistry of the Declaration of Independence," which appears on the National Archives and Records Administration’s Declaration of Independence website, which Prof. Lucas generously gave us permission to use. His "Stylistic Artistry" paper is itself derived from a more comprehensive study titled "Justifying America: The Declaration of Independence as a Rhetorical Document," in Thomas W. Benson, ed., American Rhetoric: Context and Criticism (1989). Stephen E. Lucas is a professor of communication arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:16:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1936?scroll_to=3427 https://nowcomment.com/documents/1936?scroll_to=3427 This reminds me of a story I heard on NPR this afternoon about the EG8 conference that French President Nicolas Sarkozy held in Paris a few weeks ago. Some of the big 'internet bosses' refused to attend because they felt Sarkozy was holding the conference in order to promote his views on government censorship of the internet. There is a good article on the EG8 conference here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13518871 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:16:28 -0400