summary of freedom of speech

I was pretty amazed at the similarity in the reviews. Doing a paragraph by paragraph summary really helps to put the author's points into view. I summarized Bok and looked at other summaries by Porter, Noel, and Guthmiller.
The short summaries were a little different. Brenda Porter's summary didn't mention racism or the Confederate flag. She focused more on the community's feelings. Michael Noel focused on the right of a private university to take down the flags if they so pleased. He felt that a university is the same throughout the US. Why should it be different at Harvard? Beth Guthmiller put her focus on the the First Amendment regarding free speech. My summary was most similar to Guthmiller's.
The paragraph summaries were almost identical and the short summaries had different points of view from the same review. It seems that people can read the same review and come up with different main points. Each individual can put their own spin on the review. I focused on the point that while freedom of speech may be offensive to some, it is necessary not to censor any of it. Summaries can be very helpful when forming comprehensive arguments to support what you believe.