Jon Lovett's The Culture Of Shut Up
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Initially a speech given at Loyola Marymount University, “The Culture of Shut Up” is an essay written by Jon Lovett concerning the freedom of speech and the influences it has on internet, with politics and the government. Jon Lovett has an exciting career. He is a 30 year old speech writer, screenwriter and comedian. Lovett worked for Hillary Clinton and President Obama for 3 years as a speech writer (Waxman). “The Culture of Shut Up” is a rather complex essay for the reason that it addresses various issues all in one writing. The author starts off by narrating a made up story about a village whose inhabitants, the green people, cannot talk. However, there are 3 three elders who have the ability to speak, therefore they are in charge. These