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Noam Chomsky Birth and Early Life
Noam Chomsky was born Avram Noam Chomsky in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1928. Chomsky was raised in a Jewish home and had a traditional Jewish upbringing. Noam Chomsky has a long list of education credentials to include a degree from the University of Pennsylvania, a Ph.D from Harvard University, and tenure from MIT. References: Lamb, B. (n.d.). Biography of Noam Chomsky, Writer and Father of Modern Linguistics. Retrieved December 06, 2020, from https://www.thoughtco.com/noam-chomsky-4769113 -
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Activism
Noam Chomsky has been an activist for a majority of his adult life. He first participated in antiwar rallies. Chomsky is a major advocate for many socialist theories and has pushed the American left further in their progressive ideals. References: Garland, C. (2009). Noam Chomsky. Retrieved December 07, 2020, from https://chomsky.info/2009____-2/ -
Principles and Parameters
Noam Chomsky put forth his most famous theoretical framework in his book "Lectures on Government and Binding" in 1981. The main element of this book was the Principle and Parameters framework which establishes how natural language is defined by general principles that can turn a language on or off. Reference: Linguistics. (n.d.). Retrieved December 06, 2020, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Noam-Chomsky/Linguistics -
Isreal and Palestine Relations
Chomsky was a huge voice in the discussion of the failings of a two state solution in Israel and how the United States role in the matter was only making things worse. "The United States is intent on maintaining a military confrontation." (Chomsky). References: Chomsky, N. (1992). Israel, the Holocaust, and Anti-Semitism. Retrieved December 07, 2020, from https://chomsky.info/dissent01/:
