English 10
Freedom Essay
“What Freedom Do I Enjoy the Most?” There are many freedoms that we as citizens in the United States have. But which freedom most appeals to you? To me, freedom of speech is the most interesting. Why? It gives us, as citizens the right to speak! Freedom of Speech is the right to freely express ourselves, encompassing all types of expression, including the freedom to create and distribute movies, take photographs, paint, write songs, make up dances, dress how you want and all other forms of expressive communication.
Freedom of speech is also known as free speech or freedom of expression. It is known as freedom of expression because a person’s beliefs and thoughts can also be expressed in other ways other than speech. These ways could be art, writings, songs, and other forms of expression. If speaking freely and expressing ourselves freely is supposed to be without any consequence, then why are there constant law suits and consequences for people who do. Freedom of speech and freedom of expression should be exactly what they mean. Although most people believe that they can speak about anything without there being consequences, this is very untrue. One of those spoken things that have consequences is speaking about the president in such a negative way that it sends red flags about your intentions. Because of the high terrorist alerts, people have to limit what they say about bombs, 9/11, and anything they may say out of anger about our government or country. I am glad that more and more people realize that freedom of speech has a limit! One of the obvious shortages of too much freedom of speech is the bad influence on the public. Nowadays Internet becomes an important medium for free expression. Anyone can express their views by publishing material on line and everyday millions of people look through it. Hate groups, such as Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis are in favor of using websites to spread their opinion and