states his many interpretations of the actual meaning of the First Amendment. Universities all over the Untied States are finding it difficult to clarify the controversy over free speech. Bok 's purpose in writing the essay is to bring out the differences between free speech and offensive material such as the display of Confederate flags and Swastikas, which was the situation at Harvard University. This made students in the community uneasy and offended. Those who exposed the symbols argued that if they were forced to remove certain symbols, it was against their right to free speech and expression. Bok explains that many other colleges and universities have had to deal with accusations such as these. Many groups have responded negatively in enforcing restrictions was wrong and against the First Amendment. The fact of the matter is that the students that are uncomfortable with displaying such images as a Confederate flag or a swastika, clearly out numbers the amount of students that find pride in such a thing. The students must have known that retaliating by exposing the swastika would result in upsetting others at the university. Bok explains that the U.S has been struggling with complications to the free speech rights. It’s an issue of whether to honor the freedom of speech completely or only to focus on developing a nation built on mutual respect.Works Cited…
“One reason why the power of censorship is so dangerous is that it is extremely difficult to decide when a particular communication is offensive enough to warrant prohibition or to weigh the degree of offensiveness against the potential value of the communication” (Para10, Bok) In this article, “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus, by Derek Bok I read about a situation that happened at Harvard University. At the campus there was two students who hung Confederate flags in public view. The article describes the amazing effect that it had on the college as a whole. A remarkable majority of the article includes a discussion by Derek Bok.…
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The First Amendment to the constitution guaranties freedom of expression. The framers of the Constitution believed this freedom was essential to a strong democracy. The intent and value that the founders saw as one important principal is the freedom of expression though speech because it allowed people the freedom to communicate freely in different ways. This essay will explain how freedom of expression has influenced the court system, media, and assembly.…
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