Essay (First draft) Should rap music that has filthy lyrics be censored? Introduction : Some people believe that rap music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists should be able to speak‚ sing‚ rap‚ or rhyme freely without anyone censoring them. Thesis statement I think it should be censored because censoring rap music that has filthy lyrics is a good factor to decrease using
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Throughout recorded human history‚ some people have written books and others have‚ sometimes‚ decided on disliking certain books. Once someone is against a book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most
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A Female for the First. Although a very respected female journalist‚ Susan Jacoby was labeled as a "First Amendment junkie" by many other women for her personal views concerning the censorship of pornography in society. Ultimately‚ she believed that censorship of any kind against pornography was wrong. Feminists were infuriated that another female acknowledged pornography ’s right to exist. Susan Jacoby did not necessarily agree with pornography‚ but she felt that its rights guaranteed under the
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Although I don’t agree with most forms of censorship‚ I feel as if it is important in certain situations. For instance‚ television must be censored because all age groups watch it‚ and it influences younger children’s behavior because they have seen it on television. Not to mention anyone at any time can watch TV. Whereas censoring books is completely different. The reader has the option to read the book‚ making the author not reliable. Not just any age group can pick up a book and begin to read
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government censorship‚ democratizing information‚ and allowing people in heavily censored societies to gain access to information that their governments were trying to suppress. By entering the Chinese market and agreeing to the restrictions enforced by the country’s government‚ Google is not sticking to its mission. In essence‚ Google did not want to miss out on adding 100 million users to its interface. 3. Do you think that Google should have entered China and engaged in self-censorship‚ given the
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Freedom of Speech; Is It Really Free In the United States we have many freedoms that we as citizens possess. Freedom of speech is one of the freedoms we enjoy. But what is the meaning of the word “freedom”‚ and how free is our speech? The word free‚ according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary means: having the legal and political rights of a citizen. With this in mind‚ it does not mean that we have the right to do and say as we please. The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law
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similar views on the topic of euphemisms. In his writings Orwell conveys that a government’s ability to abuse power for gain is completely unjust‚ this coincides with the hacktivist point of view on freedom of speech and oppression. The theme of censorship is commonly seen in the film‚ in relation to Orwell‚ he describes that the withholding of information can only lead to
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Through an article about Campus Hate Speech Codes posted by Gerald Uelmen‚ he says “Censorship is only one example of how hate speech codes undercut the benefits of higher education. If these codes shield students from dissenting opinions‚ how will they learn to respond to such opinions after they graduate?” If a student is expected by others
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Today‚ it’s admitted that the amount of Internet users becomes more and more popular. To compare with 10 years ago‚ it’s an amazing difference. Internet can be used by 6 year-old children‚ by adults‚ or even though by 80 year-old people. However‚ its popularity is not always a good thing. Besides its usefulness‚ some people use for their advantage that to be against with the political problem. Facing with this situation‚ do you think governments should or should not censor the internet? I believe
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Advertising is about illusion Pro: * Advertising creates desire and implies that the product makes you happy * - talking positively about something will make people chose it * - advertising provides things with a meaning * The type of product being advertised is not really important Contra: Advertisers perform a useful service to out community Pro * Advertising creates mass markets therefore goods are cheap * Purpose is not only to sell goods but to inform For example:
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