As an advocate‚ I will be arguing against the proposition stating that campus speech codes are required to ensure that all voices are welcomed. To start off‚ campus speech codes are defined as regulations that prevent discriminatory speech directed at a person’s race‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ or other element of identity. However‚ I think there can be an argument made that these codes can set a different standard on what it means to be discriminatory. Therefore‚ these regulations can unjustly restrict
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Should schools be able to revoke your freedom of speech? No I do not believe so because of many reasons. One‚ it’s against the first amendment in the constitution. Second‚ the whole point of our founding fathers came over here to America was to have freedom. Third‚ this is a democracy. So‚ no school should not be able to take away our freedom of speech Our amendments were made for a guide line for our government and to give us rights. If a school that runs off of taxes paid from the people of
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Freedom of Speech Vs. Censorship: Children on the Internet The internet is a very controversial communication device in today’s society. If desired‚ one could find information on nearly any topic they choose. Censorship and free speech is a widely discussed topic when dealing with the current freedom of the internet especially when dealing with young minds. Should the internet have censored topics which would be illegal to post and/or view freely by children? Should the internet be a free-for-all
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however‚ if their motivation is out of kindness‚ then it becomes morally acceptable to receive an incentive. Charity is a neat way to help out people in need. Society presents opportunities every now and then when the time or donation would be highly appreciated. Charities all over the world are finding it more and more difficult to run their organizations. Although charities are tax-exempt‚ they still have expenses such as operating and administrative costs that are not easy to cover‚ while
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Freedom of speech is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. It also plays important role in society because people have a right to their own opinions‚ the majority of Americans agree that people should have the right to freedom of speech . Without freedom of speech a society would be very dysfunctional . One person can find a person words offensive ‚ now . even if it’s not causing any harm physical and it’s not breaking any laws . Speech is key when looking at a
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students had freedom of speech‚ they upheld the teachers who were preventing a disturbance of
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2.0 Findings 3.1 Finding from secondary sources The research was conducted to find out the two organisation aims and achievements. 3.2.1 Salvation Army 3.2.2.1 Mission and goals of Salvation army Source http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/about Salvation Army moved by sympathy and example of Jesus Christ‚ international Emergency Services section of Salvation Army has the mission to provide support and training and resources to unable ones to fulfil
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I believe free speech is a part of America that makes it different and special than many other countries. It is something to be proud of and cherished‚ however not taken advantage of. It seems people are always toeing the line and seeing how far some laws can be pushed. As morally wrong as one may believe these things to be racism‚ sexism‚ and hate speech are permitted under free speech. I believe free speech should not be permitted no matter the consequences. I think speech that endangers others
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Hate speech as defined by the legal dictionary is described as follows: “Hate speech is spoken words that are offensive‚ insulting‚ and/or threatening to an individual or group based on a particular attribute of that person or persons being targeted. Targeted attributes include such traits as ethnic background‚ sexual orientation‚ race‚ or disability‚ though there are other target attributes. In the U.S.‚ another term for hate speech is “fighting words‚” as such talk is likely to provoke an
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The Speech Acts in English Legal Texts A Master Thesis Submitted to Graduate School‚ Southwest University of Political Science and Law In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Master Degree of Forensic Linguistics in Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics April‚ 2008 Acknowledgements I would like to extend my gratitude to the following people‚ without whose support and encouragement‚ I could not complete the thesis. My deepest appreciation first goes to my thesis instructor
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