Freedom and limitations Freedom is the condition of being free and the power to act or speak or think without restraint. What does freedom mean to me? I can’t help but be thankful every morning that I wake up; I am a free woman. I pray for the men and women that go to the line every day to give us that freedom. Freedom comes in many different forms such as social‚ economic‚ physical and political. There are limitations to every type of freedom because you have the ability to abuse these
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Black Dog is based off of a stream of concious I did in February during one of my many routine walks through a cemetery near my house. It was night time‚ and everything was cold and damp. But the moon made this atmosphere that I just loved that I had to write about it. It should also be noted that it was around valentine’s day and I was thinking about my “perfect” mate (don’t judge me‚ you’ve done that before) This piece is also about on how I would be a “perfect” mate‚ and how I would have to change
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Brooklyn‚ NY —Hours after hundreds of mourners attended the funeral service for the Imam and his associate with New York officials making reference to GOP nominee Donald Trump as reason to blame him for his “divisive nature‚” the NYPD arrested and charged a man Monday evening with the shooting that killed an Imam and his associated in Queens the past weekend. The suspect in custody for the slaying of the Imam and associated was identify as Oscar Morel‚ a 35 years old Hispanic man from Brooklyn
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State Actor Speech (convey message + understood) Rational Intermediate Strict Compelling Narrowly Tailored United States vs. O’Brien This is speech (from Texas vs. Johnson) Conveying message and message has to be understood Can he be put in jail for burning draft card? Is it unconstitutional? Content neutral regulation Cannot get people to effectively fight without draft cards Understood because they beat him up Need to
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expressions violate other amendments and freedoms as well. A few examples given by Rosenblatt included acts of freedom of speech performed by professional sports players. Many believe these were just their statements of opinion and in turn‚ their right as an American. However‚ I find them offensive to say the least. One problem with their open dialect is the position they hold in society. As a public figure‚ representing a professional sports team‚ they should not be able to vocalize such ignorant
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Freedom Our fore fathers fought for political freedom from the tyranny of England and its kings. Slaves fought for freedom and equality. Women fought for the freedom from their stereotypical "wifely duty"� and their right to vote. We now are beginning to see freedom‚ due to the World Trade Center Disaster‚ being redefined and more defined. Young Americans of the past saw freedom differently than young Americans of today. The pampered youth of today’s society use freedom in regard to getting a car
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The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Jason Issacs‚ and many others‚ is a suitable example of what Hollywood does to history. Although certain events and issues handled in the film are correct‚ there are glaring examples of liberties taken with the source material‚ which is history itself. The Patriot begins rather idyllically‚ which is a warning sign to begin with; the film is about the Revolutionary War after all. Mel Gibson plays a character named Benjamin Martin‚ who is actually an
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Eye of the Tiger There are many songs in today’s era that give there listeners the strength to carry on. The song I have chosen is “Eye of the Tiger”. The artist responsible for the creation of this masterpiece of inspiration is survivor. Eye of the Tiger was released spring of 1982 as well as featured in Rocky III. Inspiration‚ theme‚ and the strength to overcome hardships is what this song has given me. Life is never easy for anyone‚ and Eye of the Tiger is a song that gives strength and determination
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Viva Puerto Rico Libre! 2. We want self-determination for all Latinos. Our Latin Brothers and Sisters‚ inside and outside the united states‚ are oppressed by amerikkkan business. The Chicano people built the Southwest‚ and we support their right to control their lives and their land. The people of Santo Domingo continue to fight against gringo domination and its puppet generals. The armed liberation struggles in Latin America are part of the war of Latinos against imperialism. Que Viva La
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Eric Cain English 10 period 5 January 14‚2009 I. Jim Thorpe Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac II.The book I read was a biography. The reason I know this is because it talked about his life throughout the book written from the writer. Throughout the book it used words like he and his in almost every paragraph. In this book he gave many stories of his childhood to his adulthood‚ which was narractorated by Jim Thorpe. One example is when Jim is playing football he says “I had spent most
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