and what makes this country what is is today. Freedom of speech is one of the most valued right‚ because you are allowed to say what is on your mind and not go to jail.Protesting is an example of people believing of freedom of speech. Protesters are saying what they want and trying to get what they want. If there is a president that the country doesn’t want to be elected as a president the people of the country can protest against him or her. Freedom of religion is another example of a right that
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respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances" ("Bill"). Many Americans believe that online content should be regulated. However‚ internet censorship violates our rights to freedom of expression‚ association‚ speech‚ and press. The U.S. Constitution protects those rights‚ and as Americans we should make sure
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Is there really freedom of speech in America or are some speeches to offensive to ever be considered free speech? This is exactly the question that is being answered in Lee vs. Tam‚ which debate s whether a certain word can be considered a racial slur. The Court’s decision today plays a monumental role in the way that freedom of speech cases will be handled in the future. On November 24‚ 2011‚ Simon Tam and his band called The Slants‚ an Oregon based band of Asian Americans‚ sought to register the
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Freedom of speech is a constitutional right based upon 1st amendment. The 1st amendment establishes a safety net‚ for people to speak their minds about anything within the confines of the law.This might create problems for society‚ especially colleges has a lot of different races‚ cultures‚ and maturity. Even though‚ majority colleges are policing free speech. Colleges should allow students to freely express their personal beliefs as long as it not physically offending someone or discriminating
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was more of a free essay in the way that I got to pick what I feel like is a controversial issue and it wasn’t such a strict and guided essay. I do need more unbiased sources because most sources have a side on the issue of pornography being a free speech issue or not. I also like how we can’t be bias towards one side‚ he have to just state the facts and not give our extra commentary because that creates for a different style of writing that we have never experienced before. I have never written a
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critical to good government. Our legal right to criticize government is essential to the effective working of democracy. The U.S. Bill of Rights sets forth the rights and freedoms that cannot be denied or abridged government. The scope of the First Amendment is extensive and prohibits any law which would abridge the freedom of speech‚ or of the press. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for determining and advocating telecommunications policies that ensure the First Amendment
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React to Hate Speech The topic of hate speech and the First Amendment is considered extremely sensitive to many citizens. The First Amendment protects their right of freedom of speech‚ the right to provide their views on a wide matter of subjects. The controversial issue at hand is whether or not hate speech should be protected in the First Amendment or not. On the one hand‚ every citizen should have the right to freedom of speech‚ regardless of the topic. On the other hand‚ hate speech is seen as
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African American Freedom and Rights Speech The freedom and rights of African Americans have been an insecure dispute with the turn of the century which is a problem to be enlighten by our country. This enlightenment will give a wide variety of freedom and liberty to us as human beings as well as equality in the states of this country we live in. To construe this difficult complication between colored and caucasians a variety of ideas need to be clarified to the people of the United States which
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Protecting the environment Every company should invest in our environment. We live in a time when the environment is in danger‚ so it is important to protect it. We need a healthy environment in order to survive‚ so we must protect it. We need to protect the environment now to help prevent health problems‚ to maintain the ecosystem‚ and to preserve the Earth for our children. Pollution from factories and cars can cause damage to the environment. It makes the air dirty. Breathing this dirty air causes
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