Reflections on the First Amendment Megan Cresse His/301 June 18‚ 2013 Karen Levosky Reflections on the First Amendment The First Amendment is one of the most important Amendments in the Bill of Rights. The forefathers felt that the Bill of Rights was needed in the Constitution to assure the rights of the people and proceeded to add such protection in the First Amendment. Presently and throughout history the First Amendment stands as an important role in America. Many believe it is the most
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Reflections on the First Amendment On December 15th‚ 1971‚ the first X amendments to the Constitution went into affect. The first X amendments to the constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment was written by James Madison because the American people were demanding a guarantee of their freedom. The First Amendment was put into place to protect American’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of petition. The First Amendment was written as
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First Amendment rights to freedom of speech are regulated in various ways in many different variations of institutions. For instance‚ public school administrations have broad standards created by the Supreme Court to use when there is a need to suppress student speech believed too distracting‚ offensive‚ presenting a harmful image for the school‚ or even promoting illegal drug use. Though broad‚ a few cases do provide guidance when looking at student speech‚ and how there are times when the regulation
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after by all the nation ’s citizens‚ ranging from the freedom of exercising one ’s inborn rights to the constitutional rights given to each of the unique and individual thirteen colonies‚ now part of the United States of America. Specifically‚ the First Amendment includes the most important rights for a truly democratic society: the rights of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. Without these valued rights
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and well thought out idea‚ it isn’t because it squanders taxpayer resources‚ abuses and infringes upon our First Amendment rights‚ and creates a dearth of personal responsibility. Initially‚ this radical idea limits our First Amendment rights even more than it already is. As it states in the article‚ Sacrificing the First Amendment to Catch "Cyberbullies"‚ "Senators are mistaken about the First Amendment…
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution allows for a US citizen to have freedom of speech. This is an inalienable right that allows us to express our ideas and opinions and to communicate with each other. Some people use this amendment to justify something wrong that they did. They think that they can do or say anything that they want without being punished because they’re still following the law. If a person says something to harm or insult someone then there should be a limit placed under the
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Does the First Amendment mean anyone can say anything at any time? No. The Supreme Court has rejected an interpretation of speech without limits. Because the First Amendment has such strong language‚ we begin with the presumption that speech is protected. Over the years‚ the courts have decided that a few other public interests — for example‚ national security‚ justice or personal safety — override freedom of speech. There are no simple rules for determining when speech should be limited‚ but there
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over the last several weeks. The individual sessions that I have had with my resident has thus far relied heavily on visiting‚ getting to know one another‚ and building trust; however‚ we have done a variety of activities along side that as well. The first session was simply an introductory session where I shared about myself‚ and sought to find out about her. The next session‚ we interacted with cards for a few minutes‚ looked through sale ads‚ read the newspaper‚ shared memories of farm life‚ and visited
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The Crusades That the crusading phenomenon‚ primarily the first three crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.)‚ was beneficial to Western Europe as it directly triggered Western expansionism. The crusades were only three of a series of nine Holy Wars fought between the European Christians and the Middle Eastern Muslim forces for control over the universally religiously renowned Jerusalem (Tyerman‚ 2004‚ 14). The first three crusades (1096 C.E. – 1192 C.E.) brought both cultural benefits and economic
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Crusade is a military campaign established by the Latin Roman Catholic Church during the High Middle ages and Late Middle ages. Some people believe that another reason behind the establishment of Crusades was because Pope Urabn II accepted to help the Byzantine Empire by reuniting the Christians under his commandership and provide Empror Alexios I‚ who was the emperor of Byzantine Empire with military support‚ while the Byzantine Empire was facing difficulties due to the territory loss during the
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