The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the embodiment of the public’s right to know about the activities of its government. Transparency is an integral part of a democracy and is necessary to hold a government accountable to its people. FOIA is a foundational transparency law‚ and one of the most important tools in creating and maintaining a transparent and accountable government. It is the primary mechanism by which the public can gain access to government information. FOIA has proven to be extremely
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First negative effect of capturing animals is lack of freedom. The animals should be in the place where they belong. An animals staying in the cage seem kind of tortured. Of course‚ they are tortured and for sure‚ it is hard time for animals to stay in the cage for the rest of their lives. “When we lose the right to be different‚ we lose the privilege to be free” (Hughes).Wild animals are supposed to live wildlife‚ supposed to hunt and survive as they live their own typical life. Although animals
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Is It Freedom of Speech in Music? Freedom of speech and expression are two of the mainstays that make up the very fabric of this country. Music is a form of speech that gives the artist a platform to relay their message or opinion on any given topic they choose. When tragic events happen certain songs are viewed as insensitive and in return receive no radio time or video play. By banning music containing information pertaining to the tragic event‚ does the tragic event disappear? The
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Words: 345 Henry‚ Paine‚ freedom A comparison of both speeches Two important persons in the American Literature are Thomas Pain and Patrick Henry trying to help the colonist to get their freedom from the Britain. Paine tried to bring the colonists in to reality in his speech. He wanted to remained the colonists how badly the supreme British were treating them. On the other hand Henry tried to persuade the colonists to go to war‚ using Britain as the enemy‚ but they tried to persuade the audience
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Freedom‚ or safety in an environment where you aren’t free? they both can have benefits‚ and also disadvantages at the same time. As I sit down and consider my options I have to think about do I risk my life to attempt to be free--or live in an environment where I am safe. The family who I belong to treats me like I am one of them‚ and I am terribly sad to give up the chance for freedom but‚ in the grand scheme of it all‚ I am better of here. Indeed‚ staying in South Carolina is not an ideal but
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Gun freedom and gun violence have long been a public issue in American society. In recent years‚ firearms violence‚ especially for young students on campus firearms violence has occurred frequently‚ causing heavy casualties. According to Squire Peter‚ Gun Culture or Gun Control?: Firearms and Violence: Safety and Society “The suddenness of this outburst of violence‚ striking in the midst of everyday routine the incident all the more ‘unreal’ and ‘unbelievable’. Ordinary domestic life was starkly
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During 1963 and 1964 the Ku Klux Klan was unleashing a rage of hatred across the state of Mississippi. The blacks answered with the Mississippi Freedom Summer. The Mississippi Freedom Summer marked a turning point in the national acknowledgement of the despair going on with the civil rights movement. Many civil rights activists in Mississippi were opposed to certain decisions that should have been made during this time in 1964. Many were conflicting on their thoughts about the white college northerners
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Defamation and Freedom of Speech The committee makes the following recommendations on the proposed programs: The Followers: * An allegation made by a Western Australian MP‚ Greg Saunders‚ in Question Time‚ that a prominent‚ unmarried member of the Federal Cabinet is a homosexual. This committee sees no problem in discussing an allegation made by Greg Saunders‚ MP‚ in Question Time that a prominent‚ unmarried member of the Federal Cabinet is a homosexual. This conclusion has been derived from many factors
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In “The Story Of An Hour” The theme is freedom. When Louise hears from Josephine and Richard about her husband Brently’s death‚ she reacts with obvious grief‚ and goes into her room to mourn in peace. However moments later of Louise being alone in her room she begins to realize that she is now a free‚independent women‚ she tries to push past the feeling at first but comes to realize she can’t deny the overwhelming feeling of being free! This realization excites her‚perhaps more than it should. When
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In the United States‚ we have this constitutional right called freedom of religion. That is in all circumstances not just in a select few. In the workplace for example you have the freedom of religion. In my opinion‚ a company should but also should not have the right to discriminate on religious beliefs. Companies should be allowed because the person being discriminated against could bring bad vibes‚ bad intentions‚ and an unsafe work environment. An example‚ is if there was a newly immigrated syrian
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