What Freedom do I enjoy the most? The freedom I enjoy most is the Freedom of Speech. I enjoy this freedom the most because I‚ as an American‚ have the right to express my feelings or opinions on any subject‚ and not get into any major trouble for doing so. This freedom comes from the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. In other countries such as North Korea or Cuba that are communist countries‚ a citizen would not have the right to express their feelings about anything‚ political or not. If
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The First Amendment‚ Freedom of Speech could probably be considered one of the most powerful amendments of the Constitution. It is very important to distinguish the suitability of Freedom of Speech and its’ position under the First Amendment. The essay “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus” presented by Derek Bok gives an example as to why this should be. In his essay Derek Bok responded to the presentation of the Confederate flag and the swastika by students at Harvard‚ with the expectation
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Maria Tumanyan History 117 Ms. Fishman 10.04.2013 Essay #1 The concept of freedom in Americas during 1600-1750 mostly dealt with freedom of religion. Settlers from powerful and prosperous empires immigrated to the New World seeking spiritual freedom and religious toleration‚ they could not possess in their own countries. Usually once a new colony formed‚ a new church was built and sponsored by the government. That church was an essential part of the government‚ the colony‚ and the people. Other
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Intellectual Freedom and Independent Thought. Two very important things‚ but yet‚ depending on the society‚ not so much. In Fahrenheit 451‚ the people in the society did not have much intellectual freedom. Independent thought is something that no one‚ no should ever be deprived of‚ and yet‚ in this society‚ they were. There were simple things that were taught and simple things that the society lived by. People could not think what they wanted to think‚ say what they wanted to say‚ read what they
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Does freedom of speech still protect you today? In 1988‚ the case Texas v. Johnson‚ a protester named Gregory Johnson‚ grabbed an American flag and drenched it in kerosene‚ then proceeded to light it on fire. Desecrating the flag was illegal in Texas‚ so he was convicted one year in prison for this. This made Johnson and others argue that what he did was his right‚ due to freedom of speech‚ it was a political message‚ and it was legal to burn the flag in other cities. Johnson was justified in burning
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In spite of the courts’ obligation to adopt freedom of religion principles on the grounds of prohibition against religious discrimination as a result of Great Britain’s conquest of New France in 1759‚ before the Confederation of 1867‚ Canada’s constitution made no reference to state neutrality in matters
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Table of Contents Introduction 2 Violation of Freedom of Expression on the Internet 3 Violation of Freedom of Expression in Blogs 6 How Censorship of the Media Would Affect Businesses. 8 Conclusion 10 Introduction The freedom of expression is provided in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia. However‚ although the freedom of expression is provided‚ any materials deemed offensive‚ sensitive‚ hostile or more would be filtered out which further results in the censorship of media. With
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I have a voice and I’m not afraid to use it. Today freedom of speech and expression is a given right to those of us living in South Africa but there are still countries where this right is unheard of! I am fortunate to have been born into a democratic South Africa and to have the luxury of growing up in a home where I am able to exercise my opinion and have my voice heard. Freedom of speech and expression is one if the most precious rights individuals have. I believe each person is entitled to
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Freedom of speech‚ equality‚ and supporting the troops that fight for this country everyday; those are some of the words that come to mind when I think of the word freedom. Freedom of speech is of great importance to this country and the people in it. Freedom of speech allows us to speak our minds‚ voice our ideas and opinions‚ and say whatever we want to say. Because it is protected by many constitutions and state and federal laws‚ we don’t have the fear of being silenced. This is a big country
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Religious Freedom Restoration Act In this paper I will describe the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. This Act was used to contradict the decision of the court case of Employment Division v. Smith‚ which allowed the government to forbid any religious act without giving a reason. The RFRA brought back the requirement that the government provide an adequate reason to forbid any religious act. The government once again had to show that the act was of compelling interest against the state. In
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