the young student felt ostracized. She felt like she had come to the land of the free and when she decided to speak her mind‚ she was shot down. (Daszkiewicz‚ personal communication‚ February 15‚ 2012) Karen Miner‚ the teacher‚ also felt her own freedoms had been brought under fire‚ and although she had been supported by her school and local school board‚ she certainly was not promoting Nazi ideology. (Associated Press 1996) What the student and the teacher had experienced here was a
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Free speech is extremely important‚ but there were times in the past when it was limited‚ for example‚ the Klansas City Kable and the Alien and Sedition Act‚ when the government was justified for doing so. Free speech plays an essential role in our democracy. Where would we be without free speech? There is no point in democracy if you can’t express yourself. Our freedom depends on free speech. If we didn’t have free speech‚ we wouldn’t be able to freely state our opinions. Another reason why free
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concept of freedom of speech has constantly been challenged. Outside of school grounds‚ many would argue that hate speech is nevertheless free speech and therefore should not be regulated. However‚ providing an equal educational opportunity for all has become the issue when the question of what constitutes hate speech is brought to college campuses. In light of recent verbal attacks by students against their peers on college campuses‚ many universities have sought to regulate hate speech. Nonetheless
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Stuart Mill: Freedom Freedom is generally defined‚ by a dictionary‚ as the condition or right of being able or allowed to do‚ say‚ think‚ etc. whatever you want to‚ without being controlled or limited (Cambridge). This means there is no interference or influence in ones’ actions or opinions by anyone else. There is no domination or dictatorial government who affects these actions or opinions. John Stuart Mill‚ an English philosopher and economist‚ gives a similar view on freedom as the Cambridge
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Freedom is an extremely common word in today’s vernacular. However‚ as common as the word seems to be‚ it is difficult to agree on a solid definition. The Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines freedom as‚ “the quality or state of being free: as the absence of necessity‚ coercion‚ or constraint in choice or action”. Still‚ there is much more to freedom than this definition suggests. The United States of America has more freedom than many other countries in the world. Americans are free to celebrate whichever
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Hate Speech‚ Should it be Regulated? Hate speech‚ what is it? The definition of hate speech‚ according to Mari J. Matsuda‚ author of "Assaultive Speech and Academic Freedom‚ is " (a word of group of words) of which is to wound and degrade by asserting the inherent inferiority of a group" (151). In my own words hate speech is a humiliation and demeaning slur of words specifically used to disgrace a person for their race‚ religion‚ or sexual habits. There is now a controversy if hate speech should
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Freedom of Speech America’s Founding Fathers‚ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ believed so strongly in the right to free speech that they wrote it in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ which states in part‚ “Congress shall make no law restricting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the rights of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
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Freedom of expression is superior or the right to protest The fact that both the "right to freedom of speech and expression" (article 19(1)(a)) and "right to assemble peaceably and without arms" (article 19(1)(b)) share the same article highlights the fact that both these rights are dependent on each other in more than one ways. Yet‚ from time to time‚ the question arises whether the right to freedom of speech and expression should take the precedence or the right to protest‚ which is lately being
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Struggle: Needed to Achieve Freedom How much Freedom do we actually have? To answer this we first must answer what it means to be free. Merman-Webster Dictionary said that free means “Not physically held by something‚” they defined freedom as “The absence of necessity‚ coercion‚ or constraint in choice or action.” In other words it means people aren’t forced to do something‚ that people have the right to speak up and pursue their dreams. From this definition it is evident that‚ for the most part
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is safe then to have freedom without safety. He implies that the average man would be happy living as his nation’s pet. So how can we be safe if we don’t have the freedom to voice our oppression? How can we protect ourselves when the ones giving us safety turn against us? Our freedom is what makes us safe‚ without it we cannot be truly safe. Our freedom of free speech and our right to bear arms are what protects us from being squashed by a tyrannical government. Our freedom protects and empowers
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