America’s Gift To My Generation America’s gift to my generation is freedom‚ America is now a symbol of freedom. Ever since July 4‚ 1776 America has been free. The most recognized laws for freedom in America is the original ten amendments. The first amendment states that you have the right of freedom of speech. That basically says you can’t say whatever you want and you can’t be criminalized for it. That is one gift America has given to my generation out of many. Another amendment probably the most
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2.01 Freedom‚ Equality‚ and Order 1. Select either Shays’ Rebellion or ADA‚ 1990. Discuss how your chosen event/legislation is either an example of Freedom vs. Order or Freedom vs. Equality. Shay’s Rebellion is an example of Freedom vs. Order. Shay’s Rebellion was the result of the new‚ post-revolutionary government based on equal liberty beginning to fail. The farmers represented “Freedom”‚ while the merchants represented “Order.” The farmers were getting slammed by heavy land taxes and felt their
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The Founding Fathers believed that the sanctity of individual rights must be held above all else‚ due to their prior experiences with the tyrannical rule of King George III of Great Britain. After the drafting and ratification of the Constitution‚ the United States government has introduced several laws and allowed several actions that compromise the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution in the supposed name of security or the general welfare. These laws include the Espionage Act which was introduced
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Nowadays with these high technological achievements of human beings everything has become possible. Video games‚ movies and television programs are also improved as well. So there are a lot of games which are based on reality like the latest wars till the earlier ones‚ and some of them are based on fantasies which are based on books or the game maker’s imagination. Same goes with the movies and television. There are a lot of movies and documentaries about almost everything including the violence
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" Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press" -First Amendment‚ U.S. Constitution. According to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution‚ one of the basic principles our country is based on is the freedom of speech. Because of this‚ as eras and ages have passed in this still young and growing country‚ this amendment has had a greater use then stated‚ as to just insure a
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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. The U.S. Constitution says that everyone that is an American citizen has the right of free speech. You can find censorship almost anywhere around you. It’s in music‚ television‚ and even literature. I don’t believe that it is fair that there be some much censorship in a country that does nothing but promise freedom to all its occupants
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THESIS: The first amendment of the constitution of the United States protects our right to freedom of speech. However‚ the freedom to speak should not entitle the speaker to purposely hurt another person by revealing private matters or spreading rumors and lies. Argument #1:Should the first amendment protect hate speech? No‚ it should not protect hate speech. There are numerous lines drawn around our free speech already‚ and most Americans feel they are justified. For example‚ one cannot falsely yell
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there has been considerable debate over the role of free speech in a free society. Some object to absolute freedom of speech. Others advocate free speech‚ arguing that the freedom of speech is the single most important political right of citizens in a civilized society. Whilst I believe that there are strong arguments on both sides‚ I would suggest that freedom of speech should be protected in all but extreme circumstances. The freedom of speech is important at all levels in a society. Yet it is most
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guaranteed the freedom of speech. Other countries don’t have that.” At the time of the amendments’ creation‚ a vast majority of operating countries had not yet granted their people such freedoms. Granting every citizen of the United States this right seemed to have been an important landmark in this nation’s history. Along with others‚ this right is declared to the people in the first amendment of the constitution. The first amendment is the most important because it grants people freedom of speech‚ prohibits
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pornography on the Internet. What would you feel right at that moment? You feet betrayed? Yes‚ you may. You feel disappointed? Absolutely‚ you will. Ironically‚ you are the defender for freedom of speech guaranteed for pornography. Would you still want to support the so-called “freedom of expression” or “freedom of speech” given to pornography industry? If you had always asserted that pornography deserves the First Amendment’s protection‚ I would have betted that you would think of that type of entertainment
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