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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Freedom of Speech The First Amendment for America was built on freedom. The freedom to speak‚ freedom to choose‚ freedom to worship‚ and freedom to do just about anything you want within the law. The first amendment was designed to protect each race. Out of all of our rights‚ freedom of speech is should be the most cherished‚ and one of the most talked about subjects. Freedom of speech should be utilized‚ because
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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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the United States‚ the people run the government and in order for people to get a message across freedom of speech is necessary. Free speech is essential for changes and reforms as it allows people to communicate their message and what they want to see changed. The democracy allowed the people to enact the change they want after they have stated their opinions or beliefs. Without the freedom of speech reforms would have little success. America is now a democracy where you have a say in the government
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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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Freedom of information‚ speech and the press is firmly rooted in the structures of modern western democratic thought. With limited restrictions‚ every capitalist democracy has legal provisions protecting these rights. Even the UN Declaration of Human Rights‚ adopted by the general assembly in 1948 declares "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek‚ receive and impart information and ideas through any
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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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