understand the each of these texts supported information as to how different people from different religions and cultures should be accepted in our country. Also these texts tell the reader how the first amendment protects our rights to have freedom of speech freedom of religion. etc. and that we as human beings must be willing to accept people or opinions that are different from ourselves. To begin‚ Burning an American flag is not a right thing to do. But
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exercise 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." Censorship according to the Encyclopedia Britannica is "The Act of changing or suppressing speech or writing that is considered subversive of the common good." Censorship‚ therefore‚ undermines and is contrary to the First Amendment‚ which is intended to allow freedom of speech. The second rebuttal is that it is
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There is a reason why this amendment is so important. The reason this amendment is so important because it protects the freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ and petition. One of the freedoms the First Amendment protects is religion. Freedom of religion supports the right for people to practice any religion of choice in public or private. It also includes the freedom to change or religion or not follow one at all. This is very important because nobody should ever be told how to practice
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amendment consist of freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of assembly‚ freedom of press‚ and freedom to ask the government to right their wrongs. The freedom of speech allows a person to say what they think within reason. When speaking your opinion‚ you should be careful not slander someone or be irresponsible in your speaking. Freedom of speech can be used as a great debating tool to allow opinions to be heard and minds to be changed. Along with freedom of speech comes freedom of expression
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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. These rights are human given rights which all citizens of the United States are guaranteed‚ but in the past and still today these rights are being violated. Currently‚ the first amendment is at risk in our society because the government and people with power are trying to restrict the citizen’s rights of freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and the
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In 2013‚ Edward Snowden‚ a former CIA analyst and contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton‚ copied and leaked hundreds of documents from the NSA‚ revealing its cooperation with various other countries to establish 100% surveillance across the globe. This secret alliance was known as the “Five Eyes.” Using a secret court known as a FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) court‚ the Five Eyes can obtain warrants to view every crevasse of somebody’s digital footprint‚ without probable cause. This
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slothful and possess as a character trait slothfulness (Kant 41). The common man finds it extremely difficult to overcome immaturity. One of the ways of overcoming this mental barrier is when a person allows themselves to entertain the notion of freedom and decides both subconsciously and consciously to engender it within their psyche. One of these small steps includes the
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From the questionable behavior of lobbyists to the actions of Richard Nixon‚ these transgressions do occur in this nation. But‚ they occur less than in other nations. Nations whose citizens do not enjoy the freedom to say whatever they want about whoever they want. This restriction of the voice of the people only leads to further offenses and marginalization of the citizens involved. In North Korea‚ there are no independent journalists‚ very few citizens have
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Censorship protects our children from seeing what could possibly damage them mentally and keeps things that should not be seen in public to stay in the shadows. Many people hate censorship because they think it takes away their freedom of speech. It doesn’t because as long as the people don’t say things that should be said they won’t be censored. Censorship stops things from being seen that shouldn’t be. Censorship is a necessity for the new
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MacKinnon’s push for the removal of the right to free speech is not only reckless‚ but extremely dangerous. As an American‚ MacKinnon fails to recognise that it is a fundamental democratic right recognized in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and that freedom of speech is far too precious a protection to be eliminated. She attempts to justify her arguments by using the example of protecting pornography. This poor argument to such an important right in the US does not represent
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