Matthew Fraser was suspended being he gave a speech at a school assembly to nominate another student to be in the class government‚ the speech he gave however was highly obscene. The student sued and pleaded that the school had taken away the right to the first amendment. The school ended up winning because they hadn’t taken his first amendment rights and the first amendment doesn’t take away the schools ability to “disciplin(e) a student for using speech that is lewd of indecent” (Your). I think that
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War on Censorship After being assigned a school project‚ a young high school student walks into the library with plans on researching about his topic before starting. It’s a biology project about the mating rituals of animals‚ which was a topic that struck his interest. So he boots up the computer‚ signs in‚ and starts surfing the web and different search engines for his topic. Every site he clicks on‚ however‚ has been blocked. Anything having to do with mating and breeding has been censored by
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Freedom of speech is one of the most fundamental rights that Americans enjoy. It is also one of the most threatened rights‚ because freedom of speech means the freedom to express one’s discontent with the statues quo and the desire to change it. Some fight to set limits to our freedom of speech‚ while others fight to defend it. Hentoff is one of those people who fight‚ via writing‚ to defend it. Hentoff’s position on Brown University’s expulsion of Douglas Hann is a reasonable one. He persuasively
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The freedom of speech section of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is our protection for practicing our religion as we believe are true to us. There are many cases to where the government have to override the court protecting public health and safety. In Psalm 55:21 “The words of his mouth were smoother than butter‚ but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil‚ yet were they drawn swords”. The words that we speak can have its effect on others and words can hurt and can cause
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was 18‚ I find the first amendment to be the most important amendment we have today. “The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech‚ press‚
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There are instances when freedom of speech is impaired‚ even though it is a constitutional right given to all Americans. This fundamental freedom is abridged when someone is bound by ludicrous Non-Disclosure Agreements‚ or NDA’s‚ on college campuses by enforcement‚ and in some forms by social media. According to Joanna Vamvaka‚ a speech writer‚ states‚ “In that sense‚ fundamental right to free speech serves as limitation to its own limitation” (Vamvaka 1). NDA’s‚ in some cases‚ harshly restrict
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America is a good place to live. Here is some reason why. We have resources that other countries don’t. We have the freedom to go places‚ that other countries don’t allow. We have a good water supply in our country. We have the Freedom Of Speech meaning we are allowed to say whatever we want. We don’t just respect one religion‚ we respect all. We have laws to control things or we would all go crazy in the world. We have many fascinating cultures here. We can all get along that other countries can’t
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same personal freedoms as private citizen‚ but need to make sure their personal choices do not affect their ability to perform in the classroom as a school board employee. The following is a teacher handbook outlining the rights and responsibilities of teachers including: academic freedoms‚ freedom of association‚ and freedom of expression‚ freedom of religion‚ employment rights and responsibilities‚ and code of ethics. Academic freedom Teachers are afforded a limited amount of freedom with regards
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php Horne‚ J.‚ & Knox‚ D.‚ & Zusman‚ J.‚ & Zusman‚ M.E. (2007‚ December). Tattoos and Piercings: Attitudes‚ Behaviors‚ and Interpretations of College Students. College Student Journal‚ 1011-1020. IADPF. Inter-American Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Retrieved June 4‚ 2009‚ from http://www.cidh.oas.org/declaration.htm PBS. (May 4‚ 2003). A Beautiful Tattoo Hides a Secret. Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo. Retrieved
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were suspended. A law suit by the children’s’ families was filed against the school for violated the children’s first Amendment right. This created the question- is creating a dress code or mandating school uniforms a violation of a child’s freedom of speech
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