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    homework ugh “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; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Many Americans rely on the First Amendment to protect their freedom of speech‚ but that doesn’t mean that we can just go saying whatever we want whenever we want. Certain situations restrict what‚ when‚ and how you can

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    Internet Censorship

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    Internet censorship (Is it possible to keep children safe from potential internet dangers?) by: Eko Setiyo Utomo The Internet has become a part of modern life style for most people. In developed countries‚ most people use the internet at home. Children can access the internet for everything‚ from playing games‚ to doing schoolwork‚ to chatting with friends via e-mail‚ to surfing the web. Most online services provide children with a vast range of resources such as encyclopedias‚ current events

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    To me‚ having the right of freedom of speech means that I can voice my opinion wherever and whenever I feel the urge to without the fear of being prosecuted. The United States would be in an extremely weak state if citizens did not have the right to freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech in our Bill of Rights‚ people could not necessarily stand up for what they believed in. I think that if a person has a valid point or even an unvalid point that they want to voice nothing should stand in their

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    Censorship In China

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    China vs. Human Rights Over the past few decades‚ the world witnessed the astronomical rise of countries once considered “third-world”. Perhaps‚ the most quintessential of all is the rise of China. Evidences of the middle kingdom ongoing industrial revolution are present in the air‚ in its water‚ and in the vast transformation of the country’s landscape. “A total of sixteen out of the top twenty most polluted cities are in China” (Walsh). While 2010 marks the year China surpassed Japan as the world’s

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    Children Censorship

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    Children Censorship In their article An Exploratory Study of Children’s Views of Censorship‚ Isajlovic and McKechnie present the idea that instead of adults making decisions about censorship‚ children should have their voice heard on the matter. A study was performed with a focus group of six children ranging in age from nine to twelve‚ differing in home life and backgrounds. The group was then asked how they felt about censorship‚ whether they thought that certain books in the library should be

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    Comparing Freedom Writers and The Outsiders Taking place in Long Beach California‚ Richard Lagravense directed an amazing movie titled “Freedom Writers.” Freedom Writers came out in 2007 and has inspired many teenagers all over the world. Not only do I consider this to be one of my favorite movies‚ but many others do too. Freedom Writers was a movie with many interesting characters. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell (Mrs. G)‚ a high school teacher who realizes that teaching is her passion

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    Videogame Censorship

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    2nd period 27 January 2008 Video Game Censorship From the blurred images on TV to the beeped out words on the radio‚ censorship can be seen everywhere. It can be defined as the act or practice of suppressing material deemed objectionable on moral‚ political‚ military‚ or other grounds. Censorship has been around for decades and has been done by various groups‚ such as the government‚ religious groups‚ corporations‚ or the mass media. Censorship is also seen in every country and each of them

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    The Decline of Censorship

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    Censorship reflects a society’s lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. - Potter Stewart The Decline of Censorship Scores of United States citizens consider censorship a solution to maintaining the safety of the public. On the contrary‚ many consider censorship to be an unreasonable restriction to their constitutional right as a citizen of the United States. According to the first amendment of the constitution‚ the government cannot interfere or dictate with

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    students had freedom of speech‚ they upheld the teachers who were preventing a disturbance of

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    What Freedom of Speech Means to Me The First Amendment‚ with the rest of the Bill of Rights‚ was ratified on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments whose intend is to limit the federal government’s authority. The First Amendment protects citizens’ rights of freedom of religion‚ speech‚ press‚ and to assemble. Freedom of Speech means that I can voice or write my opinion on any topic‚ no matter how strong‚ as long as my speech does not defame or tarnish another person

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