Freedom of speech is a type of liberty right. As American‚ we have the rights to express our opinion. The sole purpose of freedom of speech is to provide truth to our audience. However‚ the way one would verbally express their opinion can come off to be offensive to others. There is a correct way to bring our points across and there is also an inappropriate way‚ which is more than likely seem to be hateful. Many countries use censorship‚ to control their people speech; As American we should be
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not always give things‚ but freedom is a guarantee given. Freedom should give many opportunities. Opportunities are mostly earned. Freedom is not to be taken away. Freedom is to be taken advantage of. Freedom gives power to speak against or with anything. Freedom should be restricted because it’s a given right‚ unjust‚ and it will start a controversy. First‚ trying to silence people will only just make them louder. For example‚ Lui in “Ideas cost peace prize winner freedom”. They have tried to silence
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ABSTRACT: The Freedom of Information has been the foremost battle for Journalists in their struggle to inform the public about the activities and policies of government. The Nigeria’s Freedom of information Act was a long awaited bill which was finally signed into Law in 2011‚ thus putting an end to the era of secrecy in the act of governance in Nigeria. The basic aims of this study therefore are 1) To carry out an in depth review of Freedom of Information Act 2011‚ (2) Critically examines
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Why do we have freedom of speech? We have freedom of speech to express our thoughts and feelings. If the kids in schools don’t have freedom of speech then why is it important in the First amendment. Freedom of speech is how we communicate with each other. In schools they have to hold back their feelings of teachers and administrators in fear of being punished. Freedom of speech should be everywhere especially on social media. That is how this generation mainly communicates. If you take that away
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Essay Writing Ceci Cravens 1.25.04 1.2 Response Paper The article is from the Boston Globe’s opinion section. The essay is entitled “A Little Less Freedom of Speech” and is about the recent‚ outlandish claims of racism by minorities that inhibit freedom of speech in the general public. The case for the article is how freedom of speech is being limited by outrageous accusations of racism. The thesis that is supporting the case states “it doesn’t take much to get slammed as a racist
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Nyreesha Bracey English 162 Mr. Kurtz July 3‚ 2013 Freedom of Speech on a College Campus What would you do if a swastika was hung outside your dorm room or building by another student? How would you react to any offensive object or behavior that was considered free speech of another person? Many people do not know what they would do or how they would react and handle the situation if they found themselves in it. In the essay‚ “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus‚” author Derek Bok gives
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Freedom Writers By: Maya Mohan Freedom writers is a book consisting of the diary entries of a classroom of a troubled youth from the inner cities struggling just to make it through each day. A courageous and kind-hearted teacher‚ Ms. Erin Gruwell took on the class as a first year teacher at Woodrow Wilson High school in Long Beach‚ California. She pushed past the students’ reputations‚ lack of funds and non supportive co-workers to help these kids achieve something many of them thought they’d never
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Freedom of Speech; Is It Really Free In the United States we have many freedoms that we as citizens possess. Freedom of speech is one of the freedoms we enjoy. But what is the meaning of the word “freedom”‚ and how free is our speech? The word free‚ according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary means: having the legal and political rights of a citizen. With this in mind‚ it does not mean that we have the right to do and say as we please. The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law
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Freedom of speech is a right that everyone in this country was born with. Does that mean we should be allowed to say anything we want? Should there be guidelines? Without self-monitoring we cannot control speech and make sure everyone has the same freedom. One of the issues is people are allowed to condemn speech for its offensive nature‚ but forbidding someone from sharing his or her thoughts can become a constitutional issue. The article says‚ “Fighting words‚ or comments made to a specific
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22 March 2013 Replacing Buses with Notebooks: Freedom Writers worth Admission Price At first glance‚ Freedom Writers seems like an overdone cliché and knowing that it was produced by MTV does not help. The film is about kind-hearted‚ strong-willed teacher who signs up to teach a class of hardened gang members‚ drug dealers‚ and the like. After watching Freedom Writers you realize that it was worth the $6 admission. The positive‚ uplifting messages
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