which he gave four essential human freedoms that everyone‚ everywhere must possess: Freedom to worship‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom from fear and freedom from want. He states these freedoms to be “a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation.” Roosevelt gives the idea that with these four freedoms‚ people are able to successfully work together in a civilized society. However‚ there are many instances today where these important freedoms are being challenged‚ or withheld
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Freedom What is freedom? To me freedom is the ability to do and think as you please but only to a certain extent.? We have certain barriers in place for our own safety as individuals or as a nation itself. The fact that we have freedom is a gift itself we can have certain ability?s to freely choose paths in life.? In the article ?Learned Hands I am an American Day Address? it states that we seek liberty and freedom from oppression‚ want and freedom from ourselves thus furthermore making our desire
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America‚ land of the free. America‚ a country based in many ways on the freedom of press‚ and the freedom of speech. But what would happen to this great country‚ tis of thee‚ if these precious rights had ceased to exist? America‚ the land of liberty and home of the brave‚ would hold a great stock of uninformed and uneducated community‚ ready to rise up to anarchy at any moment; a crowd of undiverse and ununified people; and a population of souls unwilling to create because of the ever looming presence
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INTRODUCTION Academic freedom is an ideology of academic life in higher education that is commonly misunderstood by both faculty and students. It also paints a picture to faculty and staff of an opportunity to express ideas that are often controversial and/or disruptive. Though academic freedom can be negatively viewed‚ it affords faculty and students the protection and ‘freedom’ needed to be expressive in the classroom. (1915 Declaration‚ 2006). However‚ the principles listed in the 1915 Declaration
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There is without a doubt that teachers are an important part of a someone’s life‚ whether a child or a young adult‚ teachers are always there. A teacher has an impact on the person a child becomes‚ and also the person a child strives to be. The movie Freedom Writer is an inspiring story that throughout the film‚ Mrs. Erin Gruwell managed to be different as a commendable teacher‚ careless of the difficulties that surround her learning environment. She was fresh-faced‚ idealist and was ready to take on
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What Freedom do I enjoy the most? The freedom I enjoy most is the Freedom of Speech. I enjoy this freedom the most because I‚ as an American‚ have the right to express my feelings or opinions on any subject‚ and not get into any major trouble for doing so. This freedom comes from the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. In other countries such as North Korea or Cuba that are communist countries‚ a citizen would not have the right to express their feelings about anything‚ political or not. If
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The First Amendment‚ Freedom of Speech could probably be considered one of the most powerful amendments of the Constitution. It is very important to distinguish the suitability of Freedom of Speech and its’ position under the First Amendment. The essay “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus” presented by Derek Bok gives an example as to why this should be. In his essay Derek Bok responded to the presentation of the Confederate flag and the swastika by students at Harvard‚ with the expectation
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Maria Tumanyan History 117 Ms. Fishman 10.04.2013 Essay #1 The concept of freedom in Americas during 1600-1750 mostly dealt with freedom of religion. Settlers from powerful and prosperous empires immigrated to the New World seeking spiritual freedom and religious toleration‚ they could not possess in their own countries. Usually once a new colony formed‚ a new church was built and sponsored by the government. That church was an essential part of the government‚ the colony‚ and the people. Other
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Intellectual Freedom and Independent Thought. Two very important things‚ but yet‚ depending on the society‚ not so much. In Fahrenheit 451‚ the people in the society did not have much intellectual freedom. Independent thought is something that no one‚ no should ever be deprived of‚ and yet‚ in this society‚ they were. There were simple things that were taught and simple things that the society lived by. People could not think what they wanted to think‚ say what they wanted to say‚ read what they
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Does freedom of speech still protect you today? In 1988‚ the case Texas v. Johnson‚ a protester named Gregory Johnson‚ grabbed an American flag and drenched it in kerosene‚ then proceeded to light it on fire. Desecrating the flag was illegal in Texas‚ so he was convicted one year in prison for this. This made Johnson and others argue that what he did was his right‚ due to freedom of speech‚ it was a political message‚ and it was legal to burn the flag in other cities. Johnson was justified in burning
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