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    Freedom of speech is sacrosanct. Censorship of the arts is therefore always wrong. Freedom of speech‚ the fact that one can voice his opinion freely and without inhibitions‚ is a right that most take for granted. This freedom extends to all parts of society and therefore I am of the opinion that censorship of the arts is always wrong. While this opinion is not shared by everyone‚ this paper denounces censorship. Many believe that art should be censored because of the messages it conveys. Those

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    Should hate speech and hate sites be banned from the Internet? | 1. Introduction Internet can be termed as one of the most revolutionary inventions of the 21st century. However‚ just like any other thing in the world‚ it has its positive points and a dark side as well. Some users have made a productive use of this invention while others use it in a harmful manner. One of the most popular and convenient mode of researching nowadays‚ is to find the relevant information on the internet. But

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    “Figures of speech are sometimes used to effectively convey a sense of place.” Explain and evaluate how this is achieved in text 22 and one other text of your choice. Text 22 and text 23 both use figures of speech to effectively convey a sense of place. Text 22 is a private diary in second person singular‚ this is a positive view on travel‚ the writer’s attitudes and personality emerges with exuberance‚ energy and enthusiasm for the people she meets and the landscape she sees. The audience of

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    Challenges of homecoming In the classic tale ¨The Odyssey¨ Odysseus faces many challenges on his journey home. Odysseus´ challenges and experiences are relatable to those who return home from war. Soldiers go through loss and take heroic acts in the same manner as Odysseus. When they return home it can also be a struggle to fit back in their lives before the war. Soldiers go through traumatic experiences in and out of war. In war‚ soldiers sacrifice themselves to protect their country. Odysseus

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    Alyshia Hull Leggett AP Lang 3 25 Sept 2012 The text of David McCullough Jr’s High School Graduation Speech The text of David McCullough Jr’s high school graduation speech was very agreeable. Most individuals address graduating as a finish line‚ once it’s reached everything is just done‚ but David views graduating as a beginning to life. He compares a diploma to a spouse by reciting some of the traditional marriage vows with his own input. If someone can not commit thirteen years of their

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    The Proper Homecoming for a Soldier Soldiers are our warriors; the people that fight for us‚ our nation‚ and our freedom. They are the ones that make this country strong. These men and women got to war to fight‚ so we can live peacefully. They are the only ones that know how it feels to see people die and to kill in order to survive at war. Only they know the true torment they live during and after war. The best thing a person can do‚ as a civilian‚ is to educate oneself on the cost of war and then

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    Homecoming “Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.” – Charles Swindoll. My high school years were the best. My freshman year I did very well in school. I made good grades and I played sports. My favorite sport was always volleyball. I’ve always dreamed of playing volleyball since I was in elementary school. We did well that season but did not make the play – offs. We were sad‚ but our coach told us to cheer up and that there always was next year. That same year I met a

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    will be discussing the way Bruce Dawe’s poems ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Lifecyle’ confront and challenge readers to re-assess or examine their lives and life its self. The way bruce dawe has made his readers reassess and examine their lives and life itself is by using techniques such as emotive phrases‚ repeitition‚ personification‚ visual imagery‚ alleratition and dualitites. Through dehumanising and depersonalising the soldiers in his poem ‘Homecoming’ Dawe has established a con-tem-pla-tive tone which

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    plunges at me‚ guttering‚ choking‚ drowning.” With the uses of onomatopoeia in “guttering‚ choking and drowning‚” Owen accentuates the horrible suffering of the soldiers. Slide 6: While‚ Owens’ poem uses imagery to exemplify death‚ Dawe’s‚ Homecoming extensively uses personification to explore the coldness of death and war. As the soldiers’ dead bodies are returned from war‚ Dawe conveys the undignified treatment of the bodies‚ as they are closed “in green plastic bags”. Personification and

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    Case Study #1 The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah‚ on behalf of the Main Street Church‚ has filed a complaint against Brigham City’s “Free Speech Zone” Ordinance. The suit claims that the city’s ordinance violates the rights granted to all U.S. citizens by both the state of Utah’s and the United State’s constitutions. According to the ordinance‚ a city permit is required for essentially any type of expression in a public forum; this is inclusive of all city parks‚ streets and sidewalks

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