In the novel Red Scarf Girl‚ by Jiang Ji-li many bad things happen to Jiang Ji-li and her family. One such thing is Ji-li being put in a worse school just because she was in a certain neighborhood. This is very similar to the story of Zhao Lianhai‚ who spoke out against the government’s idea to force kids to drink tinted milk‚ which ended up killing at least 6 kids. Another example of bad thing going on in Ji-li’s life is when her teachers‚ who before were highly esteemed‚ can now no longer teach
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a) Explain‚ using your own examples‚ John Stuart Mill’s case for freedom of expression. John Stuart Mill was a Utilitarian‚ believing that all ethical questions should be decided by applying the Principle of Utility. This principle states that the morally correct action in any situation is that which will increase happiness for the greatest number of people. Actions are right in proportion that they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. From Warburton
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Constitutional Law II – Outline Spring 2012 – Prof. Bryant Michael Dean State Action 1. Generally a. The Constitution’s protections of individual liberties and its requirement for equal protection apply only to the gov’t. Private conduct generally does not have to comply with the Constitution. b. State action is a threshold issue. If there is no state action‚ the 14th am doesn’t apply. c. Though a threshold issue‚ courts seem to make exceptions for cases dealing with
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Should Drug Addicted Mothers be Sterilized? Sterilization is the surgical process after which a person can no longer reproduce. The process in permanent and irreversible. It is a choice for people but laws are considering to enforce it on the unfortunate group of drug-addicted mothers. The drug-addicted mothers are wholly held responsible for the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)‚ a group of problems that a new born has to face because the mother was dependant on illegal or prescribed drugs
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION Introduction Speech is God’s gift to mankind. Through speech a human being conveys his thoughts‚ sentiments and feeling to others. Freedom of speech and expression is thus a natural right‚ which a human being acquires on birth. It is‚ therefore‚ a basic right. "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek and receive and impart information and ideas through any media
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Lokmanya Tilak was born at Chummakachu Lane (Ranjani Aaleea) in Chikhalgaon‚ Ratnagiri‚ Maharashtra to a Chitpavan Brahmin family. His father‚ Mr.Gangadhar Tilak was a famous schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a bright child and very good at mathematics. The problems the teacher gave to work our on paper‚ Bal would do them mentally and give the answer. He also had a sense of fairness and justice from very early age. He was very independent minded and did not falter at expressing
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King Lear If I were to stage a performance of King Lear‚ I would attempt to cultivates more sympathy for the unruly royal father. When I first read this play‚ I judged King Lear harshly for making one foolish mistake after another. I viewed his treatment of Regan‚ and Goneril as sufficient evidence for his eviction. King Lear was neither intelligent or moral. He was simply an outdated‚ foolish‚ and hostile old man. However‚ after digesting the play I have found the folly of my ways. Since the
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Topic: Compare functionalism and critical theory perspectives on media and society. Which could be the most appropriate approach to understand the media role in Malaysia? Please elaborate with examples There are many theories‚ approaches or model to look at the perspective of media and society in Malaysia. In order to understand media and society in Malaysia‚ we have to look at the meaning of Functionalism Theory and Critical Theory on mass media and society. Functionalism theory attempt
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Gov. Notes Feb. 17 Chp. 4 Civil Liberties Constitutionally est. grartites that protect citizen’s opinions and protect against arbitrary gov. interference. They are considering personal freedoms protected against all individuals. In contrast civil rights reflect positive acts of government (in the form of constitutional provisions) for the purpose of protecting individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory actions. American are protected by the bill of rights‚ they are the 1st 10 amendments to
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Child Labour in India central question: To what extent are the indigent people in India dependent on child labour? Child labour (in general): The term is used for illegal constant employment of children beneath the age defined by law. For most countries including India this limit is set to the age of 14. "Child labor" is work for children that harms and exploits them in a physical‚ mental and moral way. They work under conditions that are considered illegal‚ hazardous‚ and extremely unequal
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