Shockey‚ K. (2016). Intellectual Freedom Is Not Social Justice. Progressive Librarian‚ (44)‚ 101-110. Kyle Shockey is a Resource Description Specialist at the American University. His article discusses academic freedom and its relationship to the LIS Curriculum. He begins by discussing Professor Steven Salatia losing his tenured position at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after the professor used Twitter to criticize the Israel Defense Force during the summer of 2014. Given that
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Defending our Freedoms Roosevelt and Kennedy both had impactful speeches in the mid-20th century. During desperate times of war and reelection. Although Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech talks about four central freedoms and keeping to ourselves‚ and Kennedy’s inaugural address talks more about celebrating and defending our freedoms‚ both speeches tell us our responsibility in protecting our freedoms and carrying them on into modern society. Both Kennedy and Roosevelt talk about our freedoms. Roosevelt
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Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. In practice‚ the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations‚ such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human
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Freedom and Social Justice Through Technology Technology is many things to many people. The invention of many wonderful and useful tools can be attributed to the lifestyles many individuals enjoy each and very day. As a matter of fact‚ if it weren’t for the development and implementation of many of the technologies utilized today‚ the lives of many‚ would involve more physical labor and the phrase “as days work in a days time” would have a much different meaning. Therefore‚ it is the intention of
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Planck v. Indiana Lance Ito Essay #1 February 12‚ 1997 In the reviewing the case of Planck v. Indiana‚ many complicated issues arise. Included in those‚ individual rights conflicting with the public good are among the most difficult. According to Mr and Mrs. Planck’s attorney‚ John Price‚ the Planck’s religious beliefs prohibit them from accepting professional medicine practice‚ as they practice alternative medicine and home school their children. After a complaint
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Social Control Theory vs. Social Learning Theory Abstract Social control theory and social learning theory are two theories that suggest why deviant behavior is chosen to be acted upon by some individuals and not others. Both take a different stance on the issue. Social control theory suggests people’s behavior is based on their bonds to society‚ if they have strong bonds to society they conform and if not they have a tendency to act out or become involved in criminal
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Social Pressure is more powerful than many people think: it influences school classes‚ people’s fashion‚ and even the workplace. Similar to other phenomenons‚ it can have positive and negative effects‚ and groupthink is an example of the latter: Groupthink can lead to faulty decision making‚ ignored crucial alternatives‚ and varied ideas left behind. Furthermore‚ groupthink occurs when a group is highly cohesive‚ and the group members share strong relationships. Fortunately‚ there are many ways to
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In addition‚ another character that Wharton uses to show the conflict between social duty and individual desire is May Wellan. From the beginning to the end of the novel‚ May Welland’s behavior always proves that she follows the society‚ as “In New York’s eyes‚ May is the “Nice Girl”‚ the Angel and Diana of public statuary. Seen from the male club box‚ everything about her signals purity - an “innocence” which licenses her appeal and guarantees the survival of the family” (Bell 30). In the beginning
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HONG KONG INSTITUE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINSTRARION ASSIGNMENT FOR EXHIBITION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT Module Code: MPR4505 Enrichment Module 2014-2015 (Semester 4) Individual Assignment 2 Prepared for Mr. Leo Kwan Prepared by Chan Wing Yu BA 124012/2B 130170942 <Submitted on 21 November 2014> The Main Theme of the Event From 31 October 2014- 1 November 2014‚ there is a The Guangzhou / Hong Kong / Macao / Chengdu Youth Skills Competition cum carnival which is
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English 201 – 080 16 February 2014 Restricted Freedom In the 19th century‚ women born in the United States have been denied many opportunities and rights that were strictly reserved for men. Women were expected to be timid; they were not allowed to speak for themselves or to act on their own impulses. Women should not have to demand liberty because this is a human right. A woman should have the right to do as they please without a male opinion overpowering her own voice. In the short story
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