exhibition game. When Kaepernick was asked about his reasoning‚ he answered with‚ "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color." Kaepernick is exercising his first amendment right of free speech‚ and also his first amendment right of peaceful protest. Why then‚ are so many outraged by this? America is a very proud country‚ and of the things Americans feel shows what America is all about is the Stars and Stripes. This is not wrong to think
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The three amendments that I chose was The Second Amendment‚ The Thirteetth Amendment(1865)‚ and The Nineteenth Amendment(1920). The Second Amendment is important because it gives the person the right to bear a arm. It can also provide protection for people. Before the Second Amendment was passed. People already had the right to bear a arm. It just stopped the government from infringing in it. I think that it was a good thing that this was passed. Why‚ because it make people feel protected when
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Georgetown is a diverse community‚ the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief essay‚ either personal or creative‚ which you feel best describes you. Sunday: Confessions of a Type A Political Junkie It’s 6:30 in the morning on my favorite day of the week‚ Sunday. I spring out of bed to make my morning coffee and grab a box of crayola markers to make my color coded to do list. I have never been able to sleep much past 8 in the morning. This is
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Op-ed: Freedom of Religion Freedom of religion‚ as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ ensures that separation of church and state. Many believers point out that faith plays a unique role in lives‚ and that is ofter true. But for atheists who dismiss belief in God as no more credible than belief in Santa Claus or in fairies miss the point. More many religious believers‚ religion is an intellectual exercise or matter of logic. In my opinion‚ religion should be
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Carmencita Gonzalez Professor Orzeck‚ Ph.D. English 102.051 October 28‚ 2011 Should Flogging Be brought Back? Jeff Jacoby a columnist for the Boston Globe published an essay “Bring Back Flogging”‚ on the op-ed page on February 20‚ 1997. Jacoby states that flogging people is better than “Locking them up in cages.” (para. 4) He goes on to say that flogging will teach people moral and educational values‚ while “Prison is a graduate school of
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occurred or been related to every person in some way considering that “One baby is aborted every 26 seconds in the United States.” (Minnesota Citizens) Christopher Jacoby tells us in his article‚ “Side Effects of Abortion‚” that “The thought of abortion for some
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Chris Herren: Basketball Junkie to Mentor With drugs everywhere in this world‚ Chris Herren became what he never believed he would; a drug addict. Chris grew up in a poor family in Fall River‚ MA and could have become a NBA star. He was predicted to be the number 1 pick in the NBA draft if he was clean. Now‚ not even the highs of his NCAA and NBA career will cover up what he has done to his life. The life of Christopher Albert Herren is a true example of how a person can overcome a struggle and
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The First Amendment Over seventy-six percent of the adolescents in America believe in a personal God (Regnerus). Despite this fact‚ the stigma surrounding the debate of separating school from religion mostly brings religious talk in education to a stand-still. Religion has presented itself in society for as long as history has recorded life in societies‚ and many individuals still practice their faith. In today’s society‚ however‚ teachers and educators rarely mention religion outside of Social
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Over 200 years after the Constitution was drafted and it is still being revised. The United States is still evolving and figuring out how to keep the citizens safe and equal under the law. A reoccurring controversial topic is the first amendment in the Constitution. What exactly is protected under the Freedom of Speech? Freedom of Expression allows for an American citizen to have the right to free speech and a free press. Expressions include more than just words‚ they compromise of clothing‚ gestures
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The First Amendment The First Amendment is‚ in many people’s eyes‚ considered the most important amendment in the United States Constitution. It protects the rights to freedom of religion‚ freedom of expression‚ freedom of speech‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of press from government interference. Basically‚ the amendment gives people the ability to live their lives the way that they want to‚ with the lifestyle that they choose. If people don’t like what they hear‚ they have the right to
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