him to give a speech to celebrate the Fourth of July. He agreed‚ however‚ instead of his speech being about celebrating freedom‚ he spoke about all the hypocrisy being held in the United States. The states represented freedom‚ and independence‚ yet there were millions of people being forced into a life of hard labor and no pay‚ slaves. Frederick Douglass was completely correct with the way he delivered his speech. He began his speech by questioning why he was chosen to give this speech‚ “Fellow citizens
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College campuses have created “safe spaces” for all sorts of marginalized groups. But in the process‚ one member of the campus community has lost precious real estate. Free speech” (1). This quote from the article “Free Speech is Flunking Out on College Campuses” by Catherine Rampell introduces the idea that the right to freedom of speech is being squashed. All over the country‚ colleges are taking away this right from their students in order to protect others‚ but in reality‚ they are only stripping them
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Sean McElwee overall claim in "The Case for Censoring Hate Speech" ‚ is showing how people are easily influenced by the media‚ websites known as Reddit‚ Facebook‚ and twitter. Which allow bigot comments‚ #hashtags‚ and remarks to certain touchy topics. The article also talks about the two targets of hate speech‚ one being a way to target a minority and uplift sectarians of the world. The author uses words in the text to show a serious‚ concerned and progressive tone for the audience .In the
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an exceptional‚ controversial piece of writing with his article “Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?”. The article provides a strong thesis‚ valuable evidence‚ and quality examples presented in an organized fashion‚ which makes it a compelling and well-written argument. The most important aspect of this article is
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William McDonough is an architect who believes and strives for product designs which promote economic and environmental vitality. To accomplish this‚ he takes into account how building should be made with consideration to “all children‚ all species‚ for all time”. This‚ in essence‚ was the focus of his presentation. The presentation begins with a reference to Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring‚ which is famous for and regarded as the catalyst for society’s environmental awareness
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The first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1968. Within the next three decades it became the leading cause of death for adults 25 to 44 years old. AIDS is the final stage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) ‚ a virus that ravages the immune system leaving the body susceptible to multiple infections. In the public’s mind HIV/AIDS was a disease that belonged to intravenous drug users‚ homosexuals‚ and others in an unfortunate and stigmatized group. On August 19th 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a young‚ white‚ wed
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national health care plane by expanding Medicare to all. The central idea of his speech was that no matter what gender‚ race‚ or sexual orientation anyone is‚ they deserve the same basic human rights everyone needs‚ as well as equality and living wages for all. The specific details and key elements that supported his speech were all the facts that he gave and defining what family values should already be defined as. The speech was structured in a way that flowed from topic to topic. The central idea was
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David Shariatmadari’s article “There’s No Crisis of Free Speech” imbedded an entirely new idea into my head: There is no censorship of speech‚ but backlash and opposition to what people say. In a particular way‚ this method of reaction can be restrictive of one’s freedom of speech‚ but in no way is a campus backlash against a speaker a prime‚ direct example of the end of First Amendment rights. In my opinion‚ however‚ there should be no reason that one should not be able to or be obliged to express
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I believe that Elie Wiesel’s Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech Teaches about a great piece of history that should not be forgotten. Elie Wiesel wants to inform his audience of the unbelievable acts of the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel’s acceptance speech is sad and reminiscing. In the speech‚ Elie speaks of his time in the Holocaust. This makes him sad‚ because millions died‚ and he was a witness to the evil. He reminisces over what it was like‚ and how it happened. One of his quotes was “I swore never
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BAHUROOPEE GANDHI Written By Anu Bandopadhyaya Forwarded By Jawaharlal Nehru Forward This book is for children. But I am sure that many grown-ups will read it with pleasure and profit. Already Gandhiji has become a legend. Those who have not seen him‚ especially the children of today‚ must think of him as a very unusual person‚ a superman who performed great deeds. It is desirable‚ therefore‚ for the common aspects of his life to be placed before them‚ as is done by this book
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