Constitutional Law II – Freedom of Speech – Prof. Stone – Winter 2007 ISSUE-SPOTTING CHECKLIST Always ask: - Is this over/underprotective? Overbroad/vague? - Is this appropriate in wartime; can we trust ourselves? Precommitment. - Balancing test (or any other standard that invites ambiguity) is it likely to be used in a non-neutral way? - Why are we bothered by certain types of speech? - Are we impermissibly narrowing an acceptable regulation on the basis of content? Not allowed. RAV. - Is
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The most surprising thing is that women appear aware of their stereotyped role in society but they don’t seem caring that much. Their main concern is to come back to a pre-war peaceful environment and to a life split between their children and their daily duties. I would like to bring your attention to another speech Lysistrata makes: "Now listen to what I have to say. It’s true I’m a woman‚ but still I’ve got a mind: I’m pretty intelligent in my own right‚ and because I’ve listened many times to
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Jordan McClendon Dr. Blakely Honors English Comp. II April 23‚ 2010 Censorship; A Child’s Daily Vitamin It can be alleged that American children are addicted to television. However‚ some television programs repeatedly expose children to obscenity-laden language and casual sex related situations. The influence that this type of viewing poses on school-age children must be monitored. The argument surrounding media censorship and children has been widely disputed. Censorship‚ by the Merriam-Webster
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“Censor - transitive verb: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). Censorship has been around for years in America‚ but has recently been put in the spotlight due to the amount of censored materials in the news‚ on the internet‚ and in classrooms nationwide. The works of Shakespeare‚ Les Miserables‚ the theory of evolution‚ and many movies have become victim to censorship throughout the years (O’Neil‚ 304). This extreme censorship
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pregnant wife‚ very vivid‚ shocking explicit‚ Puerile referring to graffiti but also condoning the council as childish and silly. Hyperbole - heavily pregnant wife‚ ‘eyesore’ disfigures the landscape‚ lurid‚ obscenities that would make even a bikie reel back in disgust‚ thorn. Metaphor - obscenities that would make even a bikie reel back in disgust‚ the wall has been a thorn in the side of the struggling young café owners‚ Case study – a mother takes her daughter on a longer route to avoid the disgraceful
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Barron V. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 1833 7 vote(s) for Mayor and City Council‚ 0 vote(s) against *Background of case: *the case began with a lawsuit from John Barron against Baltimore stating that it deprived him of his property which violates the Fifth Amendment. It proves that the government cannot take private property with just compensation. The court found that Baltimore deprived him of his private property and gave him $4‚500. It was later reversed but then appealed to the Supreme
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unjust‚ with too much potential for the transgression of human rights‚ through an evidently biased‚ subjective view‚ using the techniques of selection and omission to highlight various arguments to persuade readers. The Trials of Oz recounts the obscenity trials of the editors of Oz Magazine‚ highlighting the issues of freedom of speech and censorship‚ as well as the overarching concept of conflicting perspectives which are inherently present in every event or situation. The conflicting perspectives
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Legalization of Prostitution Logan McGregor Advanced Public Speaking Introduction: Prostitution‚ one of the most highly controversial and contentious jobs in the history of mankind‚ is also revered as one of the lowest jobs of the career totem pole. Sex workers are often counted out‚ and their voices are rarely‚ if ever‚ listened to‚ but no longer should sex workers be ignored. They are human beings too and certainly have a lot to offer this great nation of America. Over 100 countries worldwide
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There is an unmistakable shift in the tolerance of obscenity-- whether the lenience is in the language usage or it is in physical contact between people. The level of indecency on television has escalated over the years and should be censored in moderation. After exploring a brief history of TV‚ the primary causes and the effects of indecency on television‚ a focused solution will be offered. First of all‚ what is accepted as indecency or obscenity should be discussed. It can be anything from bad
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Obscenity is not protected by the amendment and that is where a lot of controversy was caused. The line between what is obscene and what isn’t obscene is hard to determine. Many proposals were made throughout the hearing‚ after all the debates‚ witnesses‚
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