Name Tutor Course Date Censorship Introduction The term censorship is used to refer to the proscription of an idea or image that is deemed by the government or any authority to be unduly controversial‚ obscene or indecent. From antiquity‚ governments have both censored and supported works of art. The United States government hesitantly created the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in 1965 to provide material support for deserving artists. Initially the government did not want to
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Pornography and Censorship Should the government be allowed to legitimately prohibit citizens from publishing or viewing pornography‚ or would this be an unjustified violation of basic freedoms? Traditionally‚ liberals defended the freedom of consenting adults to publish and consume pornography in private from moral and religious conservatives who wanted pornography banned for its obscenity‚ its corrupting impact on consumers and its corrosive effect on traditional family and religious values. But
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the book seems to be the nature of justice‚ a topic in political philosophy‚ but Plato also has his characters explore issues in philosophical cosmology‚ philosophical theology‚ philosophical anthropology‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and epistemology. The parts of the Republic that are contained in our text (pp. 107-123) focus on Plato’s idea (ideal?) of the Philosopher Ruler. According to Plato‚ the best possible political system (state) will be ruled (governed) by
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Censorship in music is a topic that has brought about much controversy in the past two decades. There have been many different arguments on the topic‚ however the question still remains as if it should be censored or it should not be censored. Before one can form an opinion on this‚ one must hear both sides of the argument. Some believe that music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists
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viewing audience. Censorship is defined as "Policy of restricting the public expression of ideas‚ opinions‚ conceptions‚ and impulses‚ which are believed to have the capacity to undermine the governing authority or the social and moral order which authority considers itself bound to protect" (Abraham 357). Political‚ religious‚ obscenity‚ and censorship affecting academic freedom are all equal in their destructiveness towards free speech. "There are two different forms that censorship takes; prior‚ which
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By: Jezz E-mail: pissoffchuck@aol.com Censorship in radio For the past several years Freedom of speech in America has had it’s meaning changed many times. Although the changes have gone unnoticed by most Americans‚ In the radio business they are felt day in and day out. radio personalities‚ programmers‚ and owners have to deal with this everyday but they too have no real idea what the Federal Communications Commission’s idea of free speech is. You see the rule seems to change depending on
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Against Media Censorship * On television‚ music‚ and most websites‚ they inform the user about the contents of their website‚ song‚ or show; but others (like YouTube) put on age restrictions on them. * I’m sure most of you have had to go through these at some point in your life and have gotten upset when you can’t hear the whole song or watch the whole movie. * I’d like to explain to you all how Media Censorship is in direct violation of the First Amendment and how it can make it harder
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News Literacy JRN 101-B / JRN 103-G WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: Censorship Due at recitation‚ week of September 14th NAME: Julianne Fedele RECITATION #: 42 As Google’s chief executive officer‚ I would abide by China’s internet policies‚ simply so I could get my company’s foot in the door. Although it would be much more profitable for my search engine to serve Chinese citizens without restrictions‚ having my company at least partially submerged in the hundreds
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topics for the research paper was fear. As the other topics were being assigned: taxes‚ global warming‚ and state lotteries issues‚ I was led to anticipate the worst topic would be assigned to me. Finally‚ Scarbrough stated I was researching the censorship in schools and surprisingly‚ I was satisfied. Our school‚ Seaman High School‚ has had numerous events in the past couple years involving this issue: newspaper articles‚ posters around the school‚ and even interviews on SVTV‚ Seaman Vikings Television
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Things are heating up in America. People are protesting outside of the movie theaters‚ concerts‚ and book and record stores of this great nation everywhere. What is all the fuss about? Censorship‚ Government officials and raving mad protesters alike have been trying to stop the expressive creativity in everything from Marilyn Manson to Mark Twain. One of the biggest shake-ups happened in museums all over the world recently that would have made Michelangelo and DiVinchi’s hair stand on end. In the
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