Koppleman’s essay obscenity law deals with sexual and erotic content and the probability of it influencing such thoughts and appealing to prurient interests. The existing law for determining whether a publication is obscene( laid down in Miller v. California) is: a) whether the average person‚ applying contemporary community standards‚ would find that the work‚ taken as a whole‚ appeals to the prurient interest; (b) whether the work depicts or describes‚ in a patently offensive way‚ sexual conduct
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How America Should React to Hate Speech The topic of hate speech and the First Amendment is considered extremely sensitive to many citizens. The First Amendment protects their right of freedom of speech‚ the right to provide their views on a wide matter of subjects. The controversial issue at hand is whether or not hate speech should be protected in the First Amendment or not. On the one hand‚ every citizen should have the right to freedom of speech‚ regardless of the topic. On the other hand‚ hate
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A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” Zahra Khan Eng101 Feburary 19‚ 2013 A Rhetorical Analysis of “Just Be Nice” The article “Just be Nice” is written by Stephen L. Carter. Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at the Yale Law School. This article was written for the Yale Alumni Magazine in May 1998‚ and was a response to former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s remarks that the citizenry
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VIOLENT AND VULGAR RAP LYRICS What happened to censorship? “Then shall we allow our children to listen to any story anyone happens to make up‚ and so receive into their minds ideas that often the very opposite of those we shall thing they ought to have when they are grown up?” Plato‚ The Republic While Plato may not have had rap music to contend with‚ he posed a question that could be a leading concept for a society concerned with the impact of today’s music on its kids. In
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and Society Instructor Scott Axton 2 May 2013 ABSTRACT Some states have yet to join those states that have put in effect the Three Strike Law. Even though many states have implemented the Three Strike Law it still has many setbacks. California has the strictest laws on the Three Strike Law. While experts thought this would be a good idea it causes issues like overcrowding in prisons and a much bigger budget plan. Proposition 36 was voted to reform the Three Strike Law to reduce sentences
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Jackie Robinson once said‚ “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. “Jackie was the first African- American baseball player to win National League Rookie of the Year and the National League’s Most Valuable player of the Year. Jackie Robinson’s distinct challenge to accept the policies of the organized sports confirmed that change was possible and he deserves to be elected into the Hall of Fame. The problems he faced in the early years of his life made him a stronger
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From my original thoughts on obscenity‚ I found some similarities in the class discussion and some conflicts. However‚ after reading some responses‚ I am questioning some of the points. For example‚ I stated‚ “something must be banned if it considered so offensive to the average person…” What are the standards for an “average” person? I still believe that the FCC guideless are appropriate in regards to profanity and nudity‚ sex‚ etc. air on open public radio and television. The key here
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Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson and integration are two phrases that cannot be segregated. Whether he liked it or not‚ he played the star role in the integration of society during the time that he played Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His heroic journey that landed him in the Majors shows‚ “how integration has come to baseball and how it can be achieved in every corner of the land” (Robinson 16). But this amazing triumph over the Jim Crow laws could only have been
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ENVS 331 SPRING 2013 FINAL EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS 1. In basic terms‚ what is the difference between imperialism of the “traditional” European variety and the “neo-imperialism” practiced by the US during the 20th century? 2. How did World War II contribute to the end of European imperialism (consider the phenomenon of “imperial overstretch‚” which you should be able to define)—and enable the expansion of US influence overseas? (Consider the impact of World War II on the European imperialist
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Jackie Robinson was an idol to many African Americans because he broke the color barrier in Pro Baseball worked for the Civil Rights Movement. Everyone has a role model or someone they look up to; my idol is my father. Steve John Steichen is the best dad ever; he is always there to help and sets a strong example for kids of all ages. My dad wakes up with me at 6:00 A.M. and leaves for work at the same time as I go to school and comes home at 5:30 every day just in time for a family meal. Although
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