The recent terrorist attacks in London have prompted many to consider how the Australian Government should respond. Would banning the publication and dissemination of material that promotes suicide bombings and participation in extremist terrorist activity offend against the right of free speech? Why should such material be treated differently to other publications that dramatise violent conduct? Is there some analogy to racial vilification law? In playing a constructive role in Australia political
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KING OF SHADOWS and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM REPORT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE William Shakespeare was and English poet and is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time by many. He invited hundreds of new words and phrases that we still use today. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died at 52 in 1616. During his life he wrote 36 plays and 154 sonnets. Some of his many famous plays are ROMEO AND JULIET‚ HAMLET‚ AS YOU LIKE IT‚ THE TEMPEST and A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. Shakespeare was well
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Jose Rizal is the national hero of the Philippines‚ one of the Southeast Asian countries. His full name was Jose Protacio Mercado Rizal y Alonzo Realonda. He was born on June 19‚ 1861 as the 7th child of the eleven children in the family of Francisco Mercado Rizal and Teodora Alonzo Realonda. He was internationally known for his two novels that made the Filipinos aware of Spanish injustices and eventually fought for and achieved independence after a bloody revolution which was triggered by his death
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DBQ Pilgrimage of Grace The Pilgrimage of Grace was to protest Henry VIII’s actions such as his Act of Supremacy. This lead to the implementation of new polices such as taxes‚ the expansion of the royal power in the North of England‚ the dissolution of monasteries‚ and the confiscation of Catholic Church lands. These actions took their toll on the country‚ and led to the Pilgrimage of Grace from October 1536 to February 1537. The Pilgrimage consisted of marches and protests and armed demonstrations
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he signed the Espionage Act by Congress in 1917‚ which allowed the federal government the power to censor all forms of printed material. This was in addition the Act outlawed draft dodging‚ which further minimized any opposition. In 1918‚ the Sedition Act was passed‚ which prohibited any criticism absent the federal government as well as its leadership. This resulted in the prosecution of all who broke this law with some facing up to ten-year
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Specific examples on what are considered sins can be easily seen from the bible. Verse Galatians 5:19-21 states a wide variety of sins such as “adultery‚ uncleanness‚ lasciviousness‚ idolatry‚ witchcraft‚ hatred‚ variance‚ emulations‚ wrath‚ strife‚ seditions‚
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controlling Rizal as well. Spanish priests who were called friars‚ who called the shots in his home land. after years away‚ he returned to Manila and almost immediately the friars found a means to get him out of the way. He was found guilty of spreading sedition based on his anti-friar novels written while he was overseas. These novels were not intended to cause a Spanish overthrow‚ but to show decent‚ liberal-minded Spaniards how unjust things were back in his beloved islands. Jose was found guilty and
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The declaration of Independence is a monumental event in the U.S history since it becomes foundation of the establishment of United States. There is another event which tremendously influenced U.S‚ World War 1. After the war‚ U.S rises as the one of the dominant nations in the world. When World War 1 had broken out in 1914‚ the president of United States of America‚ Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation of neutrality and recommended the public to be neutral in their actions and thoughts. One of Wilson’s
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Jeffersonian Republicans Broadness With respect to the federal Constitution‚ the Jeffersonian Republicans are usually characterized as strict followers of the Constitution and opposed the broad constructionist of Federalist presidents such as George Washington and John Adams. In the time frame of 1801-1817‚ Thomas Jefferson and James Madison‚ the Republican presidents of the time demonstrated the differences of the Republican Party in several aspects involving the interpretation of the Constitution
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History 4197 • Spring 2013 Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2013 The Many Meanings of Scandal Themes * Slander * Attacks on personal and public reputation * Take people to court for slander * Print Media * Publicity * Personal Attacks * Gossip * The engine of scandal * Doesn’t have to be true * Public figures * The most likely figures. They invite scandal because they are in the public sphere. Slander has been limited to people who stay private
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