B. If Sameer’s Speech is a Matter of Public Concern‚ Then the City’s Interests Outweigh Sameer’s Speech Interests Because Sameer’s Interests Resulted from Personal Dissatisfaction‚ and His Speech Was Disruptive and Inaccurate. C: Because Sameer’s post on Ms. Cruz’s social media did not constitute speech of public concern‚ further analysis is not required. However‚ even if the court found his speech to be on a matter of public concern‚ the City’s interest in efficiently operating and providing emergency
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124). This means that even though under the First Amendment we have the freedom of speech‚ there are limitations to this freedom. One of the types of speech that is restricted and not protected that the author of the textbook mentions is speech that incites “a criminal act‚ ‘fighting words‚’ and genuine threats” (page 124). This means that if anyone is to say or publish anything that calls for an act of violence and/or any other type of criminal activity‚ it is not protected under the First Amendment
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such words. Hate speech comes from a long history and has been brought into schools which can breed an entire generation to racist actions and ignorance towards specific categories of people. Many groups have been put into place to stop such actions and they try to bring us all together but with all the laws that were made hundreds of years ago it makes it harder and harder to break up and regulate such things as hate speech. WIth the groups that try their best to get rid of hate speech‚ it brings groups
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remote past of homosexual people is a vast and captivating road that has brought us to where we are today concerning the ethics: the system of determining right from wrong‚ of homosexual people including rights and freedoms concerning them. Ever since the beginning of Greek homosexuality until today within our cities in the western world‚ the rights of homosexuals have been questioned and analyzed every year in a most controversial and confound way that have resulted in the interest of governments
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talk with a friend‚ do you ever ask yourself “why did I shake his hand” or “I should have spoken more clearly and slowed down?” After watching Amy Cuddy Your body language shapes who you are‚ I believe the main purpose of the speech was to teach people a valuable tool while interacting with others. She emphasizes a lot about the way you present yourself and even the choice of posture you choose. While interacting with others‚ people gather personal opinions of you when they are observing and analyzing
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Should schools be able to revoke your freedom of speech? No I do not believe so because of many reasons. One‚ it’s against the first amendment in the constitution. Second‚ the whole point of our founding fathers came over here to America was to have freedom. Third‚ this is a democracy. So‚ no school should not be able to take away our freedom of speech Our amendments were made for a guide line for our government and to give us rights. If a school that runs off of taxes paid from the people of
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The First Amendment is the cornerstone of American democracy and the primary protector of the freedoms Americans enjoy. While some might argue that there should be no restrictions on the First Amendment‚ the First Amendment should be restricted in order to promote public safety and ensure the smooth functioning of society‚ and those limitations should be narrowly crafted and explicitly defined by the Supreme Court. A person has the right to voice his or her opinion on a matter‚ regardless of what
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Different Types of Home Mortgage Loans Specific Purpose: After listening to my speech the audience will know what a mortgage is and understand the basic concept of the different types of home loans available today. Thesis Statement: Today I hope to be able to help the audience have a basic understanding of the different types of home mortgage loans. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention: A home mortgage is probably the single largest financial commitment that you will ever make; so selecting the right mortgage
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I think the most important Amendment of all time would be the first Amendment. This freedom of religion‚ speech‚ assembly‚ and politics allows our country to be unique and protects our rights as American citizens. There are many current day issues that are driven by the first amendment. My first example I would like to talk about would be the anti-war movement. The first amendment allows we the people to protest and voice our opinions. Cindy Sheehan pleads with Bush for a meeting and accuses him
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or small‚ we all have felt this feeling. It is felt it in the midst of a crisis when the safety of life is the only thing at mind. Or when vigilant confrontation arises‚ and the truth must be heard. It moves within us in situations of less dire consequence too‚ like when the alarm sounds on an early morning and the blood in your body seems to have frozen over completely solid‚ throughout the course of the night. Your limbs feel too stiff to get up‚ yet the alarm does not cease to sound on and remind
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