First Amendment rights to freedom of speech are regulated in various ways in many different variations of institutions. For instance‚ public school administrations have broad standards created by the Supreme Court to use when there is a need to suppress student speech believed too distracting‚ offensive‚ presenting a harmful image for the school‚ or even promoting illegal drug use. Though broad‚ a few cases do provide guidance when looking at student speech‚ and how there are times when the regulation
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Ryan Sheopersad Speech 100 – 153 Spring 2012 ACCOMPLISHING MY FIRST SPEECH Post Speech Analysis - Draft # 1 When I picture a person giving a speech‚ I imagine someone confident‚ alert‚ standing with good posture‚ completely in control of their audience. I visualize a person standing behind a podium well dressed‚ and excited to deliver their material. For me my first intro speech was about conveying the image of what I felt a public speaker should be. How they stand‚ how they speak‚ and how they
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Reflections on the First Amendment On December 15th‚ 1971‚ the first X amendments to the Constitution went into affect. The first X amendments to the constitution were known as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment was written by James Madison because the American people were demanding a guarantee of their freedom. The First Amendment was put into place to protect American’s freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ freedom of assembly and freedom of petition. The First Amendment was written as follows;
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Freedom of speech is one that can change a country and has the ability to influence a large audience. Newspapers are very powerful in this way. A newspaper has the power to; scare‚ relax give hope‚ inspire and much more. They have the power to change. Freedom and the fight for rights has sparked many events sometimes violent in France’s past and present history. Freedom affects the whole of France including Corsica especially those living in densely populated areas. Freedom is part of Human rights‚ however
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My First Offhand Speech My heart is racing‚ my legs are trembling‚ and I am sweating all over. Why am I so nervous? It’s not the first competition that I’ve attended‚ why is this different? For me‚ I could only come up with one reason. As you all might notice‚ the school’s annual offhand speech contest is approaching. And‚ as a result of my sophisticated consideration‚ I have decided to let Albert to represent our class. Our teacher announces the shocking news as I sit in my chair empty minded
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First Amendment Paper The First Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is our rights as citizens living in the United States of America. In this paper I will look at three provisions to the First Amendment‚ highlighting one case for each provision. Included are one case to discuss freedom of speech‚ one case to discuss separation of church and state and one case to discuss freedom of association. 1.) Discuss at least one Supreme Court case of significance related to three
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the Constitution does rule out corporations to be persons. Therefore‚ why would one think that corporations are persons entitled to Constitutional protection? Previously slaves were not considered persons in 1857 with the Dred Scott v. Sanford (Shultz‚ 2013). Also in 1971‚ Roe v. Wade‚ the Supreme Court did not define the fetus as a person (Shultz‚ 2013) . However‚ in 1886 in County of Santa Clara v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company‚ the Supreme Court accepted that corporations were persons for
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Human Rights Persuasive Speech In life‚ it is extremely important for people to have rights and freedom in order to ensure a just and fair society. A person without rights is a slave; no one should be a slave. There are three important points to remember about human rights: everyone should be allowed to express their ideas freely and how the please without the fear of punishment‚ governments should be governed for the people and by the people‚ and although people should be free‚ they should not be
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Freedom of speech is a right that everyone in this country was born with. Does that mean we should be allowed to say anything we want? Should there be guidelines? Without self-monitoring we cannot control speech and make sure everyone has the same freedom. One of the issues is people are allowed to condemn speech for its offensive nature‚ but forbidding someone from sharing his or her thoughts can become a constitutional issue. The article says‚ “Fighting words‚ or comments made to a specific
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men are getting paid. Doesn’t feel to good does it? What if I were to tell you that this isn’t make believe‚ but reality. Because thats what it is. Women get paid 3 quarters the amount of men in the workplace‚ even in the 21st century. We all should be concerned with this situation because it is going to affect each and every single one of us. Its not just women who care about this‚ men do as well. They don’t understand why women are getting paid less than them. As a husband‚ the male would want his
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