The Shackled Pen While I may only be 18 years old‚ federal laws have silenced me since 1988. Stripped of my right of freedom of speech with the implementation of Hazelwood laws-- enacted after the Supreme Court case ruling in favor of the Hazelwood School District in the court case Tinker vs Hazelwood-- myself and other high school journalists all over the United States have lost our "unalienable right" to speak our minds in print. As student journalists‚ our job dictates that we exhume the truths
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newly developed constitution brought upon adverse opinions as to its “new republic form being as enshrined” as well as it being a “danger”. Both oppositional and approval views were discussed within Madison Federalist No. 10 and Patrick Henry’s Speech against Ratification. Patrick Henry viewed the new constitution with an opposition in which he believed that it gave too much power to the central government at the expense of the state governments. His fear‚ and great anti-federalist views were rooted
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Week 4: T Jan. 22 Feed‚ pp. 109-56; Due on Angel: Final revised & edited draft of Paragraph #2 W Jan. 23 Feed‚ pp. 157-203 R Jan. 24 Feed‚ pp. 207-51; discuss Essay #1 Week 5: M Jan. 28 LSH‚ pp. 50-53 & AaG‚ pp. 145-50 & 161-63 (literary analysis‚ cause/effect‚ & “The Story of an Hour”); discuss Paragraph #3 T Jan. 29 Feed‚ pp. 252-300; Due in class: a completed draft of Paragraph #3 for revision & editing workshop W Jan. 30 Review reading group expectations; Reading
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Today my persuasive speech is for abortions to remain legal. No matter what the situation is‚ a woman should have the right to decide what she wants to do with her body. Legal abortions are the safe way to terminate a pregnancy‚ most Prolife Activist are religious and their beliefs are based on their God’s 10 commandments‚ and forcing a woman to go through with an unwanted pregnancy is an act of taking away a woman’s bodily freedom. If abortion was to become illegal women seeking termination of
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Was the war against the United States and Mexico necessary? “The war is waged against an unoffending people‚ without just or adequate cause‚ for the purposes of conquest; with the design to extend slavery; in violation of the Constitution‚ against the dictates of justice‚ of humanity‚ the sentiments of age in which we live‚ and the precepts of the religion we profess.” The war between the United States and Mexico had a lot of conflict between each other‚ and their tensions evolved over time. Although
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suppose‚ most and many of the times there has be war‚ it wasn’t always about a struggle over values‚ but where the victory of the winner‚ would be a human disaster for the loser. So Walzer‚ believed that in conditions of supreme emergency the violation of the normal freedom being expressed; by all the principle of discrimination is allowed in warfare between states although it’s with a heavy burden of guilt. Walzer established the belief of Just War as a tradition theory; where‚ even the good guys
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Was the War against Mexico Justifiable? American expansionists sought new territory in the South and West‚ making conflict with Mexico seem inevitable. Both country wanted land and texas is already rebelling against Mexico. Texans wanted to be separated with Mexico because Texans thinks that Mexico’s government is weak and their rules is too strict. Although the United States war against Mexico may be viewed as controversial‚ the war was just due to Texas‚ Government of Mexico‚ and Violence towards
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story or article‚ along with the source‚ in order to demonstrate synthesis. You will be graded upon original thought and how well you convey that thought in regards to the material gathered. I was interested to read an article about Jamie Oliver’s war against sugary products. I commend health lobbyists like Oliver‚ who understand the impact that excessive sugary products‚ such as Coca-Cola soda drinks‚ have on society. His particular focus‚ since he started a global campaign over a decade ago about
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War conflicts has a been a major problem factor around the world among countries because of disagreements which can lead to a horrific battle just like Sierra Leone. This is impossible to stop but certainly can find ways to minimize the issues. Many young children of Sierra Leone are being recruited to become a solider to fight fearlessly to protect the lives of others being affected. They have no other option but to participate in the violence of war at a young age. The lives of these children are
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WAGING WAR AGAINST TERRORIST ATTACK IN MY COUNTRY Terrorism is a world phenomena and a threat to national peace and development. It is the use of violence to create fear in the target group or government‚ which is meant to induce the government to do something or behave as per the requirements of the terrorists. Terrorist often have an ideological goal they seek to achieve except when the attack is a lone one. Terrorism is a concern to every government which will always seek to stamp it out so as
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