Downing‚ in “’Hate Speech’ and ‘First Amendment absolutism’ discourses in the US‚” makes many challenging arguments against the First Amendment right to freedom of speech‚ specifically when applied to hate speech. One of the best arguments against hate speech he makes is in the case of a minority group who are scared to speak against forms of oppression. “Thus women or ethnic minority
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expelled from my school. He got arrested for spray painting racial slurs and profanity on peoples’ cars. Those were felony chargers. Not only did he get charged with crimes‚ his mom had to pay the victims money for the damage and he got an extra year of probation because it was labeled as a “Hate Motivated Crime”. Hates crimes should be taken more seriously and should have a harsher punishment. If you get a harsher punishment people will think twice about committing hate crimes. Hate crimes should
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According to National Criminal Justice Reference Sample‚ “An estimated 293‚800 violent and property hate crime victimizations occurred in 2012 against persons age 12 or older residing in U.S. households.” The first initial response to any threatening action is violence‚ but it takes an intelligent human being to respond with reasoning which in my opinion is the best option. Hate speech comes from a lack of intelligence or when it regards race‚ arrogance. In certain cases‚ when dealing with it‚
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Thesis Paper Outline Introduction * Thesis Statement: Should hate speech be censored? Yes hate speech should be censored for numerous of reasons due toff the effects it will bring to our society. * Expanded Thesis Statement: Yet people might believe that hate speech should be allowed due to belief of freedom of speech‚ hate speech weather it’s allowed or not still does not make it right. It does not make it right because it most likely leads to bigger issues such as riots‚ physical
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how the poem “Train Tune” written by Louise Hogan’s form and structure contributes to it’s meaning and effect. There are several different elements in a poem that can contribute to it’s meaning; those elements are rhyme‚ rhythm‚ meter‚ punctuation‚ capitalization‚ and many others. All of these elements contribute to how you read a poem. For example‚ when you read “Train Tune” aloud‚ the rhythm and punctuation make it sound as if a train is passing by. Because of the rhythm in “Train Tune” the beginning
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The Theme of Love and Hate William Shakespeare is a famous author of many popular plays. Shakespeare plays are still famous today‚ and studied in schools and drama clubs everywhere. The most famous play written by William Shakespeare is Romeo and Juliet. In Romeo and Juliet‚ there are such extreme opposite opinions about love and hate. In scene 1‚ act 1‚ Romeo says “Being purged‚ a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes; Being vex’d a sea nourish’d with lovers’ tears: What is it else? A madness
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It seems silly that someone would try and out run a train. However; if you read the news almost everyday someone is killed doing this very thing. 94% of all vehicle/train collisions are caused by risky behavior. I can’t imagine why a driver would risk themselves trying to beat a train. You can’t get there any faster if you are dead. There are safety measures at most if not all railroad crossings and if there isn’t it is common sense to stop at the crossing‚ look both ways then safely proceed
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protagonist‚ Othello. A true deterioration in character and sense-of-self is conveyed through the tragic consequences of the actions of a desperate man who trusts the wrong people and searches for the truth. As Othello descends from the ’valiant’ general who fetches ’life and being/From men of royal siege’ to nothing more than a ’damned slave’ Shakespeare highlights the Moor’s former self in contrast to the person he becomes. It is because of Othello’s fatal flaw‚ anger and jealousy‚ that this fall is allowed
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Not Out of Hate: A Novel of Burma. By MA MA LAY. Translated by MARGARETAUNG-THWIN. Edited by WILLIAM H. FREDERICK. Athens: Ohio University Center for International Studies. Not Out Of Hate was Ma Ma Lay’s fifth and perhaps best novel published in Burma in 1955‚ as a result‚ she was conferred with a government literary prize. The translation of the novel which was initially published in Burmese into English rendered scholars and readers alike a glimpse into pre-world war II Burmese society
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extremists from Middle Eastern countries- the 2001 9/11 attacks on the twin towers- American people have been extremely weary and downright racist towards these people‚ terrorists or not. This attack was at the height of the war with Al-Qaeda.
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