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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social and political activist Abbie Hoffman once said “Free speech means the right to shout “theatre” in a crowed fire.” What Hoffman said explains exactly what having Freedom of speech is like. Freedom of speech is something every American is granted‚ yet many who do in fact speak their mind are ridiculed. Freedom of Speech is one of the many perks that an American has besides having individual liberty. Instead of using Freedom of Speech to help others around the world who do not have it‚ many people
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Some figures of speech in the wasteland Figures of speech comprise two main categories. One category twists the meaning of words to wrest a new non-literal meaning from words that‚ when phrased together‚ have a very different literal meaning‚ as in the idiomatic figure of speech‚ "He died from laughter." Literally‚ this means a man met his demise due to laughter. Figuratively (i.e.‚ non-literally)‚ this means he laughed with vigor for a long time. Figures of speech that twist meaning are classified
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“Redskins” This article has an impact on all of us. I don’t agree that the word ‘Redskins’ should be banned in the state of California. If this ban would travel around the world‚ a lot of schools would have to change their name. Our school has the Redskins name and for the name Redskins to be banned‚ we would have to change the name of our school. I don’t know why people are offended by this particular word‚ there are so many other problems in the world that we should be focusing on. People are whining
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need better solutions. But limiting online speech that is done outside of school is not one of them. Limiting online speech especially if it is done outside school. It is jeopardizing 1st amendment freedom of speech rights. Also cyberbullying is not a widespread problem and cyberbullying is not that disruptive in the school environment. Therefore it is necessary to look at all the facts here on limiting online speech. I feel that limiting online speech that happens outside of school is an unnecessary
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The topic of freedom of speech has been debated for years. It was seen as incredibly important to our founding fathers as it earned its place in the First Amendment. The majority of Americans advocate for the preservation of this right‚ but some say it has gone too far. The people who say that freedom of speech should be limited argue that this liberty can lead to some uncomfortable situations. When people exercise their right of expression‚ some claim that it can be offensive. When people speak
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Why do we have freedom of speech? We have freedom of speech to express our thoughts and feelings. If the kids in schools don’t have freedom of speech then why is it important in the First amendment. Freedom of speech is how we communicate with each other. In schools they have to hold back their feelings of teachers and administrators in fear of being punished. Freedom of speech should be everywhere especially on social media. That is how this generation mainly communicates. If you take that away
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Freedom of Speech‚ something that every U.S. citizen can enjoy thanks to the First Amendment. Almost everything is protected by The First Amendment. The First Amendment the good and some would say the bad. It protects scientific research‚ the use of drugs‚ even possibly documents stolen from the government. There are a few other subjects the First Amendment protect: Free Petition Clause‚ Free Exercise Clause‚ and Free Petition Clause. The margin and usage of the Free Speech clause has widened‚ while
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Freedom of Speech; Is It Really Free In the United States we have many freedoms that we as citizens possess. Freedom of speech is one of the freedoms we enjoy. But what is the meaning of the word “freedom”‚ and how free is our speech? The word free‚ according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary means: having the legal and political rights of a citizen. With this in mind‚ it does not mean that we have the right to do and say as we please. The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law
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Should Students rights to free speech and expression be limited in schools? Well the federal government thinks it should because if they were to have freedom of speech in Schools they wouldn’t learn anything there mind would be focused on freedom of speech. They want the kids to learn things in school not just to say whatever they want whenever they want. One Federal Court says‚ " Learning is more important in the classroom than free speech." Now other people might disagree with Federal Court‚ But
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