A Tale Of Two Cities
1775, a year of both unrest and unparalleled unity. Prosperity and poverty. One could describe it as both amazing, and albeit insufferable. And according to the world-renowned author Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” (Dickens 1). Centered around the neighboring nations of England and France, Dickens acclaimed novel A Tale Of Two Cities opens with this famous line, presenting an indisputable truth. That, throughout history, whether in pre-Victorian England, or the modern United States, the times equally and eternally remains both the best and worst. In reference to the former of the two, the United States today remains the epoch of the best of times through economic explosiveness, strong border and immigration
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Despite all Americans typically enjoy vast freedoms, unequaled safety, and nonpareil coalition, these blessings undergo tests and strain each and every day, which collectively deteriorate the fabric supporting the “best of times” within the U.S. In modern America, the first amendment, which protects free speech, sees widespread, and sometimes violent, scrutiny. Over the past few months at the now battleground of an institution, UC Berkeley, two prominent political speakers, Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter, found themselves halted from speaking. Self-described right-wingers, both commentators attempted to hold talks at this university, which itself holds liberal leanings. However, they soon realized that the university's administration could not sufficiently protect, nor host their rallies. As evinced by Public Affairs at Berkeley News “Amid an apparently organized violent attack… (UCPD) determined it was necessary to evacuate controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos from campus and to cancel his scheduled 8 p.m. event.”. More recently, conservative speaker Ann Coulter experienced the same deprivation of her right, however this time the cancellation came ahead of time, from the university itself. As summarized by Thomas Fuller with the New York Times, “The university canceled Ms. Coulter’s appearance,
Despite all Americans typically enjoy vast freedoms, unequaled safety, and nonpareil coalition, these blessings undergo tests and strain each and every day, which collectively deteriorate the fabric supporting the “best of times” within the U.S. In modern America, the first amendment, which protects free speech, sees widespread, and sometimes violent, scrutiny. Over the past few months at the now battleground of an institution, UC Berkeley, two prominent political speakers, Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter, found themselves halted from speaking. Self-described right-wingers, both commentators attempted to hold talks at this university, which itself holds liberal leanings. However, they soon realized that the university's administration could not sufficiently protect, nor host their rallies. As evinced by Public Affairs at Berkeley News “Amid an apparently organized violent attack… (UCPD) determined it was necessary to evacuate controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos from campus and to cancel his scheduled 8 p.m. event.”. More recently, conservative speaker Ann Coulter experienced the same deprivation of her right, however this time the cancellation came ahead of time, from the university itself. As summarized by Thomas Fuller with the New York Times, “The university canceled Ms. Coulter’s appearance,