For Jay Gatsby to turn out all right at the end as the narrator promises‚ he must first be erased of his obscenity and indeterminacy. Barbara Will‚ the author of The Great Gatsby and The Obscene Word‚ argues in her criticism that only then can Gatsby come to stand as the vision of Americanism and‚ inevitably‚ America itself. The sociological criticism discusses the novel as the product of its time period‚ focusing on the American isolationist movement of the early 1920s and how‚ through the characters
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Privacy is a right that many Americans take for granted. Americans‚ for the most part‚ feel that they have privacy. But do they really? In order for one to achieve individuality and autonomy one must have privacy‚ which is the key factor. For the rapid advances in technology‚ however‚ one exchanges their privacy. Should one happen to use a computer to use the Internet‚ for example‚ their level of privacy is decreased substantially as you open the door to social control. As Orwell says in 1984
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laws can also prohibit the production of pornography or even its possession Commission Reports on Pornography The 1970 Commission Had an explicit anticensorship stance. * Congress est. the Commision on Obscenity and Pornography * Members had to do a thorough study of obscenity and pornography and on the basis of the study‚ submitting recommendations to regulate obscene and pornographic materials * Fundamental recommendation:
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In 1978 a radio station owned by Pacifica Foundation Broadcasting out of New York City was doing a program on contemporary attitudes toward the use of language. This broadcast occurred on a mid-afternoon weekday. Immediately before the broadcast the station announced a disclaimer telling listeners that the program would include "sensitive language which might be regarded as offensive to some."(Gunther‚ 1991) As a part of the program the station decided to air a 12 minute monologue called
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to religious or community-established groups who conduct the suppressions. According to modern laws‚ art is protected by the constitution. But music and musical performances are not censored on the basis of art; they are usually censored for obscenity so "the children" won’t be traumatized! Which in some degree is
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Censorship: an official authorised to examine printed matter‚ films‚ news‚ etc.‚ before public release‚ and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity‚ a threat to security‚ etc. (Dictionary‚ MS Encarta) Censorship is the removal of material from public viewing or the ability to withhold any material from being released. Using this definition‚ this issue of pornography seems to be in the grey area of the censorship debate. On the one side there are the people who want to protect their children
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fact that restrictions of Freedom of Speech need to be applied and enforced to protect citizens. I am going to be talking about the need to protect children from the exposure to obscene‚ offensive‚ or potentially damaging materials. Definition of obscenity: utterly without redeeming social importance. My Arguments: 1. Yes‚ there are some laws that protect children online like the Children Online Protection Act (COPA) which restricts access by minors to any harmful material and the Children Internet
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IS PRONOGRAPHY WITHIN OUR CONSITUTIONAL RIGHT? When we think of pornography we usually think of videos that are explicit and graphic in a sexual nature and magazines such as Hustler and Playboy. It also can be found in paintings‚ sculptures‚ photos‚ drawings and the Internet. It can even be performed in a live venue‚ in front of a live audience. Pornography is a very controversial topic and there are many other factors that contribute to this. The First Amendment prohibits laws being made that
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incites a riot or violence Speech & action is less protected Law in California: fines if not labelled as violent/18+ or if sold to anyone under 18 “you know it when you say it”—same as pornography just adding ‘for minor’ Porn is protected‚ obscenity is not -aka porn is not illegal‚ video games is not illegal but if either is found obscene then it is illegal -but if porn is obscene it is illegal for everyone‚ but if the video game is obscene it would be just for child 2.4 pg 98 Sharing
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And Then I Met Margaret is a non-fiction book about a boy who came from a place where his future was already determined not to go beyond what the mill town offered. The author‚ Rob White‚ shocked the neighbourhood by becoming a college boy‚ a teacher‚ and eventually a billionaire. He acknowledged that his success in life was not his own and there were people who helped him along the way‚ though not in material things but in something that mattered to him more – his character. What the author mainly
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