825 alcohol related deaths in college age students. Also there have been over 696‚000 students assaulted by a student who had be drinking alcohol. And around 97‚000 students have reported being sexually assaulted by someone with alcohol in there system (“College Binge Drinking”). Binge drinking is a pattern of drinking brings blood alcohol concentration levels to .08. This typically occurs after 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks in men. Many students entering college see this as a normal behavior once
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Freedom of Speech The First Amendment for America was built on freedom. The freedom to speak‚ freedom to choose‚ freedom to worship‚ and freedom to do just about anything you want within the law. The first amendment was designed to protect each race. Out of all of our rights‚ freedom of speech is should be the most cherished‚ and one of the most talked about subjects. Freedom of speech should be utilized‚ because
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Freedom of Speech Freedom of speech is arguably the most precious gift of democracy. Democracy nurtures freedom of speech of its citizens. Citizens‚ in turn‚ safeguard democracy by voicing their protest against each and every violation of democratic rights of people. Evolution of democracy is nothing but a history of the extension of the right of freedom of speech from the limited group of privileged citizens to the universal right of every citizen granted by democratic regimes of the world. It
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United States The First Amendment does not permit the distribution of pamphlets that seeks to obstruct the lawful draft (Walker 2013‚ 200). This was not speech offering one’s opinion‚ but an unlawful act of obstructing the preparations of military action of our country (Walker 2013‚ 200). Opinion of the Court Justice Oliver Holmes concluded that the First Amendment in this situation does not protect Schenck. "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances
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on my part to look the other way”. Many people started to say “ He doesn’t support the people dying for our flag”. Started to call him so very bad names. But‚ some people enjoyed and supported the protest of Colin Kaepernick. There are lots of pros and cons to every subject. Because of Colin Kaepernick the protest developed the different points of views in America about the first amendment and the rights of being an American citizen Colin Kaepernick was protesting by kneeling during the national
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And at what point does an opposing viewpoint become hate speech? These are questions that can’t easily be answered‚ but‚ with rising political tensions‚ need to be. When imaging the type of person who would be invited to speak at colleges‚ most would picture a professional‚ knowledgeable in their studies‚ and able to back up their opinions with facts. This‚ unfortunately‚ is not always the case. More and more speakers invited to campuses now are individuals who are focused on spreading hateful ideas
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College sports is a huge Multi-Million dollar business. Being such means Millions of dollars are spent every year updating stadiums‚ training facilities and other areas‚ all for the “amateur” athletes. But what makes someone an amuture and a pro? Is it money? It’s definitely not training because the argument is there that College players train just as much or harder than the Pros. So I will assume it is the the money that makes a difference. Money is overflowing in areas like Football‚ and Basketball
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Freedom of Speech I believe in freedom of speech. I believe it is a privilege over a right. We‚ as Americans‚ should use this freedom as often as we are able. If a situation arises in which you do not agree on‚ let it be known that you do not agree. You have a voice‚ use it. We Americans are so privileged to have this right; many countries have made freedom of speech forbidden. Yet‚ we abuse it by not taking action. Voting is an excellent way to demonstrate using our freedom of speech. I vote
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Pro-Immigration in Colleges: Persuasive Speech “Stay in school. Work hard. Make good grades. If you do those things‚ you can go to college and earn a good living.” All over America‚ teachers repeat this in their classrooms. Coaches say it‚ too. So do parents‚ counselors and almost everyone. What would you do if your children would be left out without the chance of attending college‚ and being successful in life? In 1982‚ the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the children of illegal immigrants only
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Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. In practice‚ the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations‚ such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human
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