Act of God is a legal term[1] for events outside of human control‚ such as sudden floods or other natural disasters‚ for which no one can be held responsible. This does not protect those who put others in danger of acts of nature through negligence‚ such as an adult who instructs a group of children to stand under a tree to escape a lightning storm.[citation needed] The legal term‚ "Act of God"‚ does not necessarily imply that a God had a direct intervention which specifically caused a "natural"
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"Mob Rule on College Campuses" by Cinnamon Stillwell and "Speech Codes: Alive and Well at Colleges" by Harvey A. Silverglate and Greg Lukianoff describe college issues involving the freedom of speech. Both of these articles talk about how freedom of speech can cause many problems in college. Even though these articles are on the same topic‚ they are on very different forms of freedom of speech. In "Mob Rule on College Campus and in "Speech Codes: Alive and Well at Colleges" both talk about how there
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the based foundation of the articles: “Hate Speech on the Internet Should Be Regulated” by Ronald Eissens‚ and “Hate Speech on the Internet Should Not Be Regulated” by Sandy Starr‚ in which both authors reveled their opinions and standing on this issue by using different styles and presenting their ideas in different ways. Throughout his Essay‚ Eissens uses different appeals on order to convey his ideas‚ specially using pathos. He believes that hate speech should be regulated to stop hate crimes such
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Social Media and Free Speech in Education and Sport Citizens‚ including students‚ are guaranteed the constitutional right of freedom of speech . [...] the question becomes‚ how should administrators balance students ’ First Amendment rights with the school ’s responsibility to regulate student speech that is disparaging to staff members or coaches or disruptive to the educational environment or team dynamics? The phenomenon of social media in its various forms; Facebook‚ MySpace
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Perspectives on Free-Speech Zones on College Campuses Naturally‚ many negative connotations come along with the term “free-speech zone.” The wording alone automatically insinuates that free speech should not be allowed everywhere‚ which is hardly the true intention of the idea. Sometimes the right of free speech is taken advantage of; such as in certain rallies and protests‚ where disruptive noise‚ violence‚ and destruction often occurs. Universities hold a responsibility to their students of
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Ellen’s Commencement Speech Rhetorical Analysis Graduation caps fly into the air‚ cheers erupt‚ and diplomas are received. This is a typical graduation day. Not only did these ceremonial events take place for Tulane University’s class of 2009‚ but Ellen DeGeneres was there to congratulate them as well! This class was dubbed the "Katrina Class" for being survivors of the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Katrina was named one of the deadliest Hurricanes‚ causing more than 1‚836
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I have a voice and I’m not afraid to use it. Today freedom of speech and expression is a given right to those of us living in South Africa but there are still countries where this right is unheard of! I am fortunate to have been born into a democratic South Africa and to have the luxury of growing up in a home where I am able to exercise my opinion and have my voice heard. Freedom of speech and expression is one if the most precious rights individuals have. I believe each person is entitled to
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The children act was first introduced in 1908; this was passed by the liberal government at the time. Even thought the act was needed to protect children of the time it was surrounded by controversy. The main aims of the 1908 act were to regulate fostering‚ baby farming‚ and wet nursing. One of the greater aims of the 1908 act was to give local authorities power to keep children of poorer backgrounds away from workhouses and to ultimately protect them from abuse. (www.parliament.co.uk‚ 1998) In
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importance of free speech on college campuses. The Attorney General effectively uses the rhetorical strategies of logos‚ by citing facts and logical arguments; ethos‚ by citing experts’ opinions and elevated grammar; and pathos‚ allusions and anecdotal evidence; to convince his audience of the oppression of free speech on college campuses by the school board and ultimately the government. Initially Aristotle’s technique of logical appeal or logos is convincingly used in Sessions’ speech by intertwining
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and Obstruct Terrorism act of 2001 otherwise known as the USA Patriot Act was signed into law by president George W. Bush on October 26‚ 2001. This act is part of the foreign and defense policy area. “The foreign and defense policy area includes organizations that focus on relations between the United States and the rest of the world. Organizations that national security initiatives and other defense-related policies‚ as well as individual countries‚ are included.” This act was enacted by the 107th
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