A Female for the First. Although a very respected female journalist‚ Susan Jacoby was labeled as a "First Amendment junkie" by many other women for her personal views concerning the censorship of pornography in society. Ultimately‚ she believed that censorship of any kind against pornography was wrong. Feminists were infuriated that another female acknowledged pornography ’s right to exist. Susan Jacoby did not necessarily agree with pornography‚ but she felt that its rights guaranteed under the
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Ariel Okech Diana D’India ENGL 101 055 31 October 2014 In "A First Amendment Junkie" Susan Jacoby argues that censoring pornography goes against the First Amendment. She believes that the First Amendment should be absolutely interpreted. She states that people will never be able to agree on what should be censored. She points out that censoring pornography will lead to censorship of other topics that need to be discussed and brought to attention in American society. She believes that pornography
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Anthropology Essay The concept of decency in the park/ decency (Ordenlikheid) respectability Decency and respectability otherwise known as ordenlikhied is a key cornerstone of any society. Each and every community has its own set of values which members are supposed to follow. This essay is going to discuss decency paying particular attention to young girls who fall pregnant in their teens in South Africa and similar scenario in Zimbabwe of teenage mothers. It is also going to look at the
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Jeff Jacoby‚ a columnist for the Boston Globe‚ is the author of an article called “Bring Back Flogging” that suggests the reinstatement of flogging as a criminal punishment. Jacoby argues that the use of flogging is a better form of punishment for criminals because it would not only help save money‚ but also provide a better form of punishment for some criminals. In his argument‚ Jacoby fails to address issues at the point they are presented while also stating some irrelevant facts‚ which does somewhat
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Decency is a word with many meanings‚ depending in which connexion you use it. I have chosen to enjoin this issue a bit‚ so that it’s about being decent to others‚ and how to prevent having an indecent behaviour. Decency is something we all have. Some less than others. An example could be hosts on TV shows. Especially in talk shows you often see‚ that the host is touching the fine line between crossing the limit‚ or hitting the contest with a really good question/ultimatum. We have read a
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Devin David English 101 Evan Harrison 8 November 2011 Smart Girls In Susan Jacoby’s‚ “When Bright Girls Decide Math Is a ‘Waste of Time‚’” she begins to explain how a 16 year old girl decided not to take physics and calculus as a Senior in high school‚ replacing them with electives. Her parents approve because she expects to major in Art or History in college. However‚ this limits her in the future. This choice is referred to as a self-inflicted limit girls place themselves‚ which
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In his essay‚ “A Desensitized Society Drenched in Sleaze‚ ” Jeff Jacoby argues that a sex and violence filled media has desensitized society by making extremely obscene actions almost a norm. According to Jacoby‚ entertainment through means of television‚ cinema‚ and music is so sex and violence drenched that this new generation we live in is accustomed to offensive behavior. Because of the boost of offensive actions in the media‚ people see such actions as normal to a point where we do not think
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The Communications Decency Act The U.S. Government should not attempt to place restrictions on the internet. The Internet does not belong to the United States and it is not our responsibility to save the world‚ so why are we attempting to regulate something that belongs to the world? The Telecommunications Reform Act has done exactly that‚ put regulations on the Internet. Edward Cavazos quotes William Gibson says‚ "As described in Neuromancer‚ Cyberspace was a consensual hallucination that felt
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Christian best-selling author Max Lucado has finally broken his silence on politics and expressed his negative opinion on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. In a blog entry titled “Decency for President‚” Max Lucado penned his condemnation for Donald Trump’s campaign practices and controversial comments. The Christian author said the billionaire’s behavior is unacceptable in the Oval Office‚ Charisma News reports. “I don’t know Mr. Trump. But I’ve been chagrined at his antics
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argues that this natural focus on individualism comes from America’s founders who came here in order to escape the popular statism in Europe‚ as he says that “America was built on the social-political ideals of Individualism” (Jacobo). There was no common culture except for the self-reliance and individualism naturally present in people who came to America from “an array of varied cultural and economic backgrounds” (Jacobo). The emphasis on doing what one could to better one’s self led to a country
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