Greek life flourishes college campuses all across the nation. The amount of students who join each year only rises. Greek life first started in the late eighteenth century when students decided to form groups to discuss topics not discussed in class‚ seek academic ventures‚ create friendships‚ and express themselves in a free manner. The first fraternity was created in 1776 by a group of students in William and Mary College‚ where they named it Phi Beta Kappa and kept their society a secret. The
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The freedoms that the United States prides itself on came at a cost‚ and it continues to require a sacrifice from those members of the military and their families to protect the country. A controversy regarding the freedom of speech that has been covered recently by the media is the protests that the Westboro Baptist Church performs outside of military funerals. According to Fama (2012)‚ “The church links the deaths of service members to America’s acceptance of gays and has a webpage full of press
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over 467 people will be sexually assaulted in america alone. Most sexual assaults happen on college campuses where there is little support or help for these victims. This problem is not an isolated situation either. At IU there were over 300 sexual assault reports and only 3 cases that a person was expelled for it. Colleges turn away from these cases because they simply cost too much too take care of. Colleges need to start taking responsibility for the care and well being of there students. For example
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Abuse of Drugs on College Campuses Today on college campuses‚ it is not possible to make it through college without knowing someone who has at least tried a prescription drug or recreational drug for either party uses‚ to help them study and keep up in school‚ or simply to help them get by day-to-day. Maybe you have tried them yourself? College students all across the nation are abusing substances such as Adderall‚ Vicodin‚ Oxycontin‚ marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ etc. Those students who drink alcohol
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Americans all over the country need to be aware that sexual assault on college campuses is a tremendous issue. According to The Washington- Kaiser Poll it was found that “20% of young women who attended college the past four years were sexually assaulted”. The Washington Post’s point is that the sexual assault in college is still prevalent and not enough people are aware. David French‚ author of The Campus-Rape Lie also comments on that idea when he writes “ The campus life is so dangerous for women
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What speech does the first amendment protect on college campuses? By definition‚ a speech code is any rule or regulation that limits‚ restricts‚ or bans speech beyond the strict legal limitations upon freedom of speech or press found in the legal definitions of harassment‚ slander‚ libel‚ and fighting words (First Amendment). There is not one real speech code that all public college campuses follow. The first amendment includes freedom of speech‚ but does not limit any speech codes on college
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On college campuses across the United States young women and men are sexually assaulted. Only 5% of those assaults are reported making it the most unreported crime on campus. In America 1 in 3 women are raped every minute‚ 78 every hour‚ 56‚160 every month‚ and approximately 683‚280 women will be sexually assaulted by the end of this year. Even though most sexual assaults are from the acts of men against women‚ women are still blamed for the assault for taking place. From the way she dresses‚ if
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Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. Early Americans enjoyed great freedom of speech compared to citizens of other nations. This strength was achieved through the exercise of the First Amendment right to freedom of expression. The right of free speech is held by all of us. Any attempt to limit that freedom for some‚ including the bigot who expresses prejudiced‚ wrong‚ and hateful opinions‚ risks limiting that freedom for all of us. The U.S. Constitution says that we
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The word “free” is something everyone likes to hear because it means they can receive what they want without having to pay to obtain it therefore profiting. However‚ nothing is truly free because if one individual doesn’t pay then another will have to in his place. It’s how our world works‚ as well as the economy! The same goes for college‚ everyone one would agree that free college sounds amazing! With free college all those loans could be avoided leading to a happier‚ debt free life‚ right? While
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Free College for All Amber Bennie comm215 January 12‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Free College for All Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to go to college for free? President Obama is proposing a plan for two free years of community college for anyone and everyone. This plan quite possibly could pave the way for a more fruitful and educated future in America for many reasons. Not everyone agrees with this idea‚ but hopefully Congress does. Once determined how this project will be funded‚ Americans
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