I truly take pride in being able to address this body of students today‚ not only have you all taken the leap into gaining a college education from a great educational institution like UGA but you have also decided to find time between your rigorous students to advocate for democratic values through participating in groups like the Young Democrats. In addition you have made the decision to align yourself with students who advocate for alliances for freedom of expression and protecting individual
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When discussing free speech‚ it is important to recall the purpose of having the right of free speech. It allows the common people to speak their minds publically without punishment. Protests greatly use free speech to deliver their messages. Political opinions‚ personal stories‚ and bad restaurant reviews can be shared without punishment. On the other hand‚ our freedoms also allow individuals to share their negative emotions in the forms of online bullying‚ hate speech‚ and YouTube comments. The
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punishment for the use of some people using free speech a little too far? I‚ myself‚ believe that there should be a punishment for the negative use of free speech. To many people take advantage of First Amendment which is Freedom of Speech. To much hate speech‚ spreading of false accusation‚ and all sorts of rumors that can lead people to have suicidal intentions. When does free speech end and hate speech start? What do you think of the topic of hate speech? Well lets see why the reason why people
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“Seen/As much as God would grant him.” This supports evidence that Beowulf is going to die soon. In the next paragraph‚ Beowulf admits his deadly injury to Wiglaf‚ and informs him of what he is expecting from the Geats in the future. Beowulf in his speech (lines 741-744) what he first says is that‚ if he had an heir that god gave him‚ and then he wouldn’t mind dying. He then speaks (lines 744-747) of
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presenting himself as a political dissenter. He does this to establish some sort of credibility as a free speech advocate‚ supposedly in contrast to what he will continue to speak about. While there is no mystery why he does this in my estimation‚ in so doing he perpetuates what I believe to be a fundamental misconception about free speech as it relates to law and the continued health of democracy. If free speech is to have any power at all‚ the ability to shout down ideas that have no value must remain.
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In the article “Free Speech and ‘Cyber-bullying” written by James Tucker from the Washington Legislative Office he states‚ “As reprehensible as some online speech may be‚ the First Amendment protects the bad with the good” (Tucker). In Aaron Short’s New York Post Article “Cyberbullies get First Amendment Protection” he states‚ “Although the
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nation made laws that they thought would be just and good for the nation. Of the press they made the familiar and oh so controversial: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press " (United States Constitution 1789). But where do we cut the line? There our newspapers‚ television shows‚ and radio broadcasts constantly molding the facts and telling one side stories so they can get the
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Why College? Why Not? I know a way you can lead a happier and healthier life‚ make more money‚ have greater job satisfaction‚ and provide security for when you are old and gray. While you may think this involves a complicated answer‚ it really doesn’t. The mystery to living your best life is to get a college degree. Studies have shown that people with a college degree have a distinct advantage in life over those with a high school diploma. Personally‚ I have always found the idea of a college
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that go to college more than half of them are in debt after graduating. In high school all you hear your senior year is “you need to do this in order to go to college”‚ “you need a degree to get ahead”. You work 12 years to get a diploma and then get told that in order to go “further” or “do better” you need a degree‚ but what they don’t tell you is that you will most likely be in debt for the rest of your life. As a senior in high school you most likely know if you want to go to college. What you
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Fix: Speech Codes on College Campuses Beginning in the 1980’s and going strong into the early 90’s‚ speech codes on college campuses restricted the radical words that initiated protests by students‚ faculty‚ and staff members. Limitations defined by college administrators controlled the context and content of what its affiliates could say freely in the jurisdiction of the campus. In spite of this‚ outraged students demanded that their First Amendment rights be protected and took their colleges’ speech
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