I believe free speech is a part of America that makes it different and special than many other countries. It is something to be proud of and cherished‚ however not taken advantage of. It seems people are always toeing the line and seeing how far some laws can be pushed. As morally wrong as one may believe these things to be racism‚ sexism‚ and hate speech are permitted under free speech. I believe free speech should not be permitted no matter the consequences. I think speech that endangers others
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No‚ because we have the freedom of speech as citizens of the United States. The Bill of Rights was sent to the states for ratification on September 25‚ 1789. The rights were finally ratified by the states on December 15‚ 1791. The Bill of Rights was written in Virginia‚ and was written by George Mason‚ but James Madison strongly influenced it. In the Bill of Rights‚ the First Amendment is the most important because of freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Freedom of speech means to express any opinions
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Freedom of speech is the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint. It also plays important role in society because people have a right to their own opinions‚ the majority of Americans agree that people should have the right to freedom of speech . Without freedom of speech a society would be very dysfunctional . One person can find a person words offensive ‚ now . even if it’s not causing any harm physical and it’s not breaking any laws . Speech is key when looking at a
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justifiable‚ and he is entitled to say what he thinks. After all‚ freedom of speech is one of our main rights‚ and criticizing others idea‚ just degrades the whole purpose of freedom of speech. I completely agree with Scalleta‚ and Kaepernick as well. Honestly‚ I feel like just because you don’t stand up for the flag salute‚ you “don’t pay homage”‚ doesn’t mean you are unpatriotic. The flag like Scaletta said is just a symbol of our freedoms. There shouldn’t be any disrespect by not saluting the flag
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION SHOULD BE CURTAILED? Freedom of speech has been said to be the foundation of modern democracy‚ and a fundamental part of the Western civilization. According to statistics‚ pretty much everyone claims to support freedom of speech. The claimed support of freedom of speech is widespread even amongst Muslims‚ of who over 90% support it. However‚ I’m positive that the numbers would be different if the question was whether it should be legal to draw cartoons about the
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Free speech should not be limited because our country was built on freedom of speech. It’s what made segregation illegal‚ slavery abolished‚ and helped build our nation today. American was built on the constitutional right‚ being freedom of speech. The country would be chaotic if the right was taken away from us but there are circumstances where individuals go too far and overuse the right to freedom of speech. One can express what they have to say‚ but there is a certain way one should go out and
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Should schools be able to revoke your freedom of speech? No I do not believe so because of many reasons. One‚ it’s against the first amendment in the constitution. Second‚ the whole point of our founding fathers came over here to America was to have freedom. Third‚ this is a democracy. So‚ no school should not be able to take away our freedom of speech Our amendments were made for a guide line for our government and to give us rights. If a school that runs off of taxes paid from the people of
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Freedom The freedom that was found in collection 2 of our textbook is shown in many different parts of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech. Freedom can be seen in symbols as well as images. Freedom can also be seen in the short story “ Censors‚” by Luisa Valenzuela by her stating the lack of freedom and how came to be. The topic of Freedom can be seen throughout Dr. King’s speech when he tries to “ urge the congress to pass over the civil rights bill and let them fight for what’s right. Also in King’s
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of themselves and other young artists. They claimed that the new rules violated their right to freedom of speech. The issue is whether these regulations violate the right to freedom of speech. RULE Freedom of Speech is protected by the First Amendment which “guarantees the freedoms of religion‚ speech‚ and the press and the rights to assemble peaceably and to petition the government.” Symbolic speech‚ which includes gestures‚ movements‚ articles of clothing‚ and other forms of expressive conduct
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Freedom of Speech vs. Equality. -Arguments- Rav vs. City of St. Paul is not a case concerned with the privacy of the black family involved. The members of the CCClan shouldn’t have been in their back yard and therefore they are guilty of trespassing. However‚ there is something much more important about this case‚ something much heavier than violation of privacy. This case is about freedom of speech and whether regulating speech would ensure equality‚ or only lead towards greater discrimination
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