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    Limits of Free Speech

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    Freedom of speech is what makes us proud to be an American. The freedom to think‚ speak and protest as we please. The freedom of speech is as dynamic as our use of the language. Just what is protected under the first amendment? To understand what is protected under the first amendment we have to look at how it is written in the constitution. Congress cannot abridge a person ’s "freedom of speech." In other words Congress can restrict what you say but it cannot stop you from saying it. (Kersch 3)

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    Basically the Exclusionary rule as set forth by the US Supreme Court states that any evidence obtained by police through search and seizure‚ arrest‚ interrogations and stop and frisk situations or any other evidence despite its relevance can be excluded as evidence. The Weeks v. United States was basically the origin of the Exclusionary Rule in 1914. In Weeks v United States Mrs‚ Weeks was arrested for shoplifting and attempted to get a note to her husband about this. Law enforcement went to the

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    The Shedding of Puritanism

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    Ellen Diemer ENG 101 Butcher 26 October 2011 The Shedding of Puritanism In the article‚ “Perverse in the Popular” by Martha Bayles‚ the ideas of perverse modernism are lucid‚ straightforward‚ and audible. The article sums up the pure reality of the new culture we are living in; one filled with violence and sex. Bayles words are constant reminders that although what would have been seen as crude and obscene to our grandparents‚ is exactly what the young generations are being exposed to and brought

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    seems moral‚ do not believe it… There is no rectitude whatsoever. There is no virtue. As a first rule of thumb‚ therefore‚ you can tell a true war story by its absolute and uncompromising allegiance to obscenity and evil… You can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you. If you don’t care for obscenity‚ then you don’t care for the truth” (Pages 68-69). This of course can be disproven‚ as many actions taken during war can be believed to have some moral value: the saving of a fellow soldier‚ the restraint

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    Herman is the protagonist in Poushkin’s “The Queen of Spades”. Unlike Emma Bovary‚ Herman seems to be quite levelheaded‚ when we are first introduced to his character. When asked why he doesn’t gamble‚ Herman responds‚ "Play interests me greatly‚ but I hardly care to sacrifice the necessaries of life for uncertain superfluities" (1)” At the dawn of a night spent observing a gambling party‚ Herman overhears the story about Tomsky’s grandmother‚ Countess Anna Fedorovna. The story explains that the

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    Compared to many other dystopian novels‚ social critic Neil Postman believes that Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a more relevant book that parallels to today’s society. Brave New World highlights the aspects of technological advancement‚ the expulsion of self-knowledge and learning‚ and the potentials of exorbitant consumerism. Postman asserts what Huxley feared the world would become‚ and how his vision implies to the abounding possibilities of the future. Technology plays a major role in

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    are the individuals who control themselves strictly. The individuals who are adapted in the past may bring up exemptions to this guideline. Yet Charles James Fox or Bolingbroke were just contending with equivalents in the craft of cultured lewdness. Their propensities were those of their rivals. They were not battling men who defended their wellbeing and kept a cool head in the morning. It is difficult to envision to-day a pioneer of the Resistance who‚ after a night of betting at faro

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    Sex Crimes

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    Abstract This term paper is based on a discussion topic that I’ve had in a course called Juvenile Delinquency during my time as an undergrad student. My classmates and I were asked “Do we believe that sexually explicit material lead to juveniles committing sex crimes?” I thought this topic was very interesting‚ and I decided to do research. Based on my research the answer to this question is yes. The importance of research is to inform individuals of how certain explicit materials can lead youth

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    activist‚ has brought about controversy in the film‚ "The People v. Larry Flynt". The movie functions as a general biography‚ but it focuses on legal issues to a large degree. Flynt‚ the editor of Hustler magazine‚ publicized pornographic obscenities in many ways. By doing so‚ he has challenged the First Amendment and the Charter’s guarantee of the right to free expression. Larry at first glance seems like an odd figure for a hero. He is outspoken‚ opinionated‚ and perverted. If

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    CYBER CRIMES AND STEPS TO PREVENT AND CONTROL SYNOPSIS OF CYBER CRIMES Information Technology solutions have paved a way to a new world of internet‚ business networking and e-banking‚ budding as a solution to reduce costs‚ change the sophisticated economic affairs to more easier‚ speedy‚ efficient‚ and time saving method of transactions. Internet has emerged as a blessing for the present pace of life but at the same time also resulted in various threats to the consumers and other institutions for

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