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Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties
1,725 wordsSurfing the Internet is like strolling through a library. With just one click of the mouse, a person can enter an amazing world of information. The Internet takes away the inconvenience of having to drive to the public library, plus, the Internet is open twenty-four hours a day. But, not only can a person research information on the Internet, he can shop for products, read the latest news and stocks, meet new people, not only in the United States, but in other countries as well, look for a job, ...
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United States Of America Flag Burning
1,397 words... merican public stand? Various polls indicate that 70 %- 80 % are in favor of the proposed amendment (Citizen's Flag Alliance). However, when informed as to the first Amendment implications of such an amendment, poll show that American opinions are more swayed and split their opinions at nearly 50 % (Fullwood). The main argument for the Flag Desecration Amendment is that the American flag is not just another piece of cloth (Citizen's Flag Alliance). The flag is proclaimed by supporters to be ...
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Flag Burning First Amendment
395 wordsThe first amendment says it's all right to express one's opinions as long as that opinion doesn't do any harm to others. Flag Burning, as the Supreme Court declared it, is protected underneath the first amendment whether you or I like it or not. That is a fact. If the majority believes it's unjust to this country then I suppose that they come up with a new amendment to declare flag burning unconstitutional. Until they do that, then flag burning will remain legal. I am not saying that burning our...
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Form Of Racism Kill A Mockingbird
1,371 words"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a story about bravery and courage in a small town. Racism is present and is the main theme throughout the story. Everyone in Maycomb County is consumed by the hatred and impurities of prejudice, everyone but the main character, Atticus Finch. He was a lawyer in the small Alabama community who helped defend a black man, Tom Robinson, who was accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus goes through some tough times as this trial is going on, as well as his kids, Scout and J...
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Separation Of Church And State Ten Commandments
1,961 wordsIs the Government allowed to promote religion display of the Ten Commandments within / without the bounds of the establishment clause. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion the First Amendment. These words constitute the beginning of the establishment clause in the First Amendment. The motive behind the establishment clause created by the framers of the Constitution was to ensure that religion and government did not mix. The Constitutions framers were prompted by the...
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Marshall Mathers Lp Parents Music Resource Center
2,642 wordsSays Who? Citizenship in America holds many rights. Among these rights are the right to vote, the right to bear arms, and the most widely treasured but largely manipulated, right to free speech. As a citizen of America the right to free speech comes along with many responsibilities, but for the small percentage that exercise their right of free speech to a large public forum, it comes with many stipulations. The more prominent figures under a barrage of criticism are those involved in the arts. ...
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Caged Bird Sings Red Riding Hood
1,467 wordsCensorship in School Libraries The most debatable and controversial form of censorship today is the banning of books in school libraries. Banning books that educate students is wrong and selfish. Censorship of books in school libraries is neither uncommon nor an issue of the past. Books with artistic and cultural worth are still challenged constantly by those who want to control what others read. The roots of bigotry and illiteracy that fuel efforts to censor books and free expression are unacce...
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Freedom Of Speech Draw The Line
1,048 wordsCensorship From Obscene Material Today, in the 1990 s, citizens in our society are being bombarded with obscene material from every direction. From the hate lyrics of Guns N Roses to the satanic lyrics of Money Crue and Marilyn Manson to the sexually explicit graphical content of todays movies, the issue is how much society is going to permit and where we, as a society, should we draw the line. The freedom of speech has always been considered a right, but that doesnt mean that you can shout, Fir...
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Protected By The First Amendment Protected By The First Speech
634 wordsIn the following essay, Charles R. Lawrence encompasses a number of reasons that racist speech should not be protected by the First Amendment. In this document, he exhibits his views on the subject and what he feels the society should confront these problems. In this well- written article, he provides strong evidence to prove his point and to allow the reader to see all aspects of the issue. On Racist Speech Charles Lawrence has been active in his use of the First Amendment rights since he was a...
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Sexually Explicit Material Parents Music Resource Center
2,273 wordsThe Constitution of the United States of America contains the basic rights of citizens of this country. There is, perhaps, no right more controversial than the First Amendment in the Constitution, first introduced on December 15, 1791. The First Amendment states, ? 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; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the g...
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First Amendment Rights Catcher In The Rye
1,645 wordsCensorship in Public Schools -A principal in a California high school bans five books written by Richard Brautigan because he thinks they might contain obscenities or offensive sexual references (Berger 59). -A Vermont high school librarian is forced to resign because she fought the school boards decision to remove Richard Prices The Wanderers, and to restrict the use of Stephen Kings Carrie and Patrick Manns Dog Day Afternoon (Jones 33). -An Indiana school board takes action that leads to the b...
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Freedom Of Speech Constitution Of The United States
2,001 wordsBrad Mike Period 8 English CENSORSHIP Who gives a F k! ! ! My life has been nothing but censorship since the time I was born. When I was very young and lived in Chicago there were all sorts of interesting things around to play with. My parents physically censored me by putting me in baby prison. They felt that certain things needed to be censored from me because of their potential danger. So I was kept out of harms way in the playpen or crib. As I grew older and was no longer watched by my paren...
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Female Body Hard Core
949 wordsSusan Brownmillerss essay Lets Put Pornography Back in the Closet, is an well-argued essay. However, adult material is protected by the First Amendment, which protects the freedoms of speech and press. Beginning in the first paragraph, she tries to get the readers sympathy by showing that she is not against the First Amendment. She begins her essay by, Free speech is one of the great foundations on which our democracy rests. So starting with her introduction she gets the readers sympathy. She in...
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Civil Liberties Supreme Court
971 wordsUS HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT RESEARCH PAPER On may 21, 2001 - the supreme court ruled in a case involving the rights of journalists against the personal rights to privacy, that news organizations cannot be punished for broadcasting information that was passed to them unlawfully. The case began in in 1993, when a conversation between two teacher union officials-Gloria Barnicki and Anthony F. Kane Jr- was intercepted and recorded by an unknown source. One of the officials was using a car phone during...
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U S Government Patently Offensive
1,284 wordsCensorship of the Internet and the Tyranny of Our Government To curtail free expression strikes twice at intellectual freedom, for whoever deprives another of the right to state unpopular views also deprives others of the right to listen to those views, said Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr (Censorship and the U. S. Government 1). I completely agree with Mr. Holmes, and when the question of censoring the Internet arises, I cringe. Governing the Internet dominates many debates, censorship leading the fi...
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Hard Core Pornography Soft Core Pornography
1,704 wordsPornography is very widely controversial no matter were you go. Only in the past couple of years has porn been more accepted. To understand what all the controversy is about you have to recognize the many landmark court cases over the difference between obscenity and pornography. But first I would like to define each. Obscenity, as defined in Websters dictionary, means the state or quality of being obscene; impurity; lewdness. Pornography means literature which prostitutes a figure; obscene writ...
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Sex And Violence Chain Of Events
2,400 wordsPornography: Sex or Subordination? In the late Seventies, America became shocked and outraged by the rape, mutilation, and murder of over a dozen young, beautiful girls. The man who committed these murders, Ted Bundy, was later apprehended and executed. During his detention in various penitentiaries, he was mentally probed and prodded by psychologist and psychoanalysts hoping to discover the root of his violent actions and sexual frustrations. Many theories arose in attempts to explain the motiv...
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Public School Systems Freedom Of Religion
475 wordsWe are guaranteed by the first amendment the right for freedom of religion. By this right, we as American citizens should be allowed to have prayer in the public schools and teachers should be allowed to teach religion courses trough the high school years. We should also be able to talk about religion in and out of our classes. With our right for freedom of religion we should be allowed to use it whenever and wherever we wish to. To often people are scared to express their faith in public becaus...
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Form Of Racism Protected By The First Amendment
773 words? Everybody jumped Racism Racism Today? Everybody jumped on him. beat the hell out of him Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy hitting on the side of his face He was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing He should have died. He lost so much blood he turned white. He got what he deserved? (Ridgeway 167. ) The skinheads who performed this random act of racial violence in 1990, had no ...
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Fighting Words Supreme Court
493 wordsR. A. V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U. S. 377 (1992). Issue: A teenager who placed a burning cross in the fenced back yard of a black family was charged under a City of St. Paul bias-motivated crime ordinance. At trial, the teenager moved for dismissal, alleging the ordinance was violative of the First Amendment. The Trial Court agreed and dismissed the case. On appeal, the MN Supreme Court reversed the lower court? s ruling, citing the fighting words doctrine from Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315...
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