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Men And Women Disparate Impact
917 wordsConstitutionally protected speech that is Clearly sexual abuse is discriminating and unconstitutional, therefore, must be restricted speech. Catherine A. MacKinnon, in her book Only Words gives persuading evidence that pornography subordinates women as a group through sexual abuse. She says Protecting pornography means protecting sexual abuse as speech, at the same time that both pornography and its protection have deprived women of speech, especially speech against pornography (MacKinnon, 9). M...
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Board Of Education Censoring The Internet
823 wordsShould the Internet be censored? Censorship on the Internet is a very controversial issue. Many agree that censoring violates the First Amendment of free speech. Yet many also believe that it is the governments duty to censor to protect The EFA (Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. ) is an organization against Internet censorship. The EFAs goals are to advocate the amendment of laws and regulations in Australia and elsewhere which restrict free speech... and to educate the community at large abou...
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Neo Nazis And Free Speech
944 wordsNeo-Nazis are entitled to the same First Amendment rights under the Constitution as all other American citizens. Simply because a group expresses beliefs which are unpopular and generally considered to be wrong does not mean that the group is no longer entitled to free speech. When people are given true freedom of speech, it should be understood that there are always going to be differences in opinions, and that the opinions held by some people will almost invariably be seen as offensive to at l...
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1 St Amendment Freedom Of Speech
911 wordsCongress 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 government for a redress of grievances. This is what the first amendment of The Constitution of the United States promises to every American citizen. The first amendment is what gives us the opportunity to practice whatever religion we would like and not be tortured ...
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Sex Or Subordination Violence And Pornography
1,115 words... orography available to adults. The courts assess that to ban or censor the material would be infringing on the public's First Amendment Right (Carol 28). Maureen O'Brien quotes critics of a congressionally terminated bill, the Pornography Victim's Compensation Act, as saying "That if it had passed, it would have had severely chilling effects on the First Amendment, allowing victims of sexual crimes to file suit against producers and distributors of any work that was proven to have had 'cause...
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Radio And Television Children And Teenagers
1,314 wordsAlcohol manufacturers use a variety of unscrupulous techniques to advertise alcoholic beverages to children. Perhaps the worst example is Anheuser-Busch Co. , the world's largest brewer, which uses child-enticing cartoon images of frogs, dogs, penguins and lizards in ads for Budweiser beer. These Budweiser cartoon characters are hugely popular with children, just like Joe Camel ads. A Kid Com Marketing study once found these Budweiser cartoon character ads were American children's favorite ads. ...
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1 St Amendment Freedom Of Speech
710 wordsCommunication Lesson I a) New York Times Company vs. Sullivan On March 29, 1960 the newspaper published a full-page ad Heed Their Rising Voices. This advertisement claimed that arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr. for perjury in Alabama was made in order to destroy Luther Kings attempts to allow blacks to vote. Sullivan (the commissioner from Montgomery), filed a libel action and claimed that allegations against the police of Montgomery were libelous and false, and, in such a way, these allegations...
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Bill Of Rights Fourteenth Amendment
1,710 wordsGriswold v. Connecticut appealed to the Supreme Court on errors of the state court of Connecticut. This case deals with the right to prescribe the use of birth control to a married female. This action is found unconstitutional under the state laws, but this law invades a person? s rights under the constitution. Here the problem evolves and must be decided upon in the courts. The appellant Griswold is an Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut (Janosik, 1035). Appellant...
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14 Th Amendment Separation Of Church And State
815 wordsQuestioning The Constitutionality Of Celebrating Religious Holidays Questioning The Constitutionality Of Celebrating Religious Holidays At Public Expense It is unconstitutional for local, state or federal governments to favor one religion over another? Government can show favoritism toward religion by displaying religious symbols in public places at taxpayer expense, by sponsoring events like Christmas concerts, caroling, or by supporting the teaching of religious ideas. It appears the United St...
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Effect On Society V Chip
940 wordsMass communications is one of the most popular college majors in the country, which perhaps reflects a belief in the importance of communications systems in society. The communications system, consisting of radio, television, film, newspapers and magazines, effects how we think, how we feel, and how we live. Therefore, we must ask ourselves, Is media mere entertainment, or are there serious side effects of the national preoccupation with the media? Long-term exposure to the media has a tendency ...
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Congress Shall Make Making It Illegal
1,811 words? Over the past year, over two million men, women, and children were homeless? in America. (NLCHP) Homeless people face an intense struggle just to stay alive despite the fact that society turns its head from the problem. The government makes laws that discriminate against homeless people, which make it, illegal for them to survive. The mistreatment of homeless people is an issue that is often ignored in our community. When you see a homeless person on the streets how do you react? Do you turn y...
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Recording Industry Association Wal Mart
1,899 wordsAlbums with explicit lyrics or content started having black and white parental advisories on them in 1994 (web). Are these labels necessary? Is controversial music molding our society and causing teenagers to turn to drugs? Is censorship necessary to protect the youth of our nation. Generally, younger people are against censorship on this issue. Music is an outlet and even an anti-drug for many teens; however, parents and society feel differently. Should parents censor their children or society,...
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Communications Decency Act Form Of Government
1,002 wordsInternet Censorship Young Jonathan was surfing the Internet on his mom and dads personal computer when he accidentally stumbled onto a website with pornographic pictures. It just so happened that his mother decided to walk in and call him for dinner at this very moment. She is horrified at what her eight year old son has found. The ease of which a young person using the Internet can find pornography has sparked serious debates over censorship. On one side people see it as the governments job to ...
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Recording Industry Association Industry Association Of America
1,079 wordsThe PMRC was founded in May of 1985. (Tipper) In November of 1985 the PMRC met with the Recording Industry Association of America. The two organizations made an agreement that a label saying Explicit Lyrics-Parental Advisory should be placed on albums containing obscenities, or sexual lyrics. The main parent leading the PMRC is Al Gores wife, Tipper Gore. Tipper Gore seems to be ruining her husbands chances at ever becoming president. The problem is that the entertainment industry, which would m...
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Sums Of Money Cause Of Action
1,862 wordsThe paparazzi a fusion of the Italian words papatacci, meaning gnat and razor meaning the popping of flashbulbs. It is also known as aggressive photography. The word paparazzo was coined by Federico Fellini, the name he gave to a prying society cameraman in his 1959 film La Dolce Vita. Paparazzi photographers are fueled by large sums of money offered by the tabloid press. They try to catch the rich and famous in unflattering situations. The new breed of journalism grew by leaps and bounds after ...
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O J Simpson First Amendment
1,114 wordsCensoring the Free Press Throughout the history of the United States of America, the Constitution has always been put to the test. The first amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and the press, comes from William Blackstone of England who wrote, The liberty of the press is indeed essential to the nature of a free state, but this consists in laying no previous restraint upon publications, and not from censure... when published (q. in Bain, par. 22). The founders of this great country orig...
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Invasion Of Privacy Crime Rate
1,314 wordsGovernment surveillance in Surveillance Surveillance Government surveillance in the United States is controversial for many citizens. There are many questions facing citizens, a few being: what are the costs and benefits, should we give up privacy for a lower crime rate, and what will the future look like? Great Britain already has an extensive government surveillance system with 250, 000 cameras with full pan, tilt, and zoom, and still has plans to increase that number (? Are You Being Watched?...
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First Amendment Rights Board Of Education
939 wordsSchool Uniforms School uniforms are creeping back into the classroom as a way to bring back a sense of community and promote a better learning environment in schools. Proponents have linked school uniforms to fewer behavior problems and higher academic achievement while also promoting school pride and self-esteem. The practice began in Long Beach, California, five years ago, and the schools there have seen a sharp drop in vandalism and crime. In the past few years several other major US cities h...
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Institute For Social Research Sex And Violence
2,702 wordsSex and Violence in the Electronic Media Sex and violence in the Electronic media is a pressing topic. This paper raises a number of pros and cons. But mainly, this paper deals with the cons of regulating the media. During research, the most pressing point found was the issue of censorship. Censorship is the keystone of the publics apparent outcry against the electronic media. To better understand censorship, the term must be defined. In Websters New World Dictionary, censorship is defined as th...
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1,635 wordsShould The Internet Be Censored Or Screened Should The Internet Be Censored Or Screened To Protect Users Should the Internet Be Censored or Screened to Protect Users? Right now hundreds of thousands of people have just sat down in front of a computer. After brief negotiation of something called a mouse, these same people will be transported into a realm of virtually unlimited possibilities. Beep... beep... pulse... waiting almost there, wham! connection. To clarify, this is not a transcription o...
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