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Persian Gulf Armed Forces
1,072 words
In 1992, an antiwar activist, Country Joe,
violated a Georgia statute by acting out a skit
that urged people to refuse to fight in the
Persian Gulf war, overthrow the government and
form a socialist regime. He then burned a military
uniform in opposition to the war, and was arrested
for his actions. This paper will examine the
Georgia statute that Country Joe violated and
address the constitutionality of that law. The
Georgia statute under which Country Joe was
arrested made it a crime to wear t...
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Boston Bedford St Freedom Of Speech
1,132 words
Americans Must Give Up TV Violence For the Kids,
Or Else To the unsuspecting eye, this nations
response and reaction to the rise in number of
violent acts committed by teenagers could be
described as appropriately overwhelming, but when
examined more closely, does America really care?
When examined in a general sense, violence has
declined overall in the US but has risen among
teens (Hunt 651). Who is to blame and how are we
trying to prevent youth crime and teen
promiscuity? A New York Times po...
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American Indian Religious Freedom Act Of 1978
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THE AMERICAN INDIAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1978
The American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
Some people want the medicine man and woman to
share their religious belief in the same manner
that priests, rabbis, and ministers expound
publicly the tenets of their denominations; others
feel that Indian ceremonials are remnants of
primitive life and should be abandoned. - Vine
Deloria (NARF article) Religious freedom is an
autonomy that most people living in the present
take for granted. For m...
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Physician Assisted Suicide Terminally Ill Patient
764 words
Physician-assisted suicide presents one of the
greatest dilemmas tothe medical profession. Should
someone who is mentally competent, but deemed
terminally ill, be allowed to engaged
physician-assisted suicide? According to the First
Amendment of The Constitution of The United
States, one haste freedom to petition the
government for a redress of grievances. The
Fourteenth Amendment states, The State cannot
deprive any person of life, liberty or property,
without due process of law; nor deny any p...
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Material On The Internet Difficult To Find
1,172 words
Introduction With more and more frequency the
newspapers are reporting instances of school
children distributing disks of pornographic images
which they have downloaded from the net and
recently a university student was found to be
operating such a site for material. On November
11, an Associated Press release (Phillips, 1994)
reported that Carnegie Mellon University had
decided to block its users from accessing sexually
explicit materials through the Internet: the
university's president feared ...
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Computer Games Short Term
3,163 words
... ty. Since he was a mere boy, he had played
with blocks and immensely enjoyed the act of
creating entire cities. And not simply for the
purpose of destroying them later; he sincerely
loved the act of constructing elaborate
infrastructures from blocks and other household
toys. So he reckoned that it would be a good idea
to make a game that allowed players to do just
this, but on a computer. Not even he was prepared
for what came after. Released four years later, in
1989, SimCity became one of ...
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Opposing Viewpoints Religious Beliefs
1,144 words
... Censorship is not taking away the rights of
citizens, it is protecting the rights of people
who do not wish to be exposed to certain things.
It is also a great tool in preserving morals and
social order. Violence in things such as movies
and pornography obviously encourage criminal, or
immoral behavior. Restricting such materials to
certain times and places may keep them being
viewed as taboo, and not allow them to become the
norms of society. When these grounds are
considered, we can see th...
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Played An Important War On Terrorism
1,161 words
It is a reasonable expectation that the media will
gather the facts and report the news fairly,
accurately and responsibly. The American public
relies on the media for a great deal of its
information. "The role of the press in American
politics has become a major source of discussion
and controversy in recent years" (Davis, 1). The
question raised in this paper is, "Does the media
present the news fairly, accurately, and
completely?" The short answer is no, the long
answer will be examined throu...
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Jim Crow Laws Civil Rights Act
1,080 words
In the United States, true equality has never
existed. From the Declaration of Independence to
modern times, the U. S. legal system has failed in
any attempt at equality. The ideology of "all
[men] are equal but some [men] are more equal than
others" has been present throughout the history of
the U. S. (Orwell). Inequality has always existed
in the United States legal system and continues to
exist today; however, the inequality presently in
the system is not as blatant as what it once was,
but t...
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2002 A Href Wal Mart
936 words
... t control efforts have a negative effect on
the industry: The concessions [voluntary labeling]
sound disturbingly like self-censorship. Who needs
legislation if the record companies like Circles
wont sell those albums to minors? In addition to
Rolling Stone, other magazines have been voicing
their opinions about music censorship for years.
Wal-Mart is also a key component of some peoples
fight against censorship. Wal-Mart has a policy of
not carrying any CDs that carry the notorious
parental...
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Freedom Of Speech Code Of Ethics
1,312 words
The United States of America is a special nation,
with a manifest destiny to become the protectors
of the free world. And so the ironic battle begins
here as we began to realize that the free world is
in a paradox of itself. As protectors, this
ideological thinking has grown into a foreign
policy, and freedom is no longer just a gift but
instead every humans right and a moral of society.
Since 1776, when America had declared freedom its
almost as if freedom became a never-ending battle
to fight ...
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The Federal Marriage Amendment
592 words
The Federal Marriage Amendment is one of the
strongest controversies today. Should the
government have the power to state what marriage
is? The FMA would define marriage as only, in the
traditional sense, between a man and a woman. The
amendment was first introduced by Representative
Ronnie Shows (D-Mississippi) in the House of
Representatives on May 15, 2002. Supported already
by the Senate Majority Leader, Mr. Bill Frist
(R-TN) and Representative Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO).
In this, courts / legi...
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The Scopes Trial Case For Teaching Part 1
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The Scopes Trial: The Case for Teaching Evolution
The Scopes trial set the stage for widespread
acceptance of teaching Evolution in America's
classrooms. During the early 1900 s an
anti-evolution movement swept through the United
States. Helping ease the commotion was the fact
that very few Americans attended high school
during the nineteenth century. Almost none
attended schools in the southern states. The
anti-evolution crusade lacked a specific political
or legal objective until Kentucky's Ba...
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Federal Communications Commission American Medical Association
2,317 words
Violence in the Media? Monkey see, monkey do? has
become a well-known saying in today? s modern,
media warped society, but is it correct? What has
the world come to these days? It often seems like
everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly
head. We see it in the streets, back alleys,
school, and even at home. The last of these, our
homes, is a major source of violence. In many
peoples living rooms there sits an outlet for
violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the
television, and the peopl...
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B I G Ancient Times
714 words
Censorship Censorship is the supervision and
control of the information and ideas that are
circulated among the people within a society
(Censorship). I believe that music, books, and the
media should not be censored. In the first
amendment, it states that it is a right to have
free speech. So if it is in the constitution, then
why is everything censored. Throughout history
there has been many cases of censorship. Every
society has had customs, religious observances,
dress, and sexual expression ...
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Freedom Of Speech Obscene Material
508 words
Censorship is the Censorship Censorship Censorship
is the control of communication between people.
This includes restrictions on what can be seen and
heard. Mostly, censorship is practiced by
Governments. But religious and political leaders
and special interest groups also try to control
the flow of information. Censorship violates
individual rights, hides useful information, and
limits freedom of speech. The four major types of
censorship are moral, military, political, and
religious. The most ...
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Won T Public Schools
501 words
I did my report on the First Amendment. The First
Amendment of the United States states that,
Congress shall make no law against the freedom of
speech, nor of the press. However, the list of
banned books in public schools and libraries is
astonishing. Most people against literary
censorship act with what they beleive to be
highest cause: protecting their families as well
as their communities from evil. They see that they
are preserving the values that the the entire
society should take in to acc...
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Sexually Explicit Material Parents Music Resource Center
858 words
Censorship in music The first amendment to the
Constitution contends that Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of the press. In the past
ten years especially, music has been under assault
by law makers, prosecutors and critics of morality
and taste. One attack on this freedom comes from
parental advisory stickers. These stickers are
used as a form of censorship against an artist and
his or her lyric...
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Marilyn Manson Wal Mart
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Censorship in the music industry, which has
existed long before forms of media were invented
to broadcast the music itself, has seemingly grown
out of control in the last couple of years. The
controversy comes not just from the bands creating
the music but from those who hold the power to
censor the music as well. While many support the
choice to censor music, many more find it
unconstitutional and a direct violation to our
rights. It is quite unfortunate that some find it
necessary to censor an...
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Freedom Of Speech Censorship Of The Internet
1,407 words
As the end of the twentieth century nears, a new
tool has emerged as the future of communications,
business, news, education, and entertainment. This
tool is the Internet, a worldwide network of
computers currently connected by phone lines.
While it is still in its early stages, it is
already being recognized as the best form of
reference and advertisement for businesses and
personal needs. However, it is also abundant with
material considered inappropriate, adult, and
vulgar by many people. Man...
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