National Censorship Research

     Since this country was founded, we have had a set of unalienable rights that our constitution guarantees us to as Americans. One of the most important rights that is mentioned in our constitution is the right to free speech. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the

Censorship has been a big topic in America since the birth of its modern government. There are things that go on around the world that the media would never show its American viewers. This has also been seen in places like the military, where if a soldier were to send a letter back home, he or she can not disclose information such as their location. While it is a way to protect the American people from potential threats, it also restricts our freedom of speech. Everyone has the right to speak his or her mind; whether you agree with an idea or not is always a conscious choice. An

whom thou still hast send” (5.8.12-15) . Macduff completely threw Macbeth down, his over confidence and ambition was tricked. Macbeth believed that anyone not born of woman he should not fear but was proven wrong with Macduff’s statement saying he was ripped from the womb rather than born. Macbeth fell, he was stuck in this cycle of violent acts that were all led by his ambition.

This is what theologian Horbury surmised about early Christian persecutions, and I largely agree with this view. The Jews sometimes persecuted the early Christians because their beliefs clashed and this caused friction between the two religions. As well as this ‘incompatibility’ between the two faiths, Donatism also developed as a separate sect of Christianity within the orthodox church and a lot of persecution and hate was directed towards the early Christians. However, without this I do not believe that Christianity would have developed and formed the monotheistic, dogmatic religion that we associate ourselves with today.

In 1791, the United States adopted the first amendment, which states that “Congress shall make no law 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 (Ivers, 2013).” The freedom of speech that is documented in the First Amendment is not only constitutional protected, but it’s also a very important part of the democratic government independence, which holds essential values in our society. American citizen’s right to free speech should be held as one of the highest virtue and any censorship of freedom of speech should not be allowed, but only respected

How we interact with people is a large percentage of our growth as human beings. We can communicate through feelings such as empathy. But this begs the question, how does one engage in empathy, what does it actually take? It takes imagination to feel empathy and it takes imagination to turn a word written on a whiteboard into an image or a symbol. But when this idea of imagination is taken away or is censored, we no longer have a way to empathise with people and our link is severed with other human beings. While imagination is vital to communicating with and building both relationships and connections, it is also vital to how we interpret information that is sent to us via the internet, television, radio, etc.. Imagination is more than just a means to escape; while it is fundamental to understanding our interpretations of the flow of information, it’s also fundamental to understanding empathetic feelings and motivations.

America is very fortunate that the media censorship is not as controlling as it is in autocratic countries like, Russia, Iran, or China. These countries control it by eradicating critical news and building state media brands, but we are limited to what the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows to be broadcasted. I believe that the words we speak and media we are exposed to, should not be censored. Although some supporters of media censorship argue that the government has the right to choose what we see, a closer examination shows that media censorship proves to be unjust because the public should know what is occurring in the world, we're only exposed to half-truths, and hiding the truth hurts the interpretation of reality. Censoring

After being assigned a school project, a young high school student walks into the library with plans on researching about his topic before starting. It’s a biology project about the mating rituals of animals, which was a topic that struck his interest. So he boots up the computer, signs in, and starts surfing the web and different search engines for his topic. Every site he clicks on, however, has been blocked. Anything having to do with mating and breeding has been censored by the library as inappropriate material. What if this high school student doesn’t have internet at home? Being unable to look up his material at the library is sure to hinder his research. This would be a very common story if web censorship in the

Censorship has become a long standing practice within our society. Who gets to decide what American citizens say, read or view? There are organizations that review and rate, guard or block information. Governmental entities create laws enforcing censorship and place judgment against those that break those laws. These restrictions often result in conflict against them and in favor of protecting our civil rights. The practice of censorship by authoritative, policy-making entities is in conflict to our constitutional rights, including the rights of our children.

When you think of the word, “censorship”, what do you think of? Secrecy? Morality? Oppression? Liberals often see censorship as a limit set by the government. A limit to suppress the capabilities of the human race. A limit that keeps a country’s citizens intact. A limit that keeps the people ignorant so that the powerful can stay powerful. But what if I told you that censorship isn’t what the liberals say it is? What if I told you that censorship is the thing that is keeping our country together? Ladies, gentlemen, and other, censorship is not oppression. Censorship is what protects the freedoms, morality, and safety of the people.

I read a pair of articles recently where two writers debated the censorship of a comic strip. The strip poked fun at a past president suffering from Alzheimer’s. One writer took the stance that censorship is never acceptable and the other seemed to take the stance that under compassionate circumstances censorship is acceptable. Now before I get into what I think I want to highlight the previous and current season of South Park. They are addressing the issue of modern political correctness with great depth and humor. I also must confess that I am a liberal and socially progressive, however, in this article I will betray what I like to think of as a sect within a larger pool; the sect being social justice warriors and the pool being people who

Censorship is very important in relation to a nation, “It restrains vulgarity and obscenity” (Pillai). It helps the nation against any danger. First, it protects military information that could be used for evil, then, it can also help on controlling panic and rumors throughout a nation, “A similar case was observed in India in 2008 when terrorists attacked The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai” (Pillai). Finally, censorship preserves the secrets of the entire nation, secrets that could put nations in danger (Pillai). Censorship can lead to a peaceful society by protecting our secrets from those who want to harm us.

The right to speak freely is the capacity through which an individual has the privilege to voice his/her thoughts to other individuals who are ready to get them. Each person in Canada has the privilege to impart in whatever way he needs through diverse mediums. It could be through books, interpersonal interaction destinations, individual websites, daily papers and so forth. Free discourse today has prompted a great deal reactions as distinctive individuals may state diverse assessments which could likewise hurt a particular group and subsequently oversight of such material began. Oversight has assumed an essential part in the advanced time with the climbing innovation on the grounds that there is so much data that is accessible at the hit

Freedom of speech is our most cherished right as Americans, given to us by the First Amendment in the U.S. Constitution. But is that right taken away when the government controls what we see, say, or hear? Censorship is the annihilation of speech or other public forms communication, which may be considered unacceptable, harmful, and useless. The government can keep people from seeing content in the media by discarding it and only letting the public see what the government wants them to see. Censorship can happen on a national level like explained above, or it can happen on a more local level. For example, religious schools could remove the theory of evolution from the school curriculum to prevent the children from having a different idea on how the world started. Is it right to remove certain parts from television shows, promote or restrict political or religious views, and keep information away from the American public? I believe that censorship is necessary, but only in some cases.

According to Mark Cohen “Censorship in Canadian literature”, a censor is one who exercises official supervision over morals and conduct (3). There is always a driving factor behind censorship. One might argue that censors want to control the minds of young, because students who read might learn to think and question them. This might be taken as a tool of government control over its citizens. Throughout history censorship has become an enemy of freedom and democracy (Cohen 5). However according to article 19 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights; “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression” (United Nations). The First Amendment of the United States Constitution also