Persuasive Essay On Civil Liberty

Most of us today cannot say we’ve experience the horror of war. I infact have never. I’m ignorant to the subject, while others can say they’ve stared death in the face. We fought for slave rights, for equal rights, and allowed people to immigrate here believing America was a peaceful place. I infact am honored to be an American. I have rights, I do not serve under a dictator, but most countries aren't as lucky as I. Unfortunately, tragedy is the only magnet that pulls us together. We have not learned from the sacrifices of our own sons and daughters. It is my hope that America can move on from its childish antics and turn away from all the violence.

Civil rights have been argued over for years and years. White supremacists claim to be “better” than black people in every shape or form. However, all humans are truly the same inside. These judgemental ways of thinking have been passed down from beliefs that originated in the 1600’s, that black people have no purpose other than to serve whites. Tradition, whether it is positive or negative, does have an influence on cultural beliefs in society.

Nobody should have the right to make a choice about whether or not fellow Americans are treated equally under the law? It is outrageous to discriminate against anybody based on lifestyle, race or gender. The rights of LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer) citizens shouldn't be our "choice," but unfortunately they are, and it's our responsibility to be on the right side of history. One wonders who hijacked the American ideal of opportunity, freedom, equal rights and dignity for all. Freedom in its truest sense is a commitment to pragmatic reforms, human equality, social justice and democracy. Rather than pushing people around and bullying them, we should instead help build hope and start to create a world where everyone can live

In the wake of appalling British tyranny, the founding fathers took an unthinkable step forward, signing a revolutionary constitution, which guaranteed previously unestablished rights to the populace of America. Chiefly, the constitution included the absolute assurance of the freedom of speech. The American Dream is inseparably intertwined with this right, as the allure of America can be summarized in the unwavering belief in freedom of thought, alongside open and impartial democracy, and with the ability to “pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps” into prosperity. However, in these turbulent times, such rights have come under attack. More and more emboldened groups espoused controversial speech, dubbed hate speech, and subsequently faced backlash in the form of censorship from organizations such as universities and internet service providers. As a result, these groups trample people’s unalienable rights to free speech, not unlike authoritarian regimes throughout history. Despite the potential hate speech which arises from free speech, the protection of all speech is essential to America’s freedoms and democracy.

I am writing you as a concerned citizen that has been impacted by the decision of Judge Scalia in Whren v. United States supporting law officer’s ability to stop and search cars for little to no reason including skin color. For example, which of the following should a driver expected to be pulled over for?

The benefits of bicycling for one's fitness and health are obvious. Any type of normal exercise regimen, followed weekly, is good for an individual's long-term health. Exercise is beneficial for the human body. Sticking to a dedicated fitness regimen helps an individual improve his/her cardiovascular system and lowers blood pressure within the body. Along with following a diet plan and eating healthy, a routine weekly exercise regimen helps keep off excess weight.

Many people have different religions that are very important to them and are able to express their thoughts about it, however even though the citizens are allowed to express their religion, making a law that favors one religion over the other can lead to problems. One of the first ten amendments made in America talks about if a law were to favor one religion and or to take away the right to practice one’s religion, the law would be prohibited. The Bill of rights was formed by the first ten amendments which was approved on December 15, 1791. People have different opinions about religions and they have the right to, however, no law should be made that would respect one religion over the others, therefore, when the Amendment 1 was created, the amendment allowed people to have the right to practice their religion.

As a second-generation immigrant from Africa, the civil right movement video interests me because I believe America is moving back to the way blacks were treated over 100 years ago. Even before watching the video, I was thought in my history classes in high school and college that the American civil right movement was a mass protest against racial segregation and discrimination mostly in the southern United States which captured national heights during the mid-1950s. In my opinion, racism is genetically inherited or it’s a nurtured attribute that is passed from generation to generation. Even with the end of the civil war in 1868 that led to the end of slavery, the eligibility of black male citizens in 1870 to vote in an election were still discouraged. This in turn, lead to violence and eventually legal stimulation. Does this not remind you of the 2016 general election that took place in the United States? The additional detriment is that the poor were also intimidated and denied their voting rights by not allowing them to register to vote, or closing the polling stations early. Projections from the United States show that there were over 231 million Americans eligible to vote, but a little over 138 million voted. That means 40 percent did not vote (Levine, 2016).

The issue of civil rights for gays and lesbians, one marriage; although many religious conservatives wish it would, will not kind of go away. Marriage essentially has always been a huge part of human relationships, which specifically is significant. It is the coming together of a man and a woman, the bonding two people together for emotional support, generally moral support and economic wellbeing as well as the rearing of children. Most of society basically looks at marriage as a holy union of just one man and one woman. Does marriage really have to generally be between just a man and women? The issue of -gay marriage generally has been very much in the front of public discussion in recent years, with states granting, then retreating with the marriage licenses to gay couples, squabbling over legislation as to whether to grant full marriage rights or specifically create domestic partnerships, and trying to come to terms with how to balance opposed view of sort of public opinions on the subject. Some specifically believe that giving gay couples the particularly full benefit of marriage will mostly take away from the traditional marriage, while others for the most part feel they ought to for all intents and purposes have nothing less, or so they specifically thought. Same-sex couples are denied their civil rights, for all intents and purposes such a making medical decisions for their partners in an emergency. Some of which for the most part have not been in contact with their

Almost anyone who knows about the United States knows about the Bill of rights, or more importantly, in this case, the very first amendment. Everyone knows what the First Amendment is for and what it can do, but do they understand how far it can go and what it actually protects? Most people believe that the first amendment protects them from everything, which is false. The first amendment can protect the people of America from the government, but only to an extent. However, it does not protect the people from each other when they express themselves.

December 15, 1791, was certainly a day of great importance in America's history. On that day, the First Amendment was ratified to the U.S. Constitution. 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 government for a redress of grievances”? No matter your age, sex, or your religious orientation, you have the right in the United States of America to freely exercise the religion of your choice.

The United States has many amendments that makes America what it is today. America was built on the U.S. Constitution and still to this day people are supposed follow it. But the first amendment is one of the biggest ones people tend to disagree on. It says one in America has the right to freedom of speech, which means one can say anything or not say anything at all. It is the law that everyone in America has freedom of speech, but when hurtful things are said that are not necessary, it crosses the line because it could end in violence without unprotected hate speech, it could offended someone with a hurtful opinion, and people will never learn to act justly if they are never punished for their wrong doings.

‘Harvard University recently denied admission to at least 10 students over demeaning internet activity. The specific cause to these students having their admission rescinded is that they violated the University’s Principles of Community and Student Code of Conduct by sending Facebook messages that include racist and sexually offensive images. These messages are far from being good and virtuous as required when applying for admission and agreed through the university honor code,’ (Kamnetz, 2017). The question posed in the argument is whether their online conduct can be held against them as a justified reason for non-admission to the university and if it is justified, does it go against the First Amendment right of exercising free speech?

About 15 years ago in Maracay, Venezuela there lived this young boy named Jose Carlos Altuve. He dreamed of playing in the major league baseball. He tried joining his high school team but he didn't make it. But one day his parents needed to do something in USA. So that meant Jose was going to have to go to school in USA. He was so happy he told his mother “ mom where would i be attending school.” his mother told him “ i don't know we can't afford a good school so we are going to have to put you in a public school.” “Okay fine with me just as long as i get a better chance to make it into the MLB” said Jose.

Martin Luther King had a dream that one day, black men and women would be viewed and treated as equals to their fellow white countrymen. Though progress has been made since he gave his famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, so much more needs to be accomplished until his dream has truly been recognized.