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    A Picture of Freedom by Patricia C. McKissack is a historical fiction, around about a young slave girl named Clotee. Clotee is a brave and strong 12 year old girl who risks her life for her friends. Aunt Tee is the closest to Clotee and is a very dependable woman that is the only slave from Mas Henley. Uncle Herb is the husband of Aunt Tee and is kind and sweet. Mas William is around Clotee’s age and he is incompetent and always whines. Miz Lily is the rich and mean missus to Mas Henley who thinks

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    “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” Thomas Jefferson is stating that the press cannot be limited or there would be no freedom. “The Saturday press’, is a prime example of newspaper with a loud voice about corruption. Furthermore, Minnesota passed the Public Nuisance Law or known as the, “press gag law”. Freedom of speech is constitutionally or right to say what we please as the people of America. To begin with, Mr. Near the publisher

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    America’s first president George Washington once argued at the [whenever he said this] that “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” It is an essential component to the daily life of any constitutional republic, such as that of the United States even though it is a right granted to all American citizens, in the past, freedom of speech has been abridged to accommodate political correctness, to prevent disruptive behavior that could

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    theme of my mural is the freedom of speech. Seen by some as a right and by some as a privilege, the freedom of speech was seen in almost everything we learned, from Apartheid to the Kim dynasty. In the United States, the freedom of speech was established early on in the constitution, and it is a right that many take for granted everyday. In other corners of the world, people don’t have the right, or the privilege. This is sometimes caused by racism or sexisim. The lack of freedom that a lot of the world

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    Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association The First Amendment of US constitution safeguard the individual’s right of press, freedom of speech, freedom to practice any religion and freedom of people’s peaceful assemble. Furthermore, the untextual first amendment gave the freedom of association also. Since, the first amendment is the greatest privilege of the American citizens, it is light of democracy to the world. Within it, the most significant one is the freedom of peaceful assembly and association

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    positive or negative, meaningful or inconsequential. A movie with a powerful message is Freedom Writers. It focuses on the difficulties of a young Los Angeles school teacher. Ms. Gruwell is faced with the unfeasible task of bringing a racially diverse class together. In spite of adversity and bad attitudes, she heals wounds between cultures and teaches her kids how to be successful students and citizens. The movie Freedom Writers shows that even though race relations might not be perfect in today’s world

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    The quote above thoroughly examines the unremitting argument about freedom of speech and hate speech. Freedom of expression belongs to a list of constitutional rights possessed by every American citizen. Given the matter that every individual is allowed to express thoughts and convictions, prohibiting the offensive comments would in fact deny his or her basic rights to freedom of expression. The free speech is the most basic component of free expression and is directly linked to a dynamic democracy

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    Amendment gives the citizens of the United States their most important rights: the right to freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, and the freedom of assembly. Over time these rights have worked themselves into the everyday lives of United States citizens. However, there are still places where our First Amendment rights may be compromised. In the school system, finding a balance of respect and freedom of speech and press is as difficult as learning out to tightrope walk. One wrong step

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    Why the Freedom of Speech is Important Freedom of speech has been a topic of discussion for many years. It has been an ongoing crisis defining what exactly the freedom of speech protects, and what its limitations are. This has become a point at issue, especially on college campuses and in public spaces. Often times the security of our free speech rights can be misinterpreted as the justification of hate speech. Some individuals argue for the complete protection for their free speech rights, while

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    The issue pertaining to freedom of speech and finding the right median has drastically evolved over the past couple of years. College campuses have become the Meca for those who are yearning to find their voice, and take a stand. The latest problem is the risk of safety during the protests and the lack of respect for those who have other beliefs. As citizens of America, we have been given freedom unlike any other nation; the Bill of rights has continued to sustain the rights and privileges that we

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