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    Freedom of speech allows students to express how they feel. Freedom of speech in schools is monitored through technology as well as what people say and do. What if students could show up to school promoting foul and offensive language or not following rules? When freedom of speech is not limited, the behavior of kids worsens. Freedom of speech in schools should be limited because it helps with respect, it teaches students to think before speaking, and it shows students that their reputation matters

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    spinoff of the Pacifist fellowship of reconciliation(Histor/Watch). James Farmer, C.O.R.E.’s first black national director, was the man who organized the “new generation” of freedom rides(the freedom rides 1961). He was a civil rights activist/leader who pushed for non violence protests. C.O.R.E.’s goals when starting the freedom rides was to desegregate interstate transportation facilities in the south in a nonviolent way. C.O.R.E recruited young college students to go on this journey(core online)

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    Freedom of speech is the most paramount aspect of establishing a functioning government. The right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint, or freedom of speech, has its origins dating back to the creation of the United States. Although the Articles of Confederation, the first form of government America instituted, did not acknowledge free speech, the new form of government that came subsequent, the Constitution, stressed the importance of freedom of expression. Consequently, a prosperous

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    restricting the free speech of the students as well as their basic rights and freedoms. I believe students should not have a platform to speak because arguments could be misrepresented from the platform it self, as well no-platforming fails to give students their right to free speech. The issue at hand is that students should be allowed to speak with little or no platform. The citizens of the United Kingdom have the right to freedom of speech (provided they do not incite violence, or sexually harass people)

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    Freedom Of College Essay

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    Freedom of speech is important for kids like me. I am a product of drug addicts and alcoholics. When I was seven my sister Mckaila was born, and from that day forth I had to be her mother. I had to stay home from school to take care of her, my parents were not capable because of their actions. When I was almost eight my father was sentenced to twenty years in prison. A couple months after I turned eight my sister and I were sent to my grandmothers, my mother had been sentenced to ten years in prison

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    ISIS: Freedom Of Religion

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    spread their beliefs? Does the freedom of expression and freedom of religion matter with suppressing

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    defend to the death your right to say it" (Tallentyre 2010). How does freedom of speech compare with the United States and a communist country such as Vietnam? Both the Constitution of The United States and the Constitution of Vietnam use similar wording when laying out the rights of their inhabitants. The United States promise of freedom of speech lies in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, whereas Vietnam's promise of freedom of speech lies in Article twenty-five of The Amended Constitution

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    In Capitalism and Freedom, Milton Friedman claims that “Freedom of the individual is the ultimate goal in judging social arrangements (Friedman 13).” Friedman believes that free market capitalism is the bulwark of political freedom, which he defines as “the absence of coercion (Friedman 15)”; therefore, the role of the government should be severely limited and social outcomes should be left to the market. I disagree with Milton Friedman’s premises that capitalism is prerequisite for ensuring political

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    In the United States, the 1st amendment in the Constitution was created to protect the citizen’s rights to speak, practice religion, assemble, petition, and publish freely without government interference.However, throughout the years the freedom of speech since it was inputted into the constitution in the Bill of Right in intention to control over the concern of too much governmental control. Through the years in additional amendment was added, the fourteenth amendment. Which extends limitation to

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    Four Freedoms

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    In "The Four Freedoms" speech, President Roosevelt describes the historical context in which the U.S. finds itself one year before the attack on Pearl Harbor, but describing that context is not the point of his speech. His point is to promote the "four freedoms" but he does not actually get to outlining the "four freedoms" until the very end of the speech. Consider his speech in connection with the "Our Freedoms and Rights" document and the information provided as historical background. Why does

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