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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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    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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    Introduction A. Even though freedom of speech is a great right to encompass, freedom of speech is not a black and white issue, you can't say something's. Freedom of speech can be negative, and you have to follow stipulations to ensure protections of the first amendment. II. Positive and negative implications for federalism related to freedom of speech. A. Federalism impacts freedom of speech in a positive way by allowing people to use pure speech or symbolic speech to express how they feel, without

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    reading the assigned chapter in the book and article on D2L, the most important unanswered question from the readings is can there be a boundary when it comes to freedom of speech if there is no encouragement of violence? In the article online, Judith Butler, a University of California - Berkeley professor explains why shy supports freedom of speech on campus, but why she feels there is a point of going to far. She explains that when Milo Yiannapoulous was invited to the university, she was one of the faculty

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    Freedom of Speech https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/us/berkeley-free-speech.html There are good things are bad things when it comes to freedom of speech. Freedom of speech it where we are allowed to do and say whatever we want. That bad thing about it is we use in for the bad things instead of the good. In this article it goes on about the freedom of speech in Berkeley which it a university. Many students give out their opinion. Many say that the hate and violence speech should not be allow and

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    My Freedom Of Speech

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    When I saw in the syllabus that this was one of the readings I was very happy. I read part of this book last summer because my aunt bought me the book. I knew a little bit of our problem with freedom of speech, but this book really helped me see how big of problem it is. I have been a huge fan of Kirsten Powers the past few years. I love how she is not afraid of simply engage in a conversation and exchange ideas with people. She speaks of her personal beliefs rather than advocate for an employer

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    Lately, there is the growing attitude is that the freedom of speech only applies to those who you agree with. There is a, “Sure you have the freedom of speech, as long as I agree with what you say” mentality among young people. The first amendment I guess is just some silly phrase. In general, conservative speakers are the target of this mentality. While this is true as a generality, the specific instances being discussed in this paper will relate to the shutdown, or “shout-down,” of conservative

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    What exactly entails of freedom of speech? It is the right to communicate fully your ideas and opinions without having to be afraid of how the government will retaliate or censor your words or sanction by the society at large. To have your own ideas put across rightly is a precious thing owing to the rights of humans. Freedom of speech is a right given to all Americans through the bill of rights, freedom from speech is not. In the United States, the First Amendment had it that the Constitution and

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    Free Speech on College Campuses Universities are considering adopting speech codes that would put a ban on offensive, demeaning, and provoking speech. The developments of these speech codes are not necessary. Sheltering students from speech that might offend them is patronizing to say the least. Do college officials really believe the students are too weak to live with the Bill of Rights? The fact of the matter is that speech codes on college campuses are threatening students’ freedom of speech

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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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