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    suffering from tenure, one need to have a full understanding of its function and how teachers use tenure. One would also need to know the benefits of this contract by understanding how tenure relates to discrimination, academic freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and freedom of religion. However, one would also need to have knowledge of the cons of teacher’s tenure by analyzing how the dance of the lemon’s policy and the reassignment centers do not allow teachers to improve and how much

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    In the movie “The Freedom Writers, newly licensed high school teacher Erin Gruwell is teaching a large group of students who are different in race and ethnicity and are participants and/or indirectly affected by gang violence in L.A. The name Freedom Writers is a name given to her students by which they were inspired by the Freedom Riders activists in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. The film is based on the true story of Woodrow Wilson High School in L.A. that has given up on students such

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    hate speech, the opponents conclude that hate speech should be censored for peoples ' dignity. On the other side of the debate, the supporters conclude that hate speeches should not be censored on college campuses because it takes away students academic freedom. In this essay, I will conclude that we should not censor hate speech on college campuses. The debate between protection of offensive expression and protection of dignity has been an ongoing issue. In the article titled, "Kindly Inquisitors:

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    around the world people have a right to freedom of speech, this right is changed in small ways throughout different religions, countries and ages. When asked if I knew what freedom of speech was, I was unable to answer. This got me thinking on what is the standard law for freedom of speech?, is freedom of speech applied the same for all age groups?, and do different countries have different freedom of speech? These questions will help for people to understand freedom of speech and how it's different for

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    present day “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.” –Ronald Reagan Freedom especially in the last couple months has been a highly debated topic among Americans. Freedom from judgment, race, religion, sex, speech, government, society, and many more. Each and every person has a different perspective about freedom. Your definition of freedom depends on

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    colleges across the country, and made people wonder: what freedoms do students have on

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    founding fathers of the United States developed a new democratic government system that balanced power between the government and its people. In addition, they wrote the Bill of Rights to give the general public a voice; ensuring “freedom of speech”. Today, however, freedom of speech has taken an unexpected turn in education by creating a professor watchlist on the web. Truthfully, the Professors Watchlist denies the right of a teacher to express his/her opinions in the comfort of their own classrooms

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    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." Even though free speech is one of the core American values proudly embedded in each citizen, some poopAmericans find themselves torn between whether or not to limit the freedom of speech on behalf of hate speech. Most law-abiding citizens disagree with hate speech,

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    at our fingertips. Internet Censorship in the United States in comparison to different nations brings to light the global and ethical issue regarding the basic human rights of education, communication, and freedom. By censoring the internet, a nation disregards their citizen's rights and freedom of speaking freely and one's fundamental human rights. Censorship takes control of people's expression and many countries governments and leaders support it for this reason. The Internet is a key to development

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    amendment protects the right to freedom of religion, and freedom of expression from government interference. It prohibits any laws that establish a national religion, impede the free exercise of religion, infringe upon the freedom of the press, interfere with the right to peaceably assemble, prohibit citizens from petitioning for a governmental redress of grievances, and arguably, most importantly, prohibits government suppression of the freedom of speech. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals

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