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    Having pride in the flag helps the country remember what it means to be an American. The flag, also known as it’s nickname, Old Glory, stands for what this country was built on;freedom. To desecrate the symbol of pride and being an American may be a

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    The Truman Show Analysis

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    Desire For Freedom. With The Use Of 6 Different Aspect, Such As The Use Of Dialogue, Symbolism, Prop, Gesture, Facial Expression And Camera Shots To Portray This Specific Theme. As We As Viewers Can See How Truman Really Is Struggling During This Entire Scene, Reinforcing Our Understand Of Truman’s Determination. In The First Part Of This Scene ( At The Start Of The Scene ), The Director Peter Wier Utilises The Use Of Prop And Symbolism To Show The Theme Of Truman’s Determination For Freedom. As This

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    amendment guarantee citizens crucial freedoms, which are freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom of assembly and freedom of petition. The First Amendment is very powerful and has the ability to protect us but sometime even harm us (for example some of the lawsuits against First Amendment). American citizens have certain rights to be proud that they are Americans. One of this rights is the freedom of speech. The freedom of speech is not only spoken words it

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    of this paper is to review and analyze chapters 13 and 14, Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, in the eighth edition textbook, American Government, by Cal Jillson. Chapter 13, Civil Liberties, discusses the origins of the Bill of Rights, Freedom of Expressions, Freedom of Religion, and other topics. First, each chapter, individually, will be introduced before reviewing and analyzing each topic within the chapter. There will be a switch from an objective point to a subjective point once I begin to review

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    Freedom of Speech Being citizens of the united states of America, American people given certain rights and privileges. One of these importance privileges is provided to them by first amendment or their constitution, the freedom of speech every person in the world is born with distance voice of their won. The fundamental question is whether or not a person is actually granted freedom to use their voice in all of its entirety, and whether or not such a thing actually exists. French law said

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    a flag. The Act did, however allow for the proper disposal of old, torn, worn, or soiled flags. Congress did this with the purpose of removing language that the courts might find made the statute a statute that aimed to suppress certain kinds of expression. They also tried to challenge the Court and prior rulings to prohibit the burning and desecration of American flags. After Congress passed this law, many burned flags in protest. United States v. Eichman 496 U.S. 310 (1990) is a case following Texas

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    of Tinker Verses Des Moines Independent Community School District, the Supreme Court remarked, “it can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.” While shedding your thoughts and freedom of speech or expression at “the schoolhouse gate” can be difficult, the district did have the right to not renew the teacher’s contract. I think that it is important to keep my mind what the judge stated in the facts

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    School uniforms have been around for decades within many private and parochial schools. In more recent years more and more public schools are implementing their own uniforms hoping to see a change for the good within their schools. Upon researching the effects of these uniforms, it is clear to see that school uniforms are unnecessary concepts that decrease student individuality and do not actually help school attendance or test scores. Prior to taking a strong stance on this controversial topic

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    Censorship can be beneficial in some aspects but if used improperly it can also be harmful. Censorship is the control of what people may say or hear, write or read, or see or do. Censorship can affect all forms of art, music, speech, and expression. It can be seen as a means of suppressing free speech, especially in the case of musical lyrics and the impact music has on behaviors. According to Richard Taruskin, “It is all but irresistible kinesthetic response that music evokes that makes it such

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    music also had a profound effect on black femininity in the seventies. The long established characteristics of femininity, especially for black women, was rooted in the ideals of respectability politics. All aspects of women’s behavior and self-expression were controlled by the judgement of society. Black women were to behave and present themselves in a manner that would not substantiate any negative stereotypes, such as the sexually loose woman or the angry black woman. The notions of femininity

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