Why Is Freedom of Speech Important Essay

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    The Freedom of Speech Our Freedom of Speech is protected by the First Amendment under The United States Constitution. The Freedom of Speech protects our right to talk to whoever we want, however we want, and whatever we want. Free speech is fundamental to human beings and the first Amendment reinforces that idea .This is the basis of the American Democratic ideals. Freedom of Speech is an essential human right that protects the citizen’s in all outlets of communication. The Freedom of Speech also entails the Freedom of the Press; they both include the right to freely communicate. Freedom of the Press safeguard the right to free speech in print and broadcast media, such as books, magazines, newspapers, radio, and television. The press can…

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    Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear- we have heard these our entire lives. These are some of the aspects of what being an American citizen consists of. Some might ask what being an American really is, if written into words being an American citizen would be having freedom to express ourselves freely. As Americans we are all looked at as equals, no matter what the race, sex, or religion of a person is. We have the privilege to wake up every morning,…

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    Freedom of Speech If freedom of speech is the first amendment of the constitution, then why can’t students use this amendment at universities across this great country? Freedom of speech is important to college campuses because the purpose of college is to break past the boundaries of where education stands today. It’s a place where students achieve higher education and where students can find other students with the common interests to form groups and recruit more students into those groups.…

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    Imagine not being able to practice your own religion or express your opinion. The first amendment gives you the freedom of religion and speech. This is the most important amendment because it protects people's rights. Harriet Truman said, “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where…

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    on freedom of speech? In the year 2016, many voters have found themselves undecided and discontented between the two candidates, Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. Some people have perceived some of Donald Trump’s remarks of being a racist and a sexist. Therefore, the people believe that Donald trump actions were out of line and should not be said; however, others disagree and encourage him. Why does society find it necessary to restrict the freedom of speech? Shouldn’t freedom of speech be…

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    the article “Freedom or Safety? You decide”, I have decided that safety is much more important than freedom. It is honestly kind of weird that I say this coming from a communist country, where freedom is not even close of being a word in our vocabulary. A place where you are not allowed to express your feelings or beliefs because otherwise you will get incarcerated or potentially killed. A place where probably all his habitants want to escape, due to such misery. Well, after having kids my…

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    Freedom of speech. Freedom of speech is the first amendment of the state constitution. The law says freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely and have no fear of the government or censorship. It’s important to have free speech. How else are we supposed to express our thoughts and ideas. They are trying to limit what we can and can’t say, but it’s not going to work. Kids have voices too. Kids all over the united states have been limited on their freedom of speech. How? Well one of the…

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    The freedom of speech, not only is a want, but a need in this world. The freedom of speech affects almost everything in a person's daily life, every day of the week. This freedom of speech is also associated with the other first amendment freedoms. People always have something to say about an event, a debate, or anything that catches everyone's attention. Freedom of speech is a need because of the effect, of not having the freedom of speech, on other countries. The reason why this right is a…

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    Imagine being in North Korea where you have very limited freedom. When you try and have freedom of speech you would get arrested and most likely get executed. If you are in North Korea your religious freedom remains non-existent. That’s why in America we are so lucky that we have freedom. To me freedom means freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and everything else you do in your everyday lives. Now allow me to explain further of what freedom means to me. At one point in time people did not…

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    First, students' rights to free speech should be limited in schools. Students should be able to have freedom of speech but there has to be a line drawn at some point. The extent should be limited to being able to wear symbolic clothing and similar stuff like that. The freedom of speech should not be to the point to where there is long drawn out speeches in school and/or short speeches such as talking in class about it or talking in the hallway. "But, even with First Amendment protection…

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