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    When you examine the speech in the United States you can begin to see that the country is a very politically correct society. Words that suppress, oppress, belittle, arouse, and discourage others are seen by many in a negative light and are censored out of our speech and ultimately eliminated. In fact, the definition of political correctness found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of…

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    Hate Speech Codes

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    Freedom of speech, a basic right and amendment that most students who grow up in the United States come to learn and take pride in having from a young age. Many of us take this right for granted at times, what we do not realize is that there are so many places around the world that are continuously fighting for this innate right. Although we lack the fortitude at times, it is a vital right to all of us in our identities and abilities to grow as people and become who we are and allow ourselves to…

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    Stuttering is a speech disorder that involves significant problems with the normal fluency of speech. Fluency is a component of speech production that “refers to the smoothness, rate, and effort of speech” (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, p. 1). Stuttering is an interruption in the flow of speaking in which “sounds, syllables, or words are repeated or prolonged, disrupting the rate and rhythm of speech” (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 2014, p. 1).…

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    Freedom Of Free Speech

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    override free speech? In the case of Snowden, Manning and Assange, they each leaked classified documents to the public under the name of free speech. Is this actually classified as free speech? According to J.S Mills, if it doesn’t cause physical harm to a populace, then it is classified as ‘free speech’ and so the leakage of government documents is allowed in accordance to Mills’ theory on free speech. Mills does not include psychological harm to anyone in his definition of free speech which…

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    Speech Pathology Analysis

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    The field of speech pathology deals with diagnoses and treatment of disorder that affect a person’s ability to communicate. It encompasses all forms of communication, verbal, non-verbal, written, and augmentative. There are two main categories that disorders fall into speech and language. Many assume that speech and language are one in the same however speech is the sounds produced in language and is the system of signs and symbols used to communicate. It is a broad field that include…

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    Should there be a limit for individual expression or guidelines to public opinions? Freedom of speech has been a controversial topic for many years, it was created when democracy was established to protect the people and individual rights. Since then it has become more of an issue in modern society due to the constant action of restriction on everyday speech. It has been argued that limiting the right to express a person’s opinion could eventually cause more harm than good. Other people might…

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    want, when we want, and about whatever we want. People who live in our country depend on freedom of speech. Our country is on of a few that has the individual right of freedom of speech. Through freedom of speech Martin Luther King Jr. was able to execute his individual rights to speak against what he thought was wrong. I believe we as the people have an individual right to speak our belifes. Speech is a powerful thing by itself, but to have the freedom to speak out your opinion is a…

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    freedom of speech has and continues to be used as the basis for oppression of others is a contradiction in itself. For far too long, individuals have been the target of free speech hate banter and silenced in practicing their own right of free speech because they are left feeling inferior to the groups who silence them. Freedom of speech is not an equal right but a right granted by those who control the consequences of practicing free speech. In the last year, practicing free speech in the form…

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    Free Speech Censorship

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    institutions have thwarted the free speech of their students with their newfound responsibilities. In bringing to light the ways in which UC Berkeley specifically saw this manifest on their campus through various campus-wide regulations in the 60s, both the reading and film demonstrate the need to advocate for free speech when it is jeopardized because it is a fundamental aspect in ensuring a fair American education system. The root of the issue of free speech censorship can be seen in the…

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    Speech Pathology Summary

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    As a speech pathologist, it is important to know the difference between a language disorder and a language difference. A Language Disorder is a deficit in producing and comprehending language. A language difference is a style of language that differs from the standard dialect of mainstream culture. For example, a person who lives in Mississippi may speak differently than a person from Ohio. Both individuals speak English the region’s they are from have structural differences and language usage…

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