Academic freedom

the statehouse in South Carolina. The taking down of the flag caused a gigantic controversy between different groups. Some Americans believe the flag represents hatred, slavery, and racism, while others believe it represents southern heritage and freedom. The Confederate flag has a red background with a blue cross diagonally, outlined by white. In the blue cross, there are 13 five-pointed white stars. The controversy that has arisen is whether the Confederate flag should be displayed or not.…

censorship of books. The issue of censoring the dress code interferes with the first amendment because the amendment states that people have the right to express and say what they want. Just like the issue of banning books, they should have limitations on freedom of speech. If there wasn’t dress code in school, it will basically be chaos, because it will be nothing but students wearing inapproiate clothing. Even though it interferes the 1st amendment but it is promoting a safe school environment…

students’ rights. The policies at HCC towards hate speech also infringe on students ' right of freedom of speech and expression. One of the main points that is promoted is that college allows students to freely express their views and opinions to create a more diverse environment. Even one of the policies in the student handbook at HCC under disruptive conduct states “Intentionally interfering with the freedom of expression of others.” Which is a contradiction to the other policies which have…

Freedom is a concept that cannot be mutually defined by all. This is because of the various aspects that impact one perception on what freedom is and how it should be achieved. Through the text Introduction to Social and Political Society by Omid Payrow Shabani and Monique Deveaux, Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill provide their unique philosophies on the concept on freedom and liberty. Kant stands behind positive liberty and advocates that the government can act as an institutionalized version…

) According to Messenger in Chapter 14, the Time Place Manner regulation are set to have five factors that can officially label restrictions as valid or not. These factors derive from the Heffron v. Int’l Soc. Of Krishna Consciousness. These five factors help determine the legality of punishing or restricting protests and other public speeches. The first factor is that the regulation must be content-neutral. This is when you cannot over or under. This has to be mainstream and both parties have…

Spring has arrived and so has the beginnings of a new school year, seeing the same faces just months ago, but everyone has somehow changed, even if only a little. I left my home this morning expecting nothing out of the usual, though I left earlier so I could take my time watching the cherry blossoms before the day began. As I was walking to school I forgot how beautiful the sakura were. I always hated walking up this ridiculous hill every day but, the rows of sakura made it a little easier to…

because if this is taken away as an individual right should one not fret over the possibility of the government becoming too powerful? When one mentions religious liberty this separation is almost always given as the definition or just simply the freedom of an individual to practice their own religious…

Censorship is the practice of officially examining publicly available materials and suppressing the “unacceptable” parts. This process has been used on printed products since the 15th century. As time went on censorship has been applied to materials such as literature, movies, television, music, and the internet. Today, censorship is a rising topic in this country. We now live in a world that is widely connected, and some may think that means censorship is more important than ever, but not all.…

It is the freedom to speak one’s mind without fear of retaliation, now or at any time in the future. We don’t have perfect freedom of speech in any country, yet. It is still a goal we need to strive for. It’s just not authorities that may crack down on uncomfortable or irreverent opinions; the public may be just as harsh…

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…