Academic freedom

The most important right of the civil liberty is the freedom of the press because freedom of the press allows citizens to stay informed, gives the people a voice to address wrongs, and gives citizens the ability to make better decisions and form opinions based on the information presented. Having a voice and being allowed to address wrongs is a powerful privilege. Being able to talk about the wrongs the government has committed informs the public, therefore affecting elections and protests. Free…

cannot subsist without it; and it is a liberty to that only which is good, just, and honest,” he spoke. Authority seemed to be the byword of liberty. Without subjection to authority, Winthrop believed, man would be like a wild animal – enjoying the “freedom” to do both good and evil. “The exercise and maintaining of this liberty makes men grow more evil, and in time to be worse than brute beasts.” Indoctrinating the ruling body of the colony on this belief would be essential to maintaining…

Peaceful protesting/resistance to laws positively impacts free society. Peaceful protesting is a given natural right and is a very important right. In the 1st Amendment it states, "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances". This allows people to change the way the government and the country is working, and usually in a positive way. When people protest it is normally because they feel something unjust has been done and that it…

I feel like one example of public Protestantism in America is the separation of church and state. Our fore forefathers wrote the rules to this country, including the separation of church and state. This is not the case that is today. Albanese defines public Protestantism as a “presence that subtly transforms even non-Protestants in America.” Many public leaders and social leaders bring religion into play when they discuss politics or the community. For example, many people bring judgement to…

religion and is associated with the belief that religion should not be integrated into the public affairs of a society. Secularism has contributed to Australia’s current religious landscape and is a key feature of democracy, advocating the notion of freedom from religion. Much of its increase can be attributed to the diminishing relevance of religious values in modern society. The increasing pluralism and materialism of society, along with society's increasing individualism and disillusionment…

is it acceptable to disobey the law? Many question whether civil disobedience as a means of political protest is negatively or positively impacting our society. If done correctly, civil disobedience is nothing more than a medium of utilizing our freedom of speech. When done peacefully, with full responsibility and acceptance of the consequences, opposing the law is an effective way to make your voice heard. This in return can bring about positive changes to society. The government,…

I had no prior knowledge of what banned or challenged books were. After doing some research and some independent thinking, I have gained new knowledge of this subject. The difference between banned books and challenged books is that a challenge book is an attempt to remove or restrict materials based upon the objections of a person or group. A banned book is the removal those materials. The two books that are banned that I found interesting was “Persepolis”, by Marjane Satrapi and “It’s…

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.” First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution. Which briefly, we call it as a freedom of speech. Short before…

Censorship is the suppression of public communication that has been deemed objectionable, harmful, sensitive or inconvenient as determined by the government, media outlet or controlling body. Censorship has been a major topic of controversy since before Christ. The most famous case is reasonably that of Socrates, he was sentenced to drink poison for his corruption of the youth and his acknowledgment of unorthodox divinities (Newth,2010).Then, about 200 years later Emperor Qin Shi Huang of China…

Would you have ever thought that Allen Poe was insane? Would you say he is not ready for schools? Well we just might have a problem this story is not too graphic for kids like us we can handle it. Kids like us will not even think about killing someone.If they do they will think of the bad things that will happen to them.Unlike Allen Poe he couldn’t control his own self but we can. My first reason that we can watch stuff like this is we can control our actions. Have you ever hard a kid…