Academic freedom

Ever since the world jumped into the realm of the the digital age with the creation of the internet in the early 90’s, many have pondered topics of free speech, expression, privacy, and censorship, and to what extent they apply to the internet. It is clear that the creators wanted an open, unrestricted access to their invention, but with the rise of extremist ideologies and harassment, many are questioning if organizations, companies, and governments should intervene to protect its users. From…

Benjamin Franklin once said, “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” Benjamin Franklin portrays what the world will be like if books get censored. Censorship is the act or process of removing or suppressing materials that are considered to be morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable. The Fair Lawn Board of Education is evaluating the current selection of the things read in the eighth-grade…

As much as victory gin is mouthwatering, free speech zones are free. Established by colleges and universities to accommodate—not stifle—Vietnam era protests, free speech zones were created in a time closer to that of George Orwell than our own contemporary society. Additionally, they are complemented by hazy, ambiguous policies that enable administrative abuse as well as accountability absent action against students. This cannot stand, for free speech zones and administrative censorship are a…

play, but they are also directly involved with censoring it themselves. The core reason music censorship is as heavily used as it is today is because of the FCC. Censorship is presented as the opposite of freedom, and music as the epitome of free expression. “Music, at its most fundamental, is freedom” (Nuzum 153). By this account, censorship is wrong. Governments should not control people. It should be the other way around. Creativity is restricted. It stifles the opposition, broadcasting only…

Censorship is one of the most important topics in Fahrenheit 451. It is obvious that censorship affects the story of fahrenheit 451 drastically. It is what the book is based upon. But there is more to censorship than just destroying knowledge of the world, or diluting cultural richness. It is specifically destroying unique ideas that have been preserved, and will be unable to be recovered. It is like killing a person, by destroying the only thing that remains of them, their ideas. Therefore, by…

Censorship is, by definition, the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and suppressing unacceptable parts. One big form on censorship is book banning. One book that is included on the banned book list is James and the Giant Peach by Henry Selick. The book is about a boy named James who, after the unfortunate death of his parents thanks to a rhino, is forced to live with his cruel aunts- Spiker and Sponge. For years, James, who was merely 4 when he moved in with his aunts, was…

under the first amendment which says "Congress shall make no law....abridging (limiting) the freedom of speech, or of the press..." which allows the media free range on what and how they want to report in the media. meaning they can choose to support whichever side the want, as well as report the false or edited information because of the right to obtain and publish information or opinion without fear of punishment or government censoring that is the protection provided by the first amendment.…

use of censorship isn’t a benevolent one to protect society, it is a malevolent way to keep people in the dark. Censorship compromises people’s right to have freedom of speech. The first amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment 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…

Every student has the right to free education. To infringe on that right is to infringe on their 14th Amendment right and due process that is afforded to everyone. When a students is disciplined with out of school suspension, due process is afforded to them so their rights of a free education are not infringed upon. Due process in the educational system gives every student the opportunity to be heard and understand why a certain disciplinary action is taking place. Short Term Suspension In…

Peaceful resistance is defined as making a statement without any violent interactions. Violence just tells people what they already assume, that the resistance is not something worth fighting for. There is a view on violence that suggests it is used by people who are willing to hurt anybody for anything. The Law views violence with negativity and several repercussions. Peaceful resistance, however, do not contain any violence whatsoever. Therefore, the law is more inclined to listen and…