Academic freedom

Prayer in Public Schools Prayer in Public Schools Religion appears on many American symbols, from the Star Spangled Banner, to the Pledge of Allegiance, to our currency with the slogan “In God We Trust,” to our government’s tradition of using the Bible for swearing in public officials. Some may even believe that this country was built on a religious, Christian specifically, background. Religion is part of the foundation of America making prayer in public schools the controversial issue it is…

Even in other countries in Europe people are not allowed to use “hate speech” and they can be sent to prison for it. Fortunately, the American constitution defends people’s freedom of speech, no matter how controversial it is. Political correctness diminishes people’s free speech. It may not be direct but even indirectly the knowledge that someone might have adverse consequences, such as losing a job, as a result of their speech…

of intellectual Pluralism? First, we must define the meaning of the word to understand its importance. So, Intellectual Pluralism is actually comparable to freedom of speech in the sense that intellectual pluralism means the freedom to debate anything with any style of language. This relates to the freedom of speech with regard to the freedom of the words and ideas used in a debate. In this paper I am going to argue against the extreme ?Pluralism? by giving examples of the huge negative impact…

While most would agree that the aforementioned pros to this issue are important, political correctness simply isn't the means for obtaining these benefits. Augusto Zimmerman and Lorraine Finlay not only hold strongly to this view (which disagrees with Corolla’s) but go as far to contend “Absolute free speech under all circumstances can never be a possibility… speech advocating or inciting direct acts of violence and direct attacks on the physical integrity of another person should never be…

The United States was founded on the principle of religious freedom and, it is important to try to firmly stand behind that belief in every case, one cannot do that with the well-being of any given student in mind. This applies to two topics in particular: the teaching of the theory of evolution and sex education. In every other aspect or field, I wholeheartedly believe that accommodations should be made for religion-related absences and all religious expression should be permitted. Every…

In today’s world, freedom of speech holds maybe the most significant political value and fundamental right in society. Even though it is not always positive and in need of regulation in areas such as slander and hateful expression towards ethnic, cultural and sexual identity of persons, it is considered a fundamental human right. Many different positions exist that argue for the justification of freedom of speech. While each advocate for one major value in this paper I will argue that the best…

thinking is very bad when your denying the students their rights. While colleges banning words that are known to be offensive is good, the banning of rudimentary words and unfair punishment is obviously, over doing it, and is holding back given right of freedom of speech. Some will argue that there is nothing wrong with colleges, but this way of thinking is false. For example, the argument will be made that college institutions are protecting students from harmless ideas and words that may…

Different races goes through different struggles every day no matter what the situation is or what the circumstances may be, and the stories like those told in, A Child Called It, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Freedom Writers explains the reason for that. In most societies blacks and whites see racial issues differently, and the different types of struggles they go through. There are numerous social aspects that boys/girls struggle with just because they are black, white, or Hispanic. As I read…

Freedom Writers: Sociological Issues There are many films out in the industry that focus on detailing the works of everyday life. Those whose main message is to give us a more forward understanding in the society we as a nation live in. After going through a few, I narrowed it down to one film in particular that touches on many sociological issues we face every day to this day. Freedom Writers, a film influenced on true events, was released in January of 2007 under the production companies of…

rights to freedom of speech. They can intentionally post images, videos, or texts online and state that they are merely exercising their fundamental freedom and thus are not infringing on another person's (the victim's) fundamental rights as detailed in the first amendment. The problem, therefore, is the conflict between these two laws. For example, according to the first amendment to the constitution of the United States, the congress has no right to make a law that abides the freedom of speech…