Figures of speech

but should come second to their duty to team and country. They have been provided with a privilege that many do not get. The 2nd amendment allows for individuals to have the freedom of expression. Even though all Americans are granted freedom of speech and expression, high profile athletes, because they are role models for young people, make amazing money for a job they love doing, and because they have a duty to support their teams and country, should always feel proud and honored to stand…

On January 24, 2002, several private sponsors and civil wars organized the “Winter Olympics torch Relay,”. It was an event that wound through the streets of Juneau, Alaska. The relay was deemed to have educational value, and the students throughout the city were released from school to watch the torch as it was carried through the city streets. Joseph Fredrick at the time was an 18 year old senior attending Douglas High School. Unfortunately Frederick never never made it to school that day…

Amendment is the most important in the build of rights since it give us our basic freedom. The first Amendment describes the principal rights of the citizens of the united states. There are three important laws first freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to peacefully assemble and petition the government. The first important law is freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is saying that we can practice whatever religion we chooses. Throughout history many people had to leave…

One idea can spark a revolution. This is what Rand Paul was trying to do with the support of the book Anthem by Ayn Rand. Paul was trying to in a way “spark” a revolution using Randian ideology to convince his listeners. By doing this Rand Paul opened himself up to a lot of criticism about whether or not this piece was appropriate to bring up in the 2007-2013 Light Bulb Controversy. There are many things that can both benefit and be harmful to Rand Paul with bringing up this novel in his…

In today’s society, we are so opposed to standards set by the media. We claim equality for everyone and are constantly arguing amongst ourselves about what is socially or politically acceptable vs. what is not. Harrison Bergeron opens a window for us to see how much equality is too much. Where is the line we ought not to cross and what will the negative repercussions if we do? Vonnegut vocalizes this concept so clearly and brilliantly; whether societal equality can turn to mistreatment and…

Net Neutrality is a policy which prevents ISP’s (Internet Service Providers) and Governments from filtering web content based on keywords within it. The fight to remove Net Neutrality has recently come into the spotlight as both governments and ISPs seek to gain from such a removal. I think that ISP’s and governments should not control what their users view on the internet. Currently, ISP’s and Governments want the Net Neutrality policy to be withdrawn and for new rules to be set in place which…

Slang words are an interesting thing. They are words that have been formed by different cultures that require someone to have an understanding of that culture to understand the meaning of that slang word. For example, if someone walks up to you and says that you look terrible kappa, you would be confused and not know what they mean. Words like this requires knowledge of gaming culture, lots of terms used by the people in the community were made by people who are pro players that gave new…

In 1891, the Bill of Rights was revised with the addition of The First Amendment. The First Amendment was gained in contemplation of individuals protection of rights for free speech, free press, freedom to assemble, freedom to contact and lobby government. Withal, it is mystifying to some citizens whether or not the benefit to contact and lobby government was intended to be granted to individuals only rather to businesses & other organizations. I would have to say both; but to a certain…

commencement rhetoric and utilized commencement speeches to determine the significant characteristics of the genre. Establishing the commonalities within the genre of commencement addresses gives the speaker a structure to which he can pattern his speech. For the audience, genres enable them to know what to expect from the speaker. The methodology used was generic criticism. Generic criticism, as defined by Gault (2008), is a method that entails the categorization of a text into a group…

As Rosa Parks stated, "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right", people are encouraged to stand against laws that go against their personal beliefs of justice and equality. The U.S. Constitution supports a freedom of speech, enabling an individual to believe in and state whatever they wish. Acting accordingly to those beliefs may result in consequences that often can't be controlled. However, an act of disobedience towards a law one deems as unjust may result in a…