First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Slavery has been a major problem in the United States history. In the year 1619 slaves were thought to be not even human. But when Abraham Lincoln came into office, an uproar was sent across the country. The argument was, "should slaves be allowed in America or not?" The Southern believed that they needed slaves to work on their farms. The Northerners, on the other hand, believed all men were equal and America would be better without slaves. The United States split and the Southerns made a flag…

Jalen Lockett Mr. Staperfenne Government 12, October, 2015 Declaration of Educational Independence First off, let me start by saying this- I feel my rights are violated and disrespected by UPrep Academy.What rights are these, you ask? Firstly, the right to not be expected to know more than we initially show we do. Secondly, the right to not be intimidated by our administration. Finally, the right to not be treated as if we’re some type of corrupted and misguided youth- so much so that a plethora…

pronouns a person requests to be used. Freedom of speech must still be protected, as it is part of not only America’s constitution but many other countries. To add onto the argument for freedom of speech, it is not…

horny bourgeois teens” were way out of line. More specifically in the sense that their comments and memes were vulgar as well as offensive and represented, not just themselves, but Harvard as a whole in a negative way. For instance in paragraph 1 she states that the groupchat contained “sexually explicit memes and messages that...targeted minority groups”. In this quote she suggest that the topics that were spoken about in the groupchat were inappropriate and also quite derogatory. In…

he have gotten in trouble? Freedom of speech, part of the first amendment, allows people to speak their mind without repercussions. This right was put into the Bill of Rights because the founding fathers wanted the people to be able to voice their opinions about the government. Today people want the same thing, to be offered the right to voice their opinions Easily offended people and so-called “Hate Speech” are attacking our first amendment right. People in America are too easily offended by…

wrong for allowing homoseuality and having soldiers protect a country that allows gays is evil. I believe what Westboro Baptist Church did was completely obeying of all the laws of the constitution. This is because not only did they leave before the funeral began, they had permission from the local police, and…

people argue that censorship threatens our first amendment, the freedom to speak and publicize freely. The big guys use it to hide secrets and operate more privately behind the people, the soul of a democracy. Used as tool to extract obscenity and other dangers, political censorship unjustly manipulates society’s views and values, abuses American’s peoples constitutional rights, and threatens our democratic way of life. In general, censorship in the United States, involving the suppression of…

and the General Court. That means that I have no official say in the vote that is to occur later today. But, I would like to inform you of my opinion on the matter, in hopes that it helps all of you to come to the best decision for your community. First of all, I do not think that all of you have discussed everything that needs to be discussed regarding the matter of Anne Hutchinson. To expel a woman from the Boston area is a large decision, and I believe that a great deal of thought and…

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 protected” (188). At first, their statement of complete free speech being an impossibility might come across as a completely unpatriotic idea, but regardless of personal feelings towards their thoughts, it is simply a fact. As uncomfortable and ethically incorrect as it…

On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles remade a script of H.G. Wells’ book War of the Worlds and performed it live on the Columbia Broadcasting system radio scaring millions of citizens leading to chaos. Orson Welles is guilty of violating the clear and present danger clause because he broadcasted fake news, caused police lines to become jammed and created mass fear and panic. Only real news should be played on the radio. Judge Kennedy, who testified against Welles at trial stated that the broadcast…