Four Freedoms

Chapter Four, Legal Religion, talks about how religion freedoms are handled under the law. Sullivan expresses that religious ideas are free to be thought, however when put into practice, religious beliefs can be limited by the government. She talks about the difficulties presented by the American Legal system, for example the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which claim to protect varying religious beliefs, but in turn discriminate against religions not of the unsaid Protestant majority.…

Freedom and Power are very similar, but are they the same? Freedom, by definition is to have the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Power, by definition is to hold a position of high authority or the ability to influence the lives of others in substantial ways. Power can take or give freedom, as freedom can take or bestow power. Power and freedom go hand in hand, one affecting the other, such as the leader of a country ruling his or her people,…

to assassinate President Reagan. I, however, remember asking my him in an outrage why Hinckley didn’t get in any trouble for saying such a disgusting thing, and he very politely looked at me and said “Free country, free speech.” I remembered those four words to this day and along with my interest in the workings of our nation’s government grew a serious…

rights by denying them the use of the name “the slants” for his band. The United States constitution protects the right to freedom of expression and speech. In this case, the trademark office violates both “freedom of speech” and “freedom of expression”. The standards have to be viable to protest “free speech” and it has to be reasonable and fill the requirements to question the freedom of speech. Basically what we're saying is, by Tam not being able to use the name “slants” as their band name,…

(Talerman 1994). She then proceeded to sue Tupac, but more specifically Time Warner, for their role in the event in promotion and distribution of the music and for displaying ‘gross negligence’ (Malloy and Krotoszynski 2000). However, Tupac’s right to freedom of speech ultimately won the case, with Time Warner’s attorney James George also suggesting that this crime appeared to be more about American gun laws rather than lyrics (Philips…

On September 21, 2007, the court case Palmer v. Waxahachie I.S.D. took place because a student by the name of Palmer wore a t-shirt with the words “San Diego” on it to school. The administrators at school informed the student that he was in violation of the school dress code, which states that t-shirts with printed messages were not allowed. As a result, the student called his parents to bring him a different shirt. When they arrived, they had another t-shirt, but this time the message…

In the Untied States of America, the First Amendment allows individuals the right to freedom of speech, press, and religion. According to The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication, “The First Amendment to the U.S Constitution includes only 45 words. It says, 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…

How important is freedom of thought? Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying, "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom & no such thing as publick liberty without freedom of speech." Freedom of thought is defined as the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others' viewpoints1. In Chapter 2 of John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, Mill addresses the issue of whether people should be allowed to limit, or eliminate, anyone’s…

interpretations for everyone. Each individual has witnessed or experienced some type of censorship in their lives where it is the suppression or prohibition of certain things such as books, media, and news. Having things censored is taking away the freedom of an individual it’s like enclosing an individual in a box without letting the person see, listen, smell, touch, and taste the reality. There are different thoughts on things being censored some may follow along or go against it, but if…

also talks about the Founding Fathers plan to have a democratic country and having freedom of speech. Gore mainly argues about how media has changed throughout the time. He argues by using Mills’ Method of Agreement on most of his arguments. “According to an authoritative global study, Americans now watch television an average of four hours and thirty-five minutes every day- ninety…