Freedom of expression

Throughout history censorship has followed people’s freedom of expression like a shadow. When I fled my country Ethiopia, not only as a result of censorship, but also extreme intimidation, I left my entire family behind. While others continued to write controversial statements about the government and politics, I left because I was not a fighter. Even though Ethiopia’s Constitution explicitly protects freedom of speech, in reality the government ignores it for the most part. In 2011, Reeyot…

The Freedom of speech is a hot topic in America this year due to the increase of colleges implementing speech codes on their campus. Speech Codes are defined as any university regulation or policy that prohibits the expression that would be protected by the First Amendment. Any policy such as harassment, a protest, or demonstration can be a speech code of it prohibits protected speech or expression (FIRE). According to Benjamin Welch who wrote about University of Nebraska’s speech codes,…

The United States path to freedom was long and arduous. It took almost two hundred years to establish a firm constitution, the limits it had on people, and how much power the government had over citizens’ freedom. On the path to freedom, many people suffered. Eugene V. Debs was sentenced to 10 years in prison simply for talking to a group of workers about something the government disagreed with (Eugene V. Debs). Alice Paul, an early feminist, was imprisoned, beaten, and tortured on multiple…

“Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers” (UN General Assembly, Article 19). This excerpt from The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created in response to the atrocities committed during World War II, recognizes the unalienable human right to freedom of speech and expression. Over one hundred and fifty…

the people’s loyalty to the government. The Inner Party controls several aspects of the people's lives. Communication is controlled for the benefit of Oceania. Newspeak is a modified language that enforces the people in order to limit their expression. Syme and Winston, discuss the concept of Newspeak, “ Don't you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall…

communities that are inclusive of all people by stating that the American flag represents for tolerance, but also the freedom of ideas of all people. “At the core of what the flag symbolizes, then, is tolerance. More than anything else, the flag stands for free expression of ideas, no matter how distasteful” (Allen, 64-66). Allen claims that we as humans should respect other’s expression of ideas whether or not you disagree with it. This is also demonstrated by the theme of the text which is,…

because the purpose of the song was to raise awareness about the possibility of what had taken place that fateful day. Shutting down the voice of those singers who just wanted to draw attention to a very real problem violated their right to freedom of speech and expression, not just of their views and opinions but about a political topic that could eventually lead to progression in the United…

what the peoples’ liberties actually consist of. This commentary will summarize and analyze the right to exercise freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the lack thereof, as well as what liberties criminal defendants have, if there are any. Freedom of expression is fundamental to the idea of popular government; open debates and majority ruling all depend on freedom of expression. During the early Twentieth Century,…

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,…

According to Thomas Jefferson, “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual” (CITE). When considering a democratic society, one must acknowledge what the highest value of a society is where persons are able to openly voice their opinions and exercise their rights, without…