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    the citizens such as the freedoms to religion, the press, petition the government, speech, and freedom to public assemble. Other rights in the Bill of Rights like the right to lawyer in court and rights not listed in the Bill of Rights but are still rights of the citizens are important too. The most important right I the Bill of Rights that is essential in keeping balanced rights and order in the American system of government is the right to freedom of religion, the press, petition the…

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    America's greatest gift to my generation are the protection of my freedoms. The biggest protection to our freedoms came from our founding fathers in the Bill of Rights. One of the most important amendments from the Bill of Rights is the First Amendment. The First Amendment grants citizens freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Freedom of speech means you can say something and not get penalized by the government. The freedom of religion blocks Congress from favoring one…

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    Canadian Magazine Essay

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    magazines is still a matter of debate (p. 185). Freedom of the press is often seen as a cornerstone of democracy, and directly related to freedom of expression. There are however concerns that "freedom of the press belongs to those who own one." After you read the section on newspaper publishing, explain what you understand by these concerns. The market structure of the Canadian press industry has changed very much over recent decades. In the past, the press was closer to a perfectly…

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    Unalienable Rights Essay

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    domineering government. Some of these rights are often the cause for great debate, as to what constitutes that right, and how does that affect others and the government that serves them. These rights include the freedom of religion, the freedom of the press, and the freedom to property. The freedom of religion was added to the first amendment for a variety of reasons, each vital to both the rights of the individual and the safety from tyranny that the bill of rights guarantees. Often, it is…

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    includes the five rights that are given to all american citizens. Those rights are freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. Of these five there are three that you might not quite understand what they intell just by reading the name. Freedom religion is pretty self explanatory, as well as freedom of speech. However freedom of press, petition, and assembly are not as easily explained. The freedom of press is defined by dictionary.com as, “the right to publish newspapers,…

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    constitution to establish and protect fundamental; rights and liberties. The 5 freedoms in the First Amendment are freedom of religion, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of petition, freedom of press. Each one of these rights gives an essential freedom that every citizen deserves. The three rights that I find most essential is the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, and the freedom of press. Freedom of religion allows anyone to worship or serve their denomination or…

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    Being an American means to have freedom. There are a few ways to explain this freedom. The first example is freedom of speech. Second is freedom of religion. Lastly, is the freedom of press. Having freedom are what is means to be an American. Imagine being prosecuted only because you said something that someone disliked. In the image”Opinions on Freedom of speech”,it clearly shows that America is a free speech zone which explains what it is to be a free american. Freedom of speech is important…

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    In the 1790s, a change has been made in the U.S constitutions which commonly known as the bill of rights. The bill of rights has ten amendments in it that include basic rights such as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, searches and seizure, right to bear arm, and others. These amendments have established for a long time but until this current moment, it’s still integrated with American values. These values are the value that we could see every day such as, being direct, being honest,…

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    Censorship During Ww2

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    November of 1949. A few weeks after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces, General MacArthur's General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers issued a ten-point Press Code for the Japanese news media on September 21st, 1945. The objective of this ten-point Press Code was to establish freedom of the press in Japan and emphasized the elimination of propaganda. It also monitored and censored all publications in Japan. Notably, the effects of the bomb on civilians were…

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    In the United States, we are all born with freedom, also known as natural rights. We as American citizens have ten basic rights that the government may not take away from us. These are know as the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment states that “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 Government for a…

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