Over the past 25 years, there has been a shift in Western culture away from facts and reality, and toward emotion and egocentrism. Many people would label this as Political correctness, but it is better worded as “Special Snowflake culture.” This is a phenomenon cropping up across college campuses, where students are demanding “safe spaces,” where all forms of language that could be uncomfortable are banned and “trigger warnings” placed on classic literature because it could make someone feel…
The Freedom of Religion Religious Freedom The First Amendment Right within the Constitution guarantees every American citizen the freedom of religion. This includes Christianity, Catholicism, Judaism, and if you should so please, Atheism; along with other religious denominations. Unfortunately, the religious liberty is under attack. Not only in our schools, but at work, during social functions, between churches,and in public(Cato institute, 2011). This is an outbreak of opinions and…
it be the burning of libraries, religious leaders creating laws, or organizations banning books based on sexual content or violence (i.e., Stephen King), people have tried to take away our freedoms of speech and press. Some see censorship as a help for people. But others think of it as a hinder to our freedom as well as our creativity. The problem with censorship is, that is is a harmful detriment to our society. Censorship at any age creates deviance. Chinese novelist MO Yan stated “I have…
Is religious tolerance truly an individual’s right to practice their own religion without government interference, or is it a band-aid to cover up what the founding fathers meant by whom this law actually included? The United States of America was founded by individuals running away from religious persecution and established by Christians alleging that they lived in a religiously tolerant nation. However, from an everyday standpoint, this accusation couldn’t be farther from the truth. Between…
Students from Fruita Monument High School, to the University in California have been suggesting the idea of banning flags on campus for being “offensive to other students.”Although the word nationalism should be something the United States should be practicing, many high schools are protesting this idea since last summer of 2016. "They said we can't fly a Mexican flag, Confederate flag, American flag, any flag at all," said one of the senior protesters. "Whoever has a problem with our…
There are quite a few books that are well known for their stories or important information; however, many of them contain words that are to vulgar for most people. In 1960, 34 year old Harper Lee wrote the very well known book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. However, the book is filled with words which to present day are considered to be the worst you could ever title someone by. Books containing these crude words should not be removed from libraries, but have the few that they serve no purpose in be…
events in the States. Even today, the US governments still have a habit to defy the rights of people if there is no limitation on their powers. Some governments in the US have denied the right to peaceful assembly, and have put limitation on the freedom of speech. Some of them have violated people’s rights through search and seizure without reason, of their bodies, homes and properties, or perhaps detaining them even without a fair trial.…
material disruption did occur as a result of the poetry slam. Tinker holds, speech, in which, “[A] material disruption of classwork, or a substantial disorder, or invasion of the rights of others is…not immunized by the constitutional guarantee of freedom of speech.” Tinker, 393 U.S. 503, 513 (1969). The students in Tinker, conducted a silent, and passive protest. Id. at 508. Conversely, Elizabeth handed her shirts out to other students, started waving them, and jumped on a picnic table.…
else was lost. But, today it seems like the pen has lost its might and has turned away from healthy arguments and open discussion and to a new reign of closed mindedness and a world where only one opinion exists. The liberals that once fought for freedom of speech, are now the ones fighting against it. This is seen now in the growing debate to allow government officials to…
America is great due to its' freedom but freedom is something that needs defended. Freedom needs defended because it is what defines our country and what has created us the way we are. Freedom is not something that is passed on from bloodline to bloodline but instead is something that is learned from our elders and shared as our culture. But what is freedom; freedom is "the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint." This allows us to practice any…