Freedom

What is “freedom”? Is it the right to think, say and do anything? Is it the power to control where to go in life without restraint from someone or something? Is it absolute and if not who sets the limits? The word is a bit ambiguous and not as clear cut as it seems. The definition of freedom seems to change with different circumstances and even people. Freedom seems to become constrained under times of uncertainty, such as war. It has also been applied differently to different people and even…

Freedom is having the right to act, speak, or think as one wants, and having absolute freedom in creating art pieces mean that no one or no authority can censor it. Usually, authorities such as the government tend to censor art pieces at which they deem unfit and unsuitable for the public audience. The act of censoring is unfair for the artists, as it may mean that they do not have the freedom of expression through art, defeating the purpose of the artwork due to the removal of the main items of…

Freedom Writers Freedom Writers was a very touching movie about the different gang lives people have to go through every day. It shows what minorities in the hood have to experience day after day to survive. These kids have little care of their education because they have to grind day after day on the streets to even survive. Nothing in these kids life is given to them for free they have to work so hard to get what they want. When they get a new teacher they all disrespect her at first. All of…

Does freedom of expression mean you are permitted to utter any statement to anyone? If not, what are you allowed to say and to whom? James Keegstra took his freedom of expression to a limit, which forced the Supreme Court of Canada to answer these difficult questions. Keegstra was a high school teacher in Eckville, Alberta. In 1984, he was charged with the unlawful promotion of hatred against an identifiable group under s.319 (2) of the Criminal Code. These charges were based on his…

The freedom of expression has been an issue almost anywhere; for example, many have poor tolerance receiving other’s viewpoints especially students from college. Although the freedom of speech is among the first rights, certain individuals do not allow this right to apply to those who oppose what they believe. Michael Bloomberg and Wendy Kaminer have the same perspective of what is causing this problem and what college students should be doing rather than silencing others for their beliefs.…

restrictions, and that freedom of speech is an absolute right. Although limited freedom of speech and expression was practiced in the Roman Republic, the first mention of it in modern history is in 1689 with the ratification of the English Bill of Rights. The document stated that freedom of speech exists inside Parliament. However, this did not protect the right…

his Freedom of Speech “Donald Trump has become the biggest- what seems like the only- political story in the country” (Continetti par.1). The billionaire, Donald Trump, known for Trump Towers and The Trump Organization, has decided to run for the presidency in 2016. Recently, he has been criticized for making harsh remarks about Mexico, women, and illegal immigration. Many people believe that Trump shouldn’t say whatever is on his mind. I believe that Donald Trump has the right to freedom of…

America’s legal system has yet to serve justice to American citizens. Through Freedom of Speech, our constitution allows citizens to peacefully protest. The peaceful protesters of Charlottesville were stripped of these rights when white supremacists ran over a crowd of protesters. Several cases similar to this violent and hurtful act of hate show that Freedom of Speech is legal but not always accepted/encouraged in political settings. According to Shankar Vandantam, NPR’s social science…

of North Americans’ lives during colonial times. Many different groups moved to North America to escape religious persecution in their home countries. However, “freedom of religion” did not always exist in the present-day United States. While many groups came to North America to escape religious persecution, they only wanted the freedom to practice their own religion and did not necessarily want everyone to be able to practice their own religion. Until the Bill of Rights was introduced, people…

The definition of freedom of speech under the First Amendment is the ability for people to express their opinion freely without any consequences. It is supported by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment provides that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or the press. The free speech controversy that this paper will be about is the National Basketball Association vs Donald Sterling. Sterling said some racist remarks in the phone conversation with his…