Operation Enduring Freedom

The First Amendment of the Constitution includes the freedom of speech, but does not protect all forms of speech. Some kids choose to abuse their access to technology and bully peers from school. This is the basics idea of what cyberbullying consists of. This is essentially the main reason many believe schools should limit students online speech, yet cyberbullying is not nearly as widespread of a problem as many believe it to be. Cyberbullying is not be an abnormally disruptive issue in a…

Today’s modern society is ever changing, and modern technology has fast tracked social change. This has impacted the creation of music, and art which continues to push what’s socially acceptable. With the waves that are created from pushing social norms artists have been subjected to censorship of what is believed to be unacceptable material. Censorship has prevented potentially great art from never being allowed to be shown to society for the safety of the citizens. It’s important that artists…

begin with, freedom of speech is the right we have to express our feelings. This means we can say or do whatever we want without the government stopping us, but there are somethings we can’t do. Must of freedom of speech come from court cases that changed the way we use this right today. We have the right for freedom of speech and press. We also use this in symbolic was like burning flags or crosses, and wearing armbands (to protest a war). There are also many was that we cannot use freedom of…

The McDonald's Misconception “Caution: Contents Hot.” This warning is everywhere. It’s on a waffle maker, a bowl of soup, on a McDonald’s coffee. The origin of this label is fairly widely known, some old lady spilled her coffee and sued McDonald’s for a bunch of money. But is that the whole story? Not quite. Yes, a woman did spill her coffee, but that coffee was given to her at a temperature between 180 and 190 degrees fahrenheit (McDonald’s). When a liquid is that hot, it “causes third-degree…

The right to speak and initiate dialogue has been significantly refined. The act of speech has not been limited to verbal or written communication. There are specific forms that have been considered sufficiently expressive to create speech. A fundamental principle for the officer must be to develop speech and the activities protected with the statement, which was a motivating element that gave rise to the adverse employment actions. The defended speech is a questioned by law and the courtroom…

Capital High School, we recently read the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and we discussed whether freedom is really free. Freedom is the ability to do what you want , but limites. These limits can varies from person to person. We as civilians should fight against government policies that will restrict our freedoms. All we need is to free ourself from the limitation…

American people have is the freedom of speech. The Constitution states; “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.” The freedom of speech and press gives the people the right to express their views, and hear the views of others. The American government is set up in a way that requires the ability of the people to express their views. While, freedom of speech is protected by…

Though the very First Amendment states that freedom of speech is a fundamental right, an ongoing debate has surfaced on whether or not certain things should be allowed to be said. People have often argued that speech is just words; it isn't hurting anybody. If a speech is the cause of a violent action, then why blame the speech and not the person who acted on it? Others argue that if a speech is enough to cause or promote violence, then it should be censored. Or in other words, believe that…

Douglas Howard presents a personal experience of literary censorship in the article "Silencing Huck Finn.", defining the decision of when choosing censorship has a greater benefit over becoming offensive. In his article Howard discusses the benefits of establishing an open dialogue around contentious literature through a college English class. Additionally, analyzing the experience of choosing whether to recite aloud a profanity included in Mark Twain’s classic story “The Adventures of…

A friend in my school got in trouble for talking about “guns” or “gay people.” Is this a case of “Hate Speech,” and should he have gotten in trouble? Freedom of speech, part of the first amendment, allows people to speak their mind without repercussions. This right was put into the Bill of Rights because the founding fathers wanted the people to be able to voice their opinions about the government. Today people want the same thing, to be offered the right to voice their opinions Easily offended…