Parts of speech

I love America because we have many freedoms. America gives many gifts to my generation, like freedom of speech, freedom to own and fire guns, and the right to vote. What are your favorite gifts from America? One of the three gifts that I chose, the freedom of speech. I love this gift because with the freedom of speech, I can express my mind whenever and wherever I want. Anyone in America can say what they want without worrying about getting into trouble. However, some people who speak their…

original thought, increased creativity and a high quality of life. The idea of freedom is complex and it’s not so easy to understand. In the United States “essential” freedom are “guaranteed” by the Bill of Rights, a part of the constitution. The most well known rights are the freedom of speech, the press, peaceable assembly and petitioning the government. Throughout the history of government parties have punished inappropriate acts and those who have criticize them and their…

The American political culture values in the 1830s are in some measure alike for instance, the values in the 1830s were liberty, equality, democracy, individualism and much more. There difference from the 1830s and the 21st century are the concept of the definition and the society we now live in with technology and how each citizen has a voice in the government. The difference in the 1830s is that other countries such as France had an eye on America and how abundant the Americans were and how…

The CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios, Steve Jobs, delivered the Commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford on June 12, 2005. In his speech, he addressed life lessons he had learned that kept him going through hard times and inspired him to succeed. The purpose of his speech was to excite and inspire fresh college graduates about their world and futures. His first piece of advice is to trust in something in order to keep going. His second is that the only way…

young to understand things?Should books be allowed to be banned because an adult will think its to harsh about reality, or that the past is too horrific?Some people believe books in schools and libraries should not be banned because they are important parts of our history and 1st amendment right. Books should not be banned in schools and libraries because kids need to learn the controversial topics of yesterday.“They are adhering to the traditional and mostly prevailing view that children’s…

Setting Limits and Guidelines Should “offensive” forms of speech be censored or protected, when on a university campus? According to Derek Bok’s essay, “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus,” the answer would be the latter. Bok argues that once a small form of censorship is introduced, it would only be a matter of time until more severe limitations are enforced (Bok 70). Although his reasoning can be deemed logical by many, once examined there are three undeniable faults that arise.…

Censorship is the practice of officially examining publicly available materials and suppressing the “unacceptable” parts. This process has been used on printed products since the 15th century. As time went on censorship has been applied to materials such as literature, movies, television, music, and the internet. Today, censorship is a rising topic in this country. We now live in a world that is widely connected, and some may think that means censorship is more important than ever, but not all.…

The constitution was the most important document ever written in The United States history. The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, and was written during the Constitutional Convention. That was 228 years ago that this document was written, but yet we still follow this document. Even though it was written over 200 years ago, I do believe that it should still be followed, and is very acceptable to today's issues and events. There are three reasons why the constitution should still be…

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 government, speech, and freedom to public…

censored. The First Amendment of the constitution gives every American the freedom of speech. That freedom is being taken away by the censoring of what certain people feel is uncomfortable or explicit. Francis Canavan wrote an article titled Speech That Matters. In that article, he wrote “The First Amendment limits what governments may do, not what private institutions or individuals may do in regard to speech or publication.” In another article titled Point: Democracy and Censorship, the…