Speech repetition

to question the way they have been looking and going about things. David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech to Kenyon College graduates has received praise because of his ability to break the set pattern of commencement speeches. All are filled with “helpful” advice that are meant to inspire kids to go the distance. To follow their dreams. To not stop in the face of adversity. Wallace speech doesn’t do that. He realizes that the kids have already heard this one too many times, so he talks…

extreme intimidation, I left my entire family behind. While others continued to write controversial statements about the government and politics, I left because I was not a fighter. Even though Ethiopia’s Constitution explicitly protects freedom of speech, in reality the government ignores it for the most part. In 2011, Reeyot Alemu, my close friend and a journalist, who founded the monthly magazine Change was arrested (“CPJ Concerned About” Par. 2). Why? They do not like what she writes,…

override free speech? In the case of Snowden, Manning and Assange, they each leaked classified documents to the public under the name of free speech. Is this actually classified as free speech? According to J.S Mills, if it doesn’t cause physical harm to a populace, then it is classified as ‘free speech’ and so the leakage of government documents is allowed in accordance to Mills’ theory on free speech. Mills does not include psychological harm to anyone in his definition of free speech which…

NSA Should be Shut Down The National Security Agency (NSA) is created in 1952 to protect national communication systems and seek information about foreign government’s secret communications. The organization consist a large amount of the workforce, which they design cryptographic systems to guard national security and spy on foreign governments’ movements. However, NSA became more strict with tighter security on all the American citizens after the 9/11 attack. NSA has taken away people’s freedom…

On September 21, 2007, the court case Palmer v. Waxahachie I.S.D. took place because a student by the name of Palmer wore a t-shirt with the words “San Diego” on it to school. The administrators at school informed the student that he was in violation of the school dress code, which states that t-shirts with printed messages were not allowed. As a result, the student called his parents to bring him a different shirt. When they arrived, they had another t-shirt, but this time the message…

determine 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 redress of grievances.” This is the first amendment that also known as freedom of speech, this amendment is well supported in this century by the government and the press, which provide the ultimate freedom. Which tells us that…

same as a slap in the face. If our Nations flag is a symbol of freedom then we must protect it, even if it is from Americans. The First Amendment to the US Constitution starts with, “Congress shall make no law respecting … 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 redress of grievances,” (Amendment). This allows American citizens to express their dissatisfaction with our government or polices without…

America, the land known for its freedom and its classical novels. As years have come and gone, bestsellers and classics are being taken away from students in the school systems, the students have no say in the matter. Parents or the school board bring up the matter to the schools, then there are many meetings deciding whether the book should be banned or should stay. Challenging and banning books is a very popular matter now, with many eager to support, and some trying to get rid of the cause.…

Borgmann, the creator of the device paradigm discusses the device as, “fatally debilitating tendency in the present role of technology” (4). In this way Borgmann is opening up the idea that technology gives us a promise that is both positive and negative. The ability of the technology to both provide a burden free world while also leaving the same world lonely and separated is unique. The majority of the technology today creates the burden free and independent world many individuals care to…

One of the greatest threats to the liberty and freedom of any individual, society or nation is the idea that in order to coexist and progress as a whole we need to embrace extreme political correctness. The political correctness movement has taken the world by storm, yet few people are aware of the dangers it presents. There is no doubt in my mind that in recent years the political correctness movement has gone way too far and the negative impact thereof is beginning to surface. So what is the…