The New Freedom

to violate it. In fact, Mill felt that a rebellion was a justifiable response to such breaches of liberty akin to Marx’s belief that a proletariat revolution was necessary for progress. Such breaches may include the removal of certain freedoms such as the freedom of speech, which Mill believed was necessary for the advancement of society. Moreover, Mill believed in the establishment of “constitutional checks,” in which the community or its representatives gained some power of consent in…

Louie Zamperini’s life was documented in the book Unbroken which was written by Laura Hillenbrand. It goes onto explain how Louie Silvie Zamperini was born on January 26, 1917 to Italian immigrants in Olean, New York at eleven and a half pounds he had black hair as coarse as barbed wire. His parents Anthony and Louise got married when she was sixteen and had Louie was she was eighteen. They lived in an apartment where only Italian was spoke and they called their boys Toots. As Louie became a…

engaging in sexual activities, the right to privacy has been violated. On the other hand, Gawker claims this action is protected by the 1st Amendment, allowing the freedom to say and post whatever they want. It can thus allow them to post the video without any legal consequences. This amendment in particular allows people to have freedom of expression and allowing anyone to post whatever they please. In this particular situation, Gawker argues posting the sextape is their right. It was also…

Our Constitution was written 228 years ago. It was written after there was problems in our country with the Articles of Confederation. This was a hard time for our country because it was just a newborn. Our country was a toddler learning how to walk and our founding fathers took charge and came up with an incredible system that still works today. The Constitution is an almost sound proof document that can be fixed or amended if need be. If our values and beliefs change we can alter the…

its people. However, the government and the media see censorship as a suppression of communication which they consider harmful. The problem with censorship arises when trying to draw the thin line between what is considered harmful and what is freedom of expression, as defined by the government or media. On the one hand, censorship is very important in certain specific cases; the main goal of censorship today is to protect children from seeing inappropriate content, profanity, and to an…

discrimination. The movie, Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese depicts how the color of a person 's skin can often define a person. Racism can exist between all races and is not simply Whites against Blacks or vice versa. Freedom Writers is a story that shows the hate and fear that can exist between people based solely on their race or ethnicity and how when stripped of the barriers that appear to separate us,…

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.” Freedom of Speech is one of the core values that is proudly embedded in Americans. Although, some people wonder if there should be limits to this right that Americans have, Freedom of Speech. Many citizens are against different forms of hate speech, yet still…

Our Founding Fathers established the foundation of our country considering the diversity among the people- a nation of immigrants. Settlers came to the New World to escape religious persecution, a corrupted government, financial turmoil, or just to establish a better way of life and pursue a desirable quality of living. The people of this nation fought for what they presumed, and later declared, as their natural rights as human beings; “[t]he sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for…

hypocritical to the people around. The first amendment gives the right to american citizens for the freedom of expression of ideas and words. Censorship is against the First amendment because of the sensors not allowing people to express the words given and purposely ignoring the freedom of speech. As it is against the first amendment, also means that censorship is to be unconstitutional.“Freedom of speech is a precious right, fought for in Europe over many centuries and is still denied to…

The film takes place in the early nineteen-nineties after the Los Angeles Riots. Erin Gruwell who is portrayed by Hilary Swank is an excited, new teacher who wants to teach at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, a renowned school formerly known for its high achievements that have recently had an integration program put in place. Gruwell is enthusiastic about teaching but realizes that her class is composed of "at-risk" students, and not the eager students she expected. The students…