The New Freedom

ideology. However, by giving the power to the administrators to create the hierarchy, we avoid a strict configuration, drafted in legislation, and carrying the full power of the government. In this case, the government does not need to formally announce a new policy or constitutionally disenfranchise those who engage or sympathize with hate speech. Second, I am arguing that hate speech should not be facilitated by public universities. However, I am not arguing that public universities engage in…

A young woman is sitting down to write a novel. She has written several in the past, but, this time when it is about to be published the government bans her from doing so. Although in this book it has the possibility to give people everywhere the feeling of security and can be seen as something beneficial. It incorporates conflicts that can be seen as promiscuous and includes the Holocaust, which causes tension in some, that is why it’s banned. This happens everyday in America, in China, almost…

would argue that banning books takes away the freedom of the youth and divulges more about the censorship than if it were not banned at all. As it stands, the matter of sheltering students versus indulging them in inappropriate subject matter has always been of the utmost importance. The line of censorship is crossed in Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire, where Blanche’s physical and mental health deteriorates over the course of her stay in New Orleans with her sister, Stella, and…

higher social standard. To be civil, we must have learned growing up to respect others and to have enough self-awareness to be courteous and mind their actions. It’s vital to install such moral as to keep the peace amongst each other. Civility and freedom are tied together because when we respect each other with civility, we will live in peace and practice our rights (Liu, 2014). To lack civility in character could have potentially deadly consequences. Uncivility has a great impact to how we…

fair to the everyone, including the accuser and the defendant. Any misleading process can lead to the case being dropped or not processed completely, resulting in a retrial. The American Association of University Professors Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, and Governance receives at least a dozen complaints a year from professors accusing their university of…

In the article titled, “Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought,” Jonathan Rauch concludes that hate speech should not be censored on campus. Rauch believes that students have a right to academic freedom. He believes that students will not feel free to explore or question topics that may be taboo, if they are fearful of reprimand, limiting their ability to learn about the world during a crucial time in their education. First Rauch argues that gaining knowledge is painful and…

This reading basically talks about the importance of having own privacy and the harm of surveillance. We have heard a lot of people demanding for personal privacy, but what does it actually means? Privacy is a basis condition where a person can act, speak, write and even think without having anyone there to judge him. A free person is achieved when you are able to stay away from the judgmental eyes of others. In other words, if you believe you are always being watched and judged, you are not…

Growing up in a community concentrated on diverse cultures that deviated to form a melting pot, I easily fit into my surroundings. West Palm Beach, Florida was the ideal place to find a sundry of backgrounds. Notably, my home was surrounded by families from Mexico, Bangladesh, and Argentina to state the least. As a Cuban- American, I assimilated with the cultures and thrived during my trips to Cuba. Each trip classified my identify to one I wished to not hold, but soon grew to love. I aspired to…

Our society faces a lot of challenges despite living in such a liberal world. We like to limit the activities we are not okay with or don’t understand, so in terms we label them as wrong or even outlaw them. We don’t like to experiment new ways of life, because we are often too comfortable living in our own shell of what is good and what is not. Anything outside of it is considered to be erroneous. John Stuart Mill stresses on the issue of conscience and individuality. Mill’s theory is that…

“Censor” according to Webster's Dictionary means“ to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable. Its central characteristic is the suppression of an idea or image because it offends or disturbs someone, or because they disagree with it.” Censoring textbooks and school literature isn't a correct way to prevent “inappropriate” content from falling into kids hands and it causes more harm to kids than it does good. Some of the books that were banned or censored…