Freedom of Speech

It’s long been a debate that speech on college campuses should be or should not be censored. This debate is centered around colleges allowing offensive speakers onto campuses to pronounce their controversial views for everyone to hear. Some believe freedom of speech is a given right in every situation, yet some insist that college campuses…

Flag burning has been one of the most controversial forms of nonviolent protests. It is often linked with the Middle East and Hezbollah with depictions of Arabs against President Bush burning the American flag. Americans are intimidated and threatened by this action, but that does not make it illegal. Supreme Court rulings have upheld that…

Imagine if you would all the way back to 1989. The Iran-Contra affair is a hot political topic. Tensions with the Soviet Union are decreasing. Communist nations are falling left and right. The Berlin Wall is soon to crumble and the Cold War soon to end. George Herbert Walker Bush, or “Old Bush’s” Inaugural Address…

Analysis/ Synthesis Essay             Introduction             For many of us, argumentative ideas become the background for self-expression. Talented analysts, writers, and professionals publicly express their viewpoints and try to persuade the rest of the nation in the rightness of their moral and ethical (or legal) approaches. We are still unable to perfectly well determine the…

It was once forcasted that computers in the future would weigh no more than 1.5 tons. Of course, in today’s technologically savvy times, it’s a common occurrence to see people holding their computers in their lap, or even in their hand. There’s no doubt about it: the computer already plays an important role in our…

“Are you ready brothers and sisters? Are you really ready? To do this for Jezzzzz-usssssss? Then fulfill your promise to the master. Help rub the devil out. For we can no longer tolerate these dirty adulterous books. Meet me at the Jordan river, and let the fires of hell burn these sinners and their evil…

Should the Internet be censored? This is a sticky question; no matter what answer you give to this question there will always be a valid argument in response to your answer. There are lots of arguments in the answer I found doing the research I did. The United States is not the only country with…

Intent of the Framers In this paper I will describe the original intent of the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to privacy, and criminals’ rights. I will explain current views of the provisions of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to privacy, and criminals’ rights. I will assess which events and opinions…

“A First Amendment Junkie” by Susan Jacoby and “Let`s Put Pornography Back in the Closet” by Susan Brownmiller are both illustrative essays that present the subjective views of the stated authors on the issue of feminine depiction in pornography and constitutional rights of free speech and expression. Both writers have taken a different stance on…