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    Freedom of speech provides students the opportunity to develop the skills and talents needed to succeed in any future endeavor. It gives students the opportunity to freely debate or discuss any topic without fear of humiliation or punishment. Free speech is a privilege and a tool that not all people have access to and we should take advantage of it. We need to be teaching our students to debate and challenge opposing viewpoints not to ignore them. We need to be able to challenge old ideas to bring

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    inconceivable to the Founding Fathers that Americans would ever arrive to a point in time where large parts of American society would support limiting the freedom of speech against those who disagree with them. The right to free speech is so important that the entire First Amendment of the United States Constitution is dedicated to the right to free speech, giving Americans a responsibility to protect this right, even against those who they disagree with. Political events over the last several years has

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    Speech On Freedom Of Speech

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    Zhiyuan Li Philosophy 2367 Freedom of Speech A couple of months ago, University of Chicago’s president Robert J. Zimmerin expressed his concern about freedom of speech on campus in a Wall Street Journal article: Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university … Invited speakers are disinvited because a segment of a university community deems them offensive, while other orators are shouted down for similar reasons. Demands are made to eliminate readings that

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    Freedom of Speech for Immigrants and College Students Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment that comprises what we refer to as freedom of expression. Freedom of speech is the foundation of an American democracy and without freedom of speech Americans would not have the right to vote. Freedom of speech means that an individual can debate or have an opinion with issues going on in America. Although freedom of speech in America gives Americans the right to have their voices heard and

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    Freedom of speech serves to be a fundamental democratic right that affords every citizen participation in The United States constitutional democracy. It is a vital tool because it can be utilized by every person, rich, poor, black or white to voice their concerns and rejections of the federal or state government in hopes to bring about change. In addition, the first amendment allows for the free exchange of ideas, as it creates the moral imperative to challenge and oppose hateful ideas and celebrate

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    Speech Freedom Of Speech

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    Freedom of speech in school is necessary because it provides students with a voice, it provides motivation , it causes less violence. The First Amendment is very important and is needed in school because it can be use to the students advantage in school and later in life, an article from “learning to appreciate the first amendment” “such an environment likely would allow students to talk freely about important and controversial issues in the classroom.But it could also allow students to address

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    Freedom of speech is the right of every American Citizen, it recognized in the First Amendment. It allows anybody to voice their opinion about what they see, feel, or believe to be true without censorship or restraint. Do people still use free speech or are they too afraid? Is our freedom of speech being censored because the topics are not socially accepted? Should there be regulations? The videos that were listed provoked a deep sense of sadness and anger all at the same time. Some of the videos

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    were pioneers of free speech. Their theater, literature, and educational institutions explored the human experience, freedom of expression, and questioning of authority. Freedom of speech is the power or right to express one's opinions without censorship, restraint, or legal penalty, cornerstone of democracy. Throughout history freedom of speech has been the most feared threat to those in political, religious and administrative power positions. Consequently, freedom of speech is a powerful resource

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    Freedom Of Speech

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    Braedon Brown Ms. Vyse English II Honors 12 March 2015 Freedom of Speech: Fact or Fiction? The First Amendment of the United States Constitution stands for one of the most basic and essential beliefs of the American people-freedom. Too often, Americans take these freedoms for granted, these freedoms that many countries today still do not have. How many countries/cultures in the world today are led by dictators intent on control and power? What freedoms do these countries actually have? Simply speaking

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    express yourself freely. Liberty was not absolute for everybody. Way back and even today people still don’t have complete liberty in America. The early Americans put limits on freedom even when they were trying to create more freedom. The type of limits that the early Americans put on freedom were limits on freedom of speech, and much more. Even with the American Revolution, it was not for everybody. The American Revolution was only for the colonist and men, but over time the idea of liberty and

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