Essays Tagged: "freedom of expression"

American Freedom

No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts ... the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of the oppo ... ding others through obscenity or racism. Americans have developed a distinct disposition toward the freedom of expression throughout history.The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect ...

(10 pages) 550 2 4.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Campaign finance reform

, it was argued that by limiting the donation it was violating the candidate's 1st amendment right, freedom of expression. The Supreme Court decided it was therefore unconstitutional to enforce financ ...

(1 pages) 131 1 4.3 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The War of Freedom of Expression

ourtroom environment is like responding to someone who calls your mother a prostitute. The right to freedom of expression can be described as a war. It is a war that has lasted for centuries and may l ... war. It is a war that has lasted for centuries and may last for centuries more. It is a war between freedom of expression and social intolerance. In this war there are many battles. The battle on whic ...

(8 pages) 133 0 3.6 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Freedom in America. Speaks of t he freedom of speech, color, religion, cencorship etc..

No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts ... the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of the oppo ... ding others through obscenity or racism. Americans have developed a distinct disposition toward the freedom of expression throughout history.The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect ...

(10 pages) 499 1 4.0 Dec/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Hinduism and It's Gods

onal beliefs in which ever deity they choose to worship. Thus, bringing tolerance in an individuals freedom of expression.Hinduism is made up of four main denominations:SaivismShaktismVaishnavismSmart ...

(3 pages) 147 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism

Freedom Of Expression

Freedom of ExpressionNo other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degre ... the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of the oppo ... ding others through obscenity or racism. Americans have developed a distinct disposition toward the freedom of expression throughout history.The First Amendment clearly voices a great American respect ...

(10 pages) 276 0 3.2 Aug/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The Destruction of 1st Amendment Rights In Our Schools

w respecting an establishment ofreligion, or prohibiting the establishment thereof; orabridging the freedom of speech; or of the press; or the right ofthe people peaceably to assemble, and to petition ... ofthe people peaceably to assemble, and to petition thegovernment for a redress of grievances.these freedoms (commonly called the freedom of expression) are ofthe most important rights in a truly demo ...

(4 pages) 89 0 4.3 May/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Freedom to say what we want is a more basic right than freedom to buy what we want. Analyze critically. The Professor wanted no more then 220 words.

Freedom to say what we want is a more basic right than freedom to buy what we want. Analyze critical ... s. We, in the United States, are extremely fortunate to be able to say what we want, vote, etc. The freedom to buy what we want, anytime we want, where we want and when we want does not truly exist. O ... nt, anytime we want, where we want and when we want does not truly exist. One cannot just buy their freedom. No other society in the world permits personal freedom to the degree of the United States. ...

(1 pages) 235 2 4.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"The Voice of Choice" Compare/Contrast essay on the issue of abortion. Persuasive from the Pro-Choice (for abortion) viewpoint.

We live in a nation built on the idea of freedom, freedom of choice and freedom of expression, yet we are not free. The oppositions of societ ... egalization of abortion in 1973, women were given the right to choose and every woman today has the freedom choose abortion as an alternative. A woman should have the right to determine her own destin ...

(4 pages) 552 1 4.4 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Censorship of pornography could harm the goals of feminists.

onclusion that censorship of pornography would harm feminist's goals by repressing the principle of freedom of expression and creating more difficulties that could possibly repress their own feminist ...

(3 pages) 83 1 4.3 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Media law subject defamation in relation to journalists. Australian based.

unt of money in compensation (Pearson, 1997 pp. 96-97).In the publishing and broadcasting arena the freedom of expression plays a vital role in the democratic process. It is here where the law of defa ... ole in the democratic process. It is here where the law of defamation can have a chilling-effect on freedom of expression and speech on Australian journalists. Most individuals are unable to bring abo ...

(2 pages) 58 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Virtuosity in the Romantic Period.

more radical kinds of expression, seeking out all that was new, curious and adventurous; cherishing freedom of expression, movement, passion and fantasy.The tiny piano piece and the brief lyrical song ...

(6 pages) 74 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

"Metropolis"

which included inflation. Decadence, violence and insecurity ran wild creating a spark of personal freedom and a movement toward artistic freedom of expression. During the 20's the barriers separatin ...

(5 pages) 74 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Discuss how modernity has influenced the practice of artists- Pablo Picasso;Jackson Pollock and Josef Albers

hemselves at the head of a new tradition and they looked to the future. the modernist belief in the freedom of expression has manifested itself in art through claims to freedom of choice in subject ma ... to freedom of choice in style (i.e. in the choice of brushstroke and colour).Artists began to seek freedom not just from the rules of academic art, but from the demands of the public. Soon it was cla ...

(9 pages) 155 0 3.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Cyberspace and Ethics and Issues.

Cyberspace and Ethics and IssuesComputer communication and freedom of expression: How should society's need to protect itself be balanced against the individua ... etter regulate people from posting harmful or malicious materials, as well as monitor the amount of freedom of speech in certain cases. Our society can find a future balance for terms of use in cybers ...

(6 pages) 243 2 4.9 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The repression of the first amendment, and the alternatives to censorship.

e idea that speech should be safe from the interference by those in power. The first of our rights, freedom of _expression, was fundamental to how we defined ourselves as a nation and as individuals. ... me in the mid-1980s, we began to hear angry citizens announce that they no longer believed that the freedoms of speech are being used the way the forefathers had intended. People were voicing their op ...

(3 pages) 70 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Freedom of Speech vs. Racism

The freedom of speech is an effective tool for the discovery of truth and the exposure of falsehood. The ... licies if they are certain that they have heard the strongest possible arguments for both positions.Freedom of speech, of the press, of association, of assembly and petition is set of guarantees, prot ... and petition is set of guarantees, protected by the First Amendment, comprises what we refer to as freedom of expression. The Supreme Court has written that this freedom is "the matrix, the indispens ...

(3 pages) 279 13 4.4 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

This essay is about Freedom of Expression, whether or not Marshall Mathers freedom of expression was violated by him not being able to perform in Canada

Freedom of ExpressionNow a day's there has been a lack in Community standards when it comes to "arti ... and thus causing a disturbance to society destroying what social peace still remains in a country. Freedom of Expression in the Charter is not what he is doing. He is preaching his hate for women and ...

(2 pages) 43 1 2.2 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Pleasantville and American Acceptance What does the changing in Pleasantville represent in American society? Why are people reluctant to accept change?

at this nation continues in this pattern to present day? Maybe people see it as a country where the freedom of expression really holds true. To put a definite label on our society's vocal tendencies a ...

(6 pages) 127 1 4.2 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

What Kind of Democracy? What Democracy are we in ?

, liberal and tribal democracy. Full democracy means when a political system guarantees both civil (freedom of expression beliefs, etc.) and political liberties (rights to vote participate in governme ... acies are traditionally more tribal than liberal and in past there are examples of liberalism where freedom was abused in some countries and eventually led to war. Considering all these disadvantages ...

(5 pages) 111 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights