Essays on Free Speech

The recognized and acclaimed American journalist and politician, Clare Boothe Luce, gave a speech to the Women’s National Press Club in 1960 criticiziThe recognized and acclaimed American journalist and politician, Clare Boothe Luce, gave a speech to the Women’s National Press Club in 1960 criticizing...

Introduction In this paper I am going to argue that hate speech both online and in-person ought to be prohibited. The plan for the discussion runs as follows. In section I, I will examine the parameters of what is and is not considered hate speech...

“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist” The quote is a perfect way to state just one view on this topic. It is a fact that free speech is a fundamental human necessity. Lately there is a rising...

The First Amendment. One of our most basic rights as citizens of the United States of America granted to us from the Bill of Rights. It protects our right to practice our own religion, our right to assemble, but most importantly, our right to freedom...

The First Amendment, in the minds of most Americans, brings up the high-held thought of free speech. The concept of free speech – a relatively new concept in modern history – is seen to be a fundamental pillar in what is to be any free...

Freedom of speech has all kinds of interpretations, but how far does it go until it deemed as hate speech? Freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment which preserves freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech....

The decade after WWI was a very difficult time for Germany. There were economic hardships not only because of the financial costs of war, but also because of the reparations Germany agreed to pay in the Versailles Treaty. In addition to the financial penalties, the...

In the 1800’s and early 1900’s many people started to realize the horrible ideas of child labor throughout America. Florence Kelley was one of the major reformers who started fighting for child labor laws and better working conditions. Her work eventually took off on a...

Ellen opens her speech using humor by poking fun at both the students and the staff of the school. She moves on to a serious note saying that she was completely confused on what she should do with her life. “When I finished school I...

I do not entirely agree with the opening line of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. “Conceived in liberty” is a debatable phrase; although our forefathers held liberty to the highest priority in the conception of the United States, they did not intend for liberty to be enjoyed...