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Discusses freedom of expression in its different forms and its protection under the First Amendment. Explains why freedom of expression is necessary in order to be a free nation. Although freedom of expression is legally protected, it is often tested and must be protected.

Discusses freedom of expression in its different forms and its protection under the First Amendment. Explains why freedom of expression is necessary in order to be a free nation. Although freedom of expression is legally protected, it is often tested and must be protected.

The website is firstly giving background information of freedom of expression. It is secondly giving reasons as to why the personal freedom of expression is essential to allowing democracy to work.

Paper written stating what freedom of expression covers, what is a restriction of your freedom, and if some restrictions are necessary. It questions if freedom of expression infringes upon other individual's freedoms.

first amendment: an overview The First Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression from government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief.

This article defines the fundamental rights and liberties we use daily. Adding that only freedom of thought, conscience, and opinion are our only true freedoms as long as we keep them to ourselves.

Freedom of expression is constrained, most strikingly because it relates to the infringement of ethical values and to the transmission of messages that actuate contempt and viciousness (prejudice, segregation, etc.) Get to data is an important viewpoint of the proper free trade of thoughts and data.

This is a rather lengthy article but it is very interesting. It talks about want freedom of expression means and how it is at risk. It also talks about other countries also.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organisation whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators.

Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) is a non-profit organisation whose main mission is to support efforts aimed at introducing human rights concepts and values into educational curricula and teaching practices. The HREA site contains many on-line resources for human rights organisations and educators.

Freedom of assembly is the individual right to peacefully assemble, collectively express, and petition the government for redress of grievances guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

The first amendment is the freedom to speak, that includes while students are at school. Schools are trying to make all students the same. They want them to have the same beliefs and dress the same.

This is an article describing a highly publicized case where a man was demoted because of a post he made on Facebook about gay marriages. The court ruled in favor of him because that was a personal expression that he made outside of work

This article talks about people having their own voice. Anyone and everyone being able to speak their mind.

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This article discusses the issue of children/minors not have the right to freedom of speech while at school. Many schools punish children for things they say or wear, even though that could be seen as a direct violation to the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of expression.

Margaret A. Blanchard has written a thorough, far-reaching account of the development of freedom of speech in the United States

Tattoos are such a big thing right now. So many places of work is willing to allow them to be shown. The website talks about how you should be able to express your body and yourself however you would like.

This author discusses what exactly our freedom of speech is. They also talk about their commitments to our unalienable rights.

This article explains how public school students are protected by the first amendment and are allowed to express themselves freely. However, Private schools do not have the same luxury.

The website offers links to various sources of information on the collection and distribution of surveilled data from government agencies in an attempt to inform its readers and covers the paranoia tinted tone of those who find government surveillance in todays society to be too close to "Big Brother" methods and presents an argument for their point of view through the methods of MIT professor Gary Marx. The argument is presented in a series of questions on the ethical stance of what the government surveils, what the surveillance consists of as well as the consequences of any action taken as a result of surveillance and the reality that American citizens never consented to the constant surveillance of their personal lives. The position of inclination towards complacency is concisely summed with a strong amount of surveillance being presented by the double edged statement of "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear.".

Censorship in modern society can be different than the traditional definition of censorship. Groups are working to censor and change texts in schoolbooks. Some believe that censorships are done for the public benefit.

Censorship in modern society can be different than the traditional definition of censorship. Groups are working to censor and change texts in schoolbooks. Some believe that censorships are done for the public benefit.

This site offers a deep description of what the First Amendment truly is. It goes through the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

The Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 to add he phrase "under God." this article highlights the facts that the same country that expresses freedom of religion, has this phrase in our school system, but refuses to allow Muslim students the right to pray.

The school uniform debate is one of personal freedom. Can schools prevent our children's personal express by requiring uniforms or does uniforms help prevent some issues like improper dress, foul language and graphics and keep the focus on education not who is wearing what.

One constitutional controversy raging in public schools today concerns mandatory school uniforms and dress codes. Proponents contend such measures instill discipline and prevent gang-related violence. They say uniforms and some dress codes lessen peer pressure aggravated by socioeconomic divisions, promote a unity of spirit and help administrators more quickly identify trespassers on school grounds.