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Censorship in America today has gotten way out of hand. There always seems to be some holier than thou group speaking out as if they were representing the majority of Americans. These groups want to censor just about anything and everything we do. When it comes to watching television, reading a book or magazine, listening to music, or buying products, people should be able to make these decisions for themselves. Where do we draw the line with censorship? After all we are Americans and we do have rights. Although censorship is needed with issues concerning children, majority of censorship is an infringement of our rights because what one person may find offensive and obscene does not necessarily represent all people and adults should have the right to make their own choices.
The word censorship probably would not exist today if all people agreed upon all things. This however is not possible for we are all unique individuals and have our own likes and dislikes. For instance, a person who enjoys pornographic material has the right to read or view this material if he or she enjoys this type of material. On the other hand people who feel pornographic material is obscene or offensive and do not care to partake in it do not have to view or read this type of material. This material is not being forced upon anyone. Why take away something a person enjoys if it is not hurting anyone else? What people do in the privacy of their own home is their own business. Who's to say what a person likes or enjoys is wrong because another person does not agree. Playboy and Penthouse magazines are read and enjoyed by many Americans today; however, many people find these magazines offensive and obscene and others find these magazines to be an excellent source of reading for sexual entertainment. Years ago people tried to ban this type of magazine, now these magazines are in great demand and are available on shelves all around the world. The big question is who is right and who is wrong? Neither, because people have their own opinions, likes, and dislikes. After all this is America and we ...
In today?s world it is all too prevalent to see more and more people hungry to gain success at an ever-increasing rate. Modern culture can and indeed is labelled ?greedy? and ?thoughtless?. Through my relatively short time spent in business, I have encountered many of these types of people. But who are they hungry for? Who benefits...
Language is the most important media in human communication. It makes it much easier to exchange ideas. Imagine if everyone in this society spoke his own language. What would our society looks like? Probably not as prosperious as what we are now because business is very difficult to do due to the fact that all documents have to be printed in differ...
Segregation was an attempt by white Southerners to separate the races in every sphere of life and to achieve supremacy over blacks. Segregation was often called the Jim Crow system, after a minstrel show character from the 1830s who was an old, crippled, black slave who embodied negative stereotypes of blacks. Segregation became common in Southern...
Sue Rodriguez has reminded us all of our own mortality and our need to think carefully about the kind of society we want to live and to die in. Sue Rodriguez was known through the media, and her well spoken and eloquent speeches. People painfully in support of what she believed in, watched as her strength was sapped by the devastat...
School Vouchers - An Overview ?Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.? ? John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Throughout the thousands of political speeches given during our country?s history, there might not be a better anthem for political participation on an individual level. After letting JFK?s fam...
Many people have ideas on how to reclaim the virtue and morality that made America a great nation. However, the only sure way that everyone can achieve this goal is if parents start teaching and demonstrating respect to their kids. The dictionary defines respect as- 'to have regard for the quality of a person' or 'to refrain from obtruding upon or...
Capital Punishment - Injustice of Society Looking out for the state of the public?s satisfaction in the scheme of capital sentencing does not constitute serving justice. Today?s system of capital punishment is frought with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. ?It wa...
Pushing, jumping thrashing, slamming, ripping, throwing, reveling, hurting; these words don't appeal to everyone when it comes down to having a good time. In fact, many people would wonder why anyone would associate themselves with these types of actions. In Paul Tough's article Into the Pit, he explains his thoughts and expectations of the Pit,...
Sport and aggressive behavior, Do sports create aggressive behavior, or simply attract people who are already aggressive? Aggression and sport have gone together as long as sports have been around, be it the players themselves, to the parents, coaches, or spectators, they just seem to be an insep...
Media Paper In the news today, especially on the internet, issues written that are written about are going to have a certain bias. One of the reasons is because anyone can have website if they have a computer and the proper software. Therefore instead of getting one opinion, or one outlook on stories, news, debates etc., you can ge...
Presentation Three Outline BriAna Bond Specific purpose: to persuade my speech class to make sure they have some type of snack during long class hours to keep their energy level up to remain focus during these long class hours. Central idea: Many students spend at least 8 hours a day going to class, but during these 8 hours they go without eatin...
Welfare is a government program that provides money, medical care, food, housing, and other things that people need in order to survive. People who can receive help from these welfare programs are children, elders, disabled, and others who cannot support their families on their current income. Another name for welfare i...
Few philosophers viscerally strike a chord with their readers, regardless of the subject in question. Yet there is something within Marx?s essay, Alienated Labor, that is able to communicate directly to working people laboring even over one-hundred and fifty years subsequent to its publication. There is good reason for this: Marx e...
Prompt: sometimes our sense of identity is really stifled by the group which we are belong to. - conforming to set "laws" of that certain group (could be social groups, family groups [rules of some traditions/cultures], etc) - having boundaries to how you present yourself. How are they stified? - e.g. if you belonged to a group that says NO YOU LO...
