Triston Akers Speech B4 The speech given by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was captivating and monumental in the act of human rights for all genders, sex, religion and race. She used her strong opinion of disgust for communism/dictatorship to forge a bond between the people and her, connecting her with her audience. I noticed in her speech, that she used the words “I” and “we” to further persuade her listeners and truly buy into her ideas. Roosevelt used her background knowledge of the French Revolution
law is broken. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press,
A stump speech is a political speech used during campaigns, primarily known for deciminating the party’s political platform. Stump speeches are generally concise and short speeches focusing on the candidate’s agenda and core values, without extraneous information. Furthermore, the winning candidate’s speech, for a political election committee, will generally be accepted as that party’s stump speech for the campaign. Within these stump speeches, the core political thought will not change, however
country the first thing in the morning kids stand up, face the flag, and put their hand on their heart while they recite the Pledge of Allegiance. This has been a tradition in American schools since 1892 (US History). Some say it violates our freedom of speech or is a violation of church and state, while some say it should not be so much as forced, but an obligation to stand up, and say it in honor of our country. The Pledge of Allegiance should be recited in schools because it shows the unity that
part of education is thinking critically about offensive ideas.”(Hentoff p 99) On both sides of this debate there are valid points and even stronger feelings. The pro banning side will say the book has offensive language, the con banning side responds 1st Amendment rights. Then the pro side retorts children’s racial sensitivity, the con side argues knowing stops
answer, but the first thing that is thought of was ‘freedom.’ Americans have much more freedom than otherwise thought. United States citizens may not realize it but the amount of freedoms they have, and many times take for granted, are many. Think about the jobs, the education, the voting, religion, everything. Religion may be practiced almost anywhere at any time. Jobs are optional and education is provided for everyone. Having so many freedoms and choices, living is sometimes better than other
School dress codes can be problematic. There are many controversies over it regarding the first amendment's freedoms. Many courts have ruled for and against school codes in regards to religious and political articles of clothing. They are present in many schools worldwide, restricting the freedom of students' and faculties' abilities to choose what to wear to the campus. This is however, not without reason. Many schools have loose dress codes that many people don't notice, but some include mandatory
The Right to Bear Arms: Its Pros and Cons The “Right to Bear Arms” is the 2nd Amendment of the United States Constitution, which became a law collectively with the 9 amendments composing the Bill of Rights. The commandment it holds states that “Well governed armed forces, which are vital to provide security and protection to the independent State, shall not disobey the natural right of a person to bear arms,” proclaiming the militias to recognize completely citizens’ rights. While there are benefits
Democracy in America Democracy is the foundation our that nation was built upon and during Andrew Jacksons presidency, he really epitomized he believed democracy should be. Jackson aroused powerful feelings, pro and con. His supporters viewed his election as the advent of genuine democracy, the coming of the "common man" man…(Foner, 352). Andrew Jacksons people of the government ideologies caused great turbulence between his supporters and critics. He was loved by many and criticized by some, but
has been brought to them through the protest that they have acted with, not standing or kneeling during the national anthem, in the past few years. Football players should be protected by the first amendment of the constitution, which is for free speech and protest. Football players should not be punished for their action about the issue in which they protest in the United States because it brings awareness to social issues, players that have high profile social status; consequently, people disagree