Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes Essay

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Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes

The article entitled "On Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes" discussed the importance and utilization of the society and people's freedom of speech in educational institutions. The article provides a thorough analysis of how the imposition of speech codes on campuses and other educational institutions can be detrimental to the implementation and proliferation of the very symbol and important element of democracy, which is the freedom of speech of individuals and groups in the society.

The article's analysis focus on two important points: first, the function of free speech in educational institutions, and second, the role of school and education administrators, faculty, and personnel in monitoring and assuming the responsibility of implementing effectively the right of people to express themselves freely. In the first main point of the article, the emotive and cognitive aspects of free speech are taken into consideration. While most people that are strong proponents for the implementation of speech codes treat the emotive aspect of speech as insignificant, and has a low value, the article contends that the style (emotive aspect) and content (cognitive aspect) of speech is essential for the delivery of the message itself.
Aside from the discussion of the significance of the elements of speech, the article also addresses the issue of the implementation of speech codes, which poses as a threat to the security of the people's ability to express their views. By enforcing the policy of speech codes, educational institutions become a dysfunctional social institution, which defeats the primary purpose of their establishment: that educational institutions should strive to help in the development of knowledge and skills of students, and from into their minds the importance of free thinking, which is also as imperative as free speech. Without free speech, there would be no dissemination of new thinking….....

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