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Essay Instructions: Judith Lichtenberg says that freedom of the press is an instrumental good. Clarify what she means by this by distinguishing freedom of the press from freedom of speech, and by showing how freedom of the press has been applied to print, broadcasting and telecommunications in the United States? What new first amendment concerns or issues are raised by the Internet?

(Please present a liberal view.)

I will send in Judith Lichtenberg essay which you can reference throughout the essay.
I will also send in an essay about the internet which you can reference to answer the last part of the prompt. (What new first amendment concerns or issues are raised by the Internet?)
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Essay Instructions: Explain the responsibilities you have as a teacher in the issue of Student News Articles and Freedom of Speech.What are the students' rights? Do you have a responsibility to limit their rights? Write a paper answering the above questions. Identify the rights and responsibilities yu will have as a teacher. How will your responsibilities as a teacher influence the rights of your students? Is it fair to infringe on students' rights for the sake of the learning environment? Why or why not? Describe your wn personal experience where a teacher's responsibilities limited the students' rights. How were you involved? Then describe a situatiion in which the students' rights might override a teacher's responsibility to maintain a safe learning environment. Format the paper according to APA guidelines.
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Essay Instructions: "Protecting freedom of expression on the campus" by Derek Bok, Page 66 on book "Current issues and enduring questions"(9th ed)
"On racist speech" by Charles R. Lawrence, Page 61 on book "Current issues and enduring questions"(9th ed)
the essay must utilize quotes from one of the two articles or both.
the essay is to examine freedoms and potential pitfalls in the freedoms.
Prompt: Most americans believe that the first amendment is the most important aspect of american culture. The freedom of speech affords us all the ability to speak our minds without political backlash. Though this is one of our most cherished freedoms, it is not without its pitfalls. Hate speech, racial epithets, and other types of degrading speech are covered under the first amendment, but it is difficult if not impossible to find merit in these types of speech. Should some kinds of speech be censored by the government? Why? Why not?
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Essay Instructions: Rogerian Argument essay on the issue about how Freedom of speech guarantees freedom but not to the extend of disturbing some one funeral (Armed Forces funerals) support your claim, acknowledge the claim of your opponent, and find common ground between the two of you.