The first and probably the most important Amendment from The Bill of Rights clearly states that: Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech (World Book Encyclopedia). Since the beginning of time America has been seen as the land of opportunity, the sole reason why many people immigrated here from all over the world is that it was a place of freedom, free from persecutions and unjust rulings. Being able to express our selves without the fear of persecution is a beautiful thing, a thing that our forefathers invented to make America a free country, exactly what it is today. So what is the problem one may ask? We live in a country that grants us with free speech; however, we still complain and are not satisfied. The main problem with the freedom of speech is that it is limit less; many scholars feel that speech should not be completely free. They debate on the problems presented by such situations as assaultive and hate speech and therefore feel that redef!
             inition should take place. Based on the knowledge I obtained from Words That Wound and my overall knowledge acquired in school as well as in real life situations, I feel that our country would loose all essence of what it stands for if it succumbs to the notion of redefining free speech and putting limitation on it.
             Each and everyone of us knows that even though we all have the right to express ourselves freely we have a certain accountability for the consequences that result from what we say. It is obvious that if you insult someone you have to be ready for the
             consequences, whether they may be verbal or physical depends on the circumstances which you present at the moment. If you approach a complete stranger on the train and say that you don't like what he's wearing, most likely this type of insult wouldn't cause any drastic effect. If you approach that person and call him a Chink (Chinese), a Nigger (
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