Censorship also has a negative side. Censoring certain material in the media deprives the people of information, which may be crucial to their formation of opinions. The act of censoring also violates many rights of American citizens. Numerous problems with censorship present themselves daily in e...

COSHE.COM : uncategorized : freedom of expression on the internet freedom of expression on the internet First and foremost, in the United States the freedom of expression is guaranteed in the first Article of Amendment to the American Constitution. It states, "Con Click Here to Search ...

The media provide our access to news and information. The citizens of a nation need to stay informed and thus come to trust the media that brings the news and information they desire without fear that it is a lie, an agency of an evil foreign power or in any other way not the closest to the truth po...

Internet Censorship Surfing the Internet is like strolling through a library. With just one click of themouse, a person can enter an amazing world of information. The Internet takes away theinconvenience of having to drive to the public library, plus, the Internet is opentwenty-four hours a day. But...

The First Amendment:Our Guarantee of Individual RightsIn 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a set of rules known as the Articles of Confederation. From these meager beginnings sprang thirteen states and a promise of a representational government. Twelve years later congress ratified ten amendm...

The Child Pornogrophy Prevention Act of 1996, prohibits, the shipment, distribution, receipt, reproduction, sale, or possession of any visual depiction that "appears to be of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct.". For almost two decades, federal law has prohibited the production and distri...

Internet CensorshipCensorship is a rising problem in today's society. Currently the Internet is in a censorship web of its own. People argue that censoring the Internet is wrong and violates the first amendment that states, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech." But other peop...