Directions: Using Microsoft Word to save and submit your work, please choose ONE of the following writing topics and write a well-developed essay (3-4 pages). You will present an argument APA format based on ONE of the three topics below. MUST have at least 2 sources cited. And must have an outline.
Topic One
The First Amendment was written before technologies for disseminating ideas like television or the Internet were ever dreamed of. As a result, there have been many debates over “freedom of speech” in these media. Select one narrow issue (for example, publication of bomb-making instructions; hate speech against a religious or ethnic group) and argue for your reasoned final position (for, against, or nuanced) on control of freedom of expression on that issue in that medium.
Topic Two
The Bill of Rights is considered fundamental to U.S. government and culture. Other nations do not embrace these freedoms (for example, China rigorously censors the Internet and the press and Saudi Arabia does not allow freedom of religious expression). How tolerant should the United States be toward the “intolerance” of other cultures? Write an argument proposing a code of conduct for Americans with nationals of another country who do not recognize the same freedoms (for example, Saudi Arabia supports the building of mosques in the United States but allows no Christian churches or synagogues to be built in Saudi Arabia; the Cuban government organizes anti-American rallies but does not allow anti-Castro rallies).
Topic Three
Recommendations to decrease violent juvenile crime range from see-through school bags to confiscating guns, eliminating violent video games, altering local news coverage, and changing the way parents teach their children esteem for others. Imagine that you are an advisor to the President of the United States and you have been asked to write a policy speech in which you lay out a series of feasible initiatives for reducing violent crime by juveniles.
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