Freedom of Speech
Read the article. Write an AP Argument thesis statement defending your stance on this issue. 5 points.
Due Wednesday morning before class starts.
Metonymy, or The Husband's Revenge
Metonymy, or the Husband's Revenge Rachel de Queiroz Metonymy. I learned the word in 1930 and shall never forget it. I had just published my first novel. A literary critic had scolded me because my hero went out into the night “chest unbuttoned.” “What deplorable nonsense!” wrote this eminently sensible gentleman. “Why does she not say what she means? Obviously, it was his shirt that was unbuttoned, not his chest.” I accepted his rebuke with humility, indeed with shame. But my illustrious Latin professor, Dr. Matos Peixoto came to my rescue. He said that what I had written was perfectly correct; that I had used a respectable figure of speech known as metonymy; and that this figure consisted in the use of one word for another word associated with it—for example, a word representing a cause instead of the effect, or representing the container when the content is intended. The classic instance, he told me, is “the sparkling cup”; in reality, not the cup but the wine in it is sparkli...
Despite Levy's profane language, she should not have been punished for her speech.
ReplyDelete-Freedom of speech, expressing her emotions
-Lack of violent language/harassment
-Invasion of personal rights (schools should not monitor students speech all the time, especially outside of school)
She may be punished within the cheerleading team because cheerleading is an extracurricular activity, because she does not have a right to be on the team, and because her actions could harm the image of the team.
ReplyDeleteWhile the school was wrong to suspend Levy, they should punish students for what they say outside of school because it can damage reputations and negatively affect student/teacher attitudes.
ReplyDeleteReally fun fact, our mock trial case last year had Tinker vs. Des Moines in it so I already know about it fairly well.
ReplyDeleteThesis: While possibly inflammatory, the speech the Levy used should not constitute punishment from the school due to it's intangible impact on everyday school proceedings as well as the fact that the speech took place outside of the school.
Ignore the fact that my brain went into low power mode and typed it's instead of its
DeleteIn this case, Levy's school had every right to condemn her actions because the Supreme Court has ruled that obscenity in not constitutionally protected speech.
ReplyDelete-Her post meets the standards of obscene language because "[o]bscenity laws are concerned with prohibiting lewd, filthy, or disgusting words or pictures." https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/obscenity
Although the language used by Levy was obscene and unnecessary, because of the precedent set by previous supreme court cases, the school should not have given a punishment.
ReplyDeleteDespite the obscenity, Levy's comment did not warrant action from the school and the school overstepped their boundaries by punishing her.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the post shared by Levy contained profanity and hateful speech, her speech did not threaten or cause harm to others; therefore, the school does not have the jurisdiction to censer her feelings.
ReplyDeleteWhile Levy's language was profane and obscene, she should not of been punished by her district because her speech not threatening or violent.
ReplyDeleteWhile Levy's post contained language that caused a local upset, the punishment she recieved was unwarranted and unneeded.
ReplyDeleteDespite the obscene language, Levy's actions were committed off of school property and therefore outside of the school's jurisdiction; the school had no right to punish her and overstepped its bounds.
ReplyDeleteAlthough her actions are looked down upon, Levy should not have been punished due to the fact that her actions were committed off of school campus.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of her inappropriate language, Levy should not have been punished due to the fact that institutions should not police students outside of school unless another student is directly and negatively affected.
ReplyDeleteI definitely do not think that Levy should have been punished for language she used outside of school. While it is important to monitor and punish students for issues such as cyber bullying, I feel there is a fine line between what an institution should be allowed to punish students for. Though Levy’s language was inappropriate, I do not believe it caused sufficient harm for the school to be allowed to discipline her for it.
ReplyDelete*the last sentence is my thesis statement
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