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HaleySmith

Ms.Sanchez
EnglishIV
29April2015
FreedomofOpinions
Ibelievepeopleshouldhavethetruefreedomtoexpresstheiropinion.Everybodyhas
differentopinionsandIthinkitfallsunderthecategoryoffreedomofspeechinthatpeople
shouldhavetherighttoexpressthosedifferentopinions.Weliveinaworldwithmanydifferent
cultures,religions,philosophies,andpoliticsamongothersubjectsthatpeoplecanhavea
differentopinionon.Peopleshouldfreelyexpresstheiropinionsaslongasitdoesntharmothers
inathreateningway.Thisworldisfullofsomanyideas,andIthinkitisimportantforpeopleto
expresstheseideasintheformofopinions.ThisisapersonalfreedomthatIbelieveeveryone
shouldbeabletohaveastherearestillsomeplacesthatpersecutepeopleforexpressingtheir
opinions,andIbelievethatshouldcometoanend.
Ithinkthatmanypeopletaketheirfreedomofspeechforgranted.Therearestill
placesacrosstheworldthatdonotallowpeopletofreelyexpresstheiropinion,andIbelievethat
isaseriousmisfortunetosociety.AnexampleisthecountryofNorthKoreaandhowthat
particularcountryisheavilycensoredbecauseofitsstrictgovernment,andunfortunatelythey
arenottheonlycountrythatpersecutespeoplesopinions.Thetruefreedomtoexpressones
opinionvariesfromhavingnofreedomatallsuchascountrieslikeNorthKoreatohavingthe
freedomtogiveanopinionbutthenbeingheavilycriticizedandattackedbecauseofit.A
positiveexamplethoughofhavingthefreedomtoexpressopinionswouldbefromafieldtrip

duringhighschool.MyjunioryearagroupfromschoolwenttotheSchoolofMathandScience
toanethicalleadershipconference.Weallattendeddifferentsessionsthatdiscusseddifferent
controversialtopicssuchasabortion,gayrights,andreligiousfreedom.Iwasrelievedthat
duringthesediscussionsstudentswereabletofreelyexpresstheiropinionsonthetopicwithout
beingridiculedorwithouthavingrestrictionsagainstwhattheywantedtoexpress.Ithinkthis
shouldbeanoccurrenceeverywhereandnotjustinschoolsbutinotherenvironmentsandin
differentcountries.Freedomofspeechisveryimportantandpeopleshouldrememberthisbefore
theytrytoshutdownothersopinions.
Ithinkmanypeople,especiallyinthiscountry,takefreedomofspeechandbeing
abletoexpresstheiropinionforgranted.Iseecountlessopinionsthrownoutineverydaylife
suchasinclassoronsocialmedia,andIbelievethisisarightsolongasnoharmisbeingdone.
EventhoughIseemanynegativeopinions,peoplestillshouldhavethefreedomtorevealtheir
thoughtsandopinions.Manypeoplecriticizethepresidentandthegovernmentwhichisallowed
inthiscountry,butinotherareasoftheworldpeoplecouldbepunishedorevenputtodeathfor
criticizingtheirgovernment.Havingseennewsstoriesthatrelatestome,ithaschangedme
becauseIseehowimportantitistohaveanopinionandexpressitwhetheritspositiveor
negative.Ittroublesmetoknowthataroundtheworldexpressedopinionsarenotrecognizedor
allowed,andIbelievethisimpedessociety.Ithinkthatmorepeopleshouldrecognizethisfact
anddomoretohelpprogresssocietybyallowingthetruefreedomofexpressingonesopinion.
Itisimportantforpeopletorealizehowopinionsandfreedomofspeecharesoessential.
Ithinkmanypeopleespeciallyinthecountryoverlookthisbecauseweareusetoit,butthis
freedomisstillnotperfect.Otherareasaroundalsohavelessfreedomthanwedoinourcountry

whichiswhymybeliefshouldbeacknowledgedandotherpeopleshouldspeakupaboutit,too.
Thisisworldisfilledwithuniquepeoplewhohaveuniquethoughtswhichshouldalwaysbe
abledtobeexpressedaslongasnoharmisdone.

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