...Shouting "Fire!" by Alan M. Dershowitz ..... When the Reverend Jerry Falwell learned that the Supreme Court had reversed his $200,000 judgment against Hustler magazine for the emotional distress that he had suffered from an outrageous parody, his response was typical of those who seek to censor speech: "Just as no person may scream 'Fire!' in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and find cover under the First Amendment, likewise, no sleazy merchant like Larry Flynt should be able to use the First Amendment as an excuse for maliciously and dishonestly attacking public figures, as he has so often done." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's classic example of unprotected speech—falsely shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater—has been invoked so often, by so many people, in such diverse contexts, that it has become part of our national folk language. It has even appeared—most appropriately—in the theater: in Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead a character shouts at the audience, "Fire!" He then quickly explains: "It's all right—I'm demonstrating the misuse of free speech." Shouting "Fire!" in the theater may well be the only jurisprudential analogy that has assumed the status of a folk argument. A prominent historian recently characterized it as "the most brilliantly persuasive expression that ever came from Holmes' pen." But in spite of its hallowed position in both the jurisprudence of the First Amendment and the arsenal of political discourse, it...
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...Reading Summary/Critique “Shouting Fire!” Summary Alan M. Dershowitz talks about a law against shouting fire in a theater in his essay “Shouting Fire!” He discusses how people in America are protected by the First Amendment. He explains how he thinks, along with many Americans, that it isn’t right. Dershowitz uses an example of a person who shouts FIRE in a crowded movie theater when there is obviously no fire. He says how the saying is misused for example the case Falwell vs. Hustler. Dershowitz says Jerry Falwell won a lawsuit against Hustler Magazine but the Supreme Court overturned it in the end. He also explains how he feels about the use of bomb threats and pulling fire alarms. He brings up a couple different examples to show us his view on freedom of speech and how the First Amendment doesn’t actually cover the right of someone wrongly using “Fire” and that is should not cover someone who makes an offensive statement that is not true. Dershowitz ends with telling us he feels the government should withhold and speech that is about nuclear weapons, military movements or undercover agents. Logos, Ethos, Pathos. Dershowitz uses logos by using facts of real court lawsuits and judgments. Examples such as Falwell vs. Hustler and Schenck vs. United States. Ethos was also used because he gives us his on research and is a reliable source as a writer. Evidence and Counterargument. I feel like Dershowitz uses great evidence and does a great job proving his points. I agree...
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...Shouting "Fire!" by Alan M. Dershowitz ..... hen the Reverend Jerry Falwell learned that the Supreme Court had reversed his $200,000 judgment against Hustler magazine for the emotional distress that he had suffered from an outrageous parody, his response was typical of those who seek to censor speech: "Just as no person may scream 'Fire!' in a crowded theater when there is no fire, and find cover under the First Amendment, likewise, no sleazy merchant like Larry Flynt should be able to use the First Amendment as an excuse for maliciously and dishonestly attacking public figures, as he has so often done." Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's classic example of unprotected speech—falsely shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theater—has been invoked so often, by so many people, in such diverse contexts, that it has become part of our national folk language. It has even appeared—most appropriately—in the theater: in Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead a character shouts at the audience, "Fire!" He then quickly explains: "It's all right—I'm demonstrating the misuse of free speech." Shouting "Fire!" in the theater may well be the only jurisprudential analogy that has assumed the status of a folk argument. A prominent historian recently characterized it as "the most brilliantly persuasive expression that ever came from Holmes' pen." But in spite of its hallowed position in both the jurisprudence of the First Amendment and the arsenal of political discourse...
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...dfodffsodmf dsffsdfosdmf Some words they can’t be spoken only sung, So hear a thousand voices shouting love. There’s a place, there’s a time in this life when you sing what you are feeling, Find your feet, stand your ground, don’t you see right now the world is listening to what we say? Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight. Sing it stronger, sing together, make this moment last forever, Old and young shouting love tonight. To sing we’ve had a lifetime to wait (wait, wait, wait) And see a thousand faces celebrate (together celebrate) You brought hope, you brought life, conquer fear, no it wasn’t always easy, Stood your ground, kept your faith, don’t you see right now the world is listening to what we say? Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight. Sing it stronger, sing together, make this moment last forever, Old and young shouting love tonight. Some words they can’t be spoken only sung, To hear a thousand voices shouting love and life and hope. Just sing; just sing; just sing; just sing. Sing it louder, sing it clearer, knowing everyone will hear you, Make some noise, find your voice tonight. Sing it stronger, sing together, make this moment last forever, Old and young shouting love tonight. Hear a thousand voices shouting...
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...They would laugh,"Ha ha ha," and make fun of the British soldiers calling them "Lobsters and red coats." Some of the soldiers got so mad they destroyed colonial property. The colonists and the British soldiers were getting angrier and angrier! there were often fights! The worst fight happened in Boston on March 5, 1770, when a huge mob of angry patriots gathered near many British soldiers. The colonists were shouting insults and throwing rocks and other hard materials. The huge mob moved forward and the soldiers shot 3 people! Later that day, all those men...
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... He had said that is it were to hit him on the head he would’ve died. So, what if the British had guns, it took time to reload their weapons when the colonists were coming upon them. Both sides had weapons and both could kill each other with them. Even though this is true they were still unequally matched because of their numbers. Some people may say that the British are still guilty on the charge of murder for saying to fire intentionally. Yes, the word fire had been said. Yet, these people fail to realize is that no one knows for sure who had actually spoken the work fire. Witnesses such as Theodore Bliss stood close to Captain Preston and didn’t hear the captain asy anything. For all anyone knows it could’ve been the crowd who were shouting fire that triggered the British soldiers to...
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...Case Study: PSYMHNP Specialty Daniel Reyes CSULB Advance Pharmacology NSG 520 Dr. Kathryn Deitch December 14, 2013 Case Study: PSYMHNP Specialty Scenario #6 R.S., a 30 y/o obese male, was brought to the ER after he was found walking on the freeway, shouting obscenities at the oncoming traffic. He states, “Leave me alone, I am the perfect physical specimen.” R.S. is a graduate student and has been under treatment for Bipolar D/o for the past 6 years with good results until several weeks ago. His roommate reports that he has been “up all night” for the past few days and has a “hairbraned scheme to win the Nobel Prize.” R.S.’ mother suffers from chronic depression. R.S. admits to drinking 5-6 beers daily. Meds: Lithium Carbonate 600mg TID and Imipramine 50mg TID Allergies: Sulfa drugs Physical Examination: GEN: Obese, well-developed, well-nourished male who appears hostile and agitated. V.S.: B/P – 140/90, HR – 95, RR – 20, T – 100.4 F, Wt. – 100kg (220lb.) HEENT: PERRLA; HEART: RRR; CHEST: clear to A & P ABD: soft, non-tender, non-distended; GU: WNL; RECT: no masses, guaiac negative EXT: WNL; NEURO: CNS intact, no focal findings Lab: Na – 137; K – 3.4; Cl – 100; HCO3 – 26; Cr – 1.0; LDH – 150; Hct – 42; Alk. Phos – 1.67; Hbg – 15; Glucose – 120; AST – 60; Cholesterol – 300; BUN – 20; ALT – 80; Hgb A1C – 7.9 CBC morphology & differential, UA, CXR, ECG: all WNL Total Cholesterol (4 months ago): 290 Lithium level: 0.5 Imipramine level: pending 1. Develop a problem...
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...heard that the light colored men were planning something bad. I didn't want to believe these rumors because usually they were false. All of a sudden I see the light colored men walking toward our tipi. I was thinking why are they coming this early, we have nothing to give them. The men stopped at another tipi to simply snatch a young boy around the age of 7. Why do they need him? What had he done to them, he’s only so little. They then preceded to come to our tipi. I thought what foul breath they have. They looked me up and down until they grabbed my arm. I hissed, who were they to touch me? They then started dragging me, speaking in their own language angrily. I started shouting for my mom, she just stood there speechless. I felt betrayed, I thought she loved me, I thought she would do anything for me. I kep shouting but she wasn’t doing anything. How could someone tells you they love you but then hurt you so...
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...snowballs, rocks, sticks, and they wielded clubs. Private Montgomery was struck in the head, falling to the ground. When he rose, he was the first to fire back, causing the other troops to fire as well. With the colonists shouting for the troops to fire at them, he could have easily mistaken the command to have came from his commanding officer. This was an act of self-defense. The troops had been...
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...There was once a boy who always treated his mother horribly, shouting at her, insulting her. It didn't matter to him how sad he made her. One day, without knowing how, he woke up in an immense and lonely place. He was sitting on a rock from which four huge pillars rose up into the sky, appearing to support the entire world. He was all alone, but soon an enormous flock of crows with beaks made of steel landed on the rock, and set about violently chipping away at it. After the crows left, a mysterious door in one of the pillars opened, and through it came a charming and pretty girl. -"Have you come to help us? That's great! We need all the people we can get." The boy was puzzled, and spotting his confusion, the little girl explained. -"So you don't know where you are? This is the centre of the Earth. These pillars support the whole planet, and this rock keeps the pillars in place." -"And how can I help you?" said the boy, confused. -"Well, to help look after the rock, of course. Anyone can see by your face that you're the best person for the job," answered the girl, -"The birds you saw are only increasing in number, and if we don't look after this rock it will eventually crumble and everything will come crashing down.” -"And what do you see in my face?!" exclaimed the boy, surprised. -"I've never looked after a rock in my whole life!" -"But you'll learn how, even if you've never done it. Here, look in this mirror," said the girl, holding one in front...
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...Road rage is fairly well known to the most of us, either through direct experience or news reports. According to epidemiological data, about one-third of citizens admit to committing road rage at one time or another. While most of these incidents involve shouting and gesturing at other drivers, a small minority of encounters escalate to direct and damaging contact. Offenders are most often young and male. Factors of road rage may include various environmental factors, psychological factors, and Axis I and II psychiatric disorders. Road rage encompasses a variety of aggressive behaviors by the driver of a motor vehicle, which seem well beyond the perceived offence committed by the victim. These behaviors range from shouting, screaming, and yelling at another driver to using a weapon, including the vehicle, to incite damage to the victim or the victim’s vehicle. While road rage is an intuitively recognized phenomenon for most of us, for research purposes, a consistent definition of the term seems to be lacking. As a working definition for this paper, road rage may be described as a constellation of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that occur in response to a perceived unjustified provocation while driving. Road rage may also be defined as those driving behaviors that endanger or potentially endanger others and are accompanied by intentional acts of aggression towards others, negative emotions while driving, and risk-taking. Interestingly, one author has said that road rage can...
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...because in the old times wool made England rich and powerful. In the House of Commons you will see two rows of benches for the two parties: the government on one side and the opposition — on the other. In front of the benches there is the strip on a carpet and when a member speaking in the House puts his foot beyond that strip, there is a shout “Order!”. This dates from the time when the members had swords on them and during the discussion might want to start fighting. The word “order” reminded them that no fighting was allowed in the House. Another old custom remains from the time when there was a lot of robbers in London. In those days the shouting “Who goes home?” was often heard in the Houses of Parliament and the members went in groups along the dark narrow streets of the old city. In modem London with its well-lit streets the shouting “Who goes home?” is still...
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...have a beer in their hand. There is some beer lying on the floor near the crowd’s feet as well. Some of them are shouting very loudly, and nearly all the time they use their beer as an extension of their body, waving it in the air as they shout to the wrestlers. I notice a guy holding a sign saying “RIP HIS HEAD OFF”. He has pink hair and a neck tattoo. He is shouting to Eric Denis and Eric Denis is answering back. I first thought he was a paid actor in the crowd, until I notice the empty beers at his feet, the slurred shouting and the slow reaction time. He was, from what I observed, drunk. This is definitely taking me out of my comfort zone as well. The fight goes on for a while, and with the grand finale I observe one of the most chaotic scene I’ve ever seen. Some other wrestlers that I hadn’t notice before enter the ring, making two teams of 5 people. I notice that most of them are young men with short or dyed hair and tattoos. They all start fighting against each other. A man breaks some crutches over somebody else. Another wrestler hits his adversary with a keyboard. It’s seems surreal. Even though I know it’s all acting, this whole chaotic scene is making me feel weird and not completely safe. Eventually, Big Fat Seb’s team wins, as the referee says, ending the wrestling night. Some rock music starts playing. The young girls are cheering, smiling, shouting, and jumping in each other’s arms. The adults take by the hand the toddlers and everyone leaves. This marks the...
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...My country had been divided in a passionate debate, sexual education had been declared a part of human rights. Additionally, the topic of abortion and female reproductive rights arose. In a country where this did not exist for religious reasons, the youth swarm the streets for days shouting for equality. Many young people were dying. Sexually transmitted diseases went undiagnosed until it was too late – until it led to death. Opponents went to the protests and tried to incite violence. I remember that at sixteen I cried seeing people run, my blood boiled at the injustice, my voice was lost because I had been shouting all day. I was scared to be another statistic in the newspapers because I had the audacity to fight for my country’s advancement. I went home that night shaking, I cried myself to...
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...Alan M. Dershowitz talks about a law against shouting fire in a theater in his essay “Shouting Fire!” He discusses how people in America are protected by the First Amendment. He explains how he thinks, along with many Americans, that it isn’t right. Dershowitz uses an example of a person who shouts FIRE in a crowded movie theater when there is obviously no fire. He says how the saying is misused for example the case Falwell vs. Hustler. Dershowitz says Jerry Falwell won a lawsuit against Hustler Magazine but the Supreme Court overturned it in the end. He also explains how he feels about the use of bomb threats and pulling fire alarms. He brings up a couple different examples to show us his view on freedom of speech and how the First Amendment doesn’t actually cover the right of someone wrongly using “Fire” and that is should not cover someone who makes an offensive statement that is not true. Dershowitz ends with telling us he feels the government should withhold and speech that is about nuclear weapons, military movements or undercover agents. Logos, Ethos, Pathos. Dershowitz uses logos by using facts of real court lawsuits and judgments. Examples such as Falwell vs. Hustler and Schenck vs. United States. Ethos was also used because he gives us his on research and is a reliable source as a writer. Evidence and Counterargument. I feel like Dershowitz uses great evidence and does a great job proving his points. I agree that is was unfair and that people shouldn’t falsely...
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