Free speech, when you hear that phrase, what does it mean to you? Does it say that you can say anything you want to without being criticized for your actions? Many people in the U.S. believe this right is taken way out of context to what its is really trying say. So what is it trying to say? What really is the freedom of speech? “The right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc. Also called free speech.”(www.infoplease.com/ipd/a0448857.html). With freedom of speech being the first amendment of The Bill of Rights it basically says the we are allowed to say anything we want without the government being involved with what our thoughts are. Every person has an opinion of everything in the U.S. about anything and everything, eve

As a human being it is our nature to have an opinion about the world and situations in the world. But when is there to much freedom is now the question? In music a person tells a story and one song can revolutionize the whole world. For example, Emenim “When a dude's gettin bullied and shoots up his school and they blame it on Marilyn (on Marilyn).. and the heroin Where were the parents at? And look where it's at Middle America, now it's a tragedy Now it's so sad to see, an upper class ci-ty”. (www.ohhla.com/anonymous/eminem/marshall/the_way.mnm.txt) In this small phase of a four-minute song he takes two major incidents and made them national news again. What he is trying to say is that yes the Columbine High School incident was horrible but don’t blame that situation on the music. People are going to do something be regardless of what any music says. He also adds on about the heroin. In this part he is talking about Plano, TX and now it’s a big problem because it’s a higher class of people and there are other places in the world were the heroin situation ten times worst. Is it wrong that Emenim brings up these things in his songs? Is he just trying to sell records or is he just trying to sell albums? Another example of the music industry having an affect on freedom of speech is Rock the Vote. Where they speak on issues concerning the government and try to get other people to vote and express them selves. “Rock the Vote was founded in 199

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Rock Vote, Freedom United, Parental Advisory, United Voting, Plano TX, Bill Rights, Middle America, Columbine School, freedom speech, Lenny Kravitz, Marilyn Marilyn, rock vote, parental advisory, trying sell, world freedom,