Quote & Poem

In Germany, the Nazis came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist. Then the came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me.
Martin Niemoeller


ALONE

I stand waiting, hating myself
for those mistakes I made
I realize no one is coming
no one to save
Me from death and tradgedy
that must await me
i gather the strength
and hope no one will see
the state that I'm in
standing here heaving been
left alone.

Letter to Westboro Baptist Church

Dear Westboro Baptist Church,

We agree with you in the sense that we as AMERICANS have freedom of speech, but there are restrictions on this. For example, in schools children are not allowed to curse, for it may offend others, and you have the right to express your thoughts on a certain subject. However there are limits. When something you say becomes a threat to the people around you, it is no longer appropraite or constitutional. When you go to those funerals of dead soldiers, and protest your beliefs, you are hurting those people that are mourning the death of heroes that have died for us and our country. Whether or not you agree with sending our soldiers to War, that gives you no right to hurt others that do believe that. Everyone has their own opinion about gays, and we are all entitled to that. However, that also does not give you any right to force it upon others. Gays and Soldiers are victims alike, and by doing this you are victimizing them even more. You need to learn that there are restrictions to our freedom. Everyone else is aware. We will pray for you so that you may see some guidance and realize that you are only hurting others.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth and Dawn

Dress Code

Here at (U)NCSA we are lucky enough to not have a specific required dress code that restricts what we can and can not wear. High School Handbook Here you can see that there indeed is not dresscode. Our school proudly supports everyone of every race, sexual orientation, and stereotype. Here at Arts school, we are expected to be open to everything and support others in what they do or believe. If we were to have a dress code we are sure that people would speak out against it, because that is not what our school stands for. Here are some pictures of people expressing themselves at our school through what they are wearing..

Freedom from Religion

In this lab, we read the articles on the court dispute between Locke and Davey.

The First Amendment states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise therof." This means that the government cannot support a religion, or prefer one religion to another or irreligion. The First Amendment basically creates a wall of separation between church and state. Because of this we strongly agree with Locke, and think that Davey should not be awarded that scholarship.

Knowledge of the First Amendment

We took this test, and answered 21 out of 30 questions correctly. Obviously, we could brushing up on our knowlege of the First Amendment. Many of the questions we answered incorrectly we found the answers to be very surprising. We did not know that while we were at school, our rights were more limited rather than if we were not.