Essay Bumper Stickers Are They an Invasion of Privacy

Bumper Stickers: Are They an Invasion of Privacy? Driving down the street, in the bathroom, on telephone polls, on walls of buildings, and even on trees, bumper stickers and other forms of verbal decorations clutter our view. Some make us laugh, some provoke anger, and some pull the tiny chords on our pity strings, but all express an opinion. Should we allow people to plaster everything in view with their opinions? Those who cry out with an emphatic NO believe that these types of verbal decorations are an invasion of their privacy. However, those of us who treasure our freedom of speech and expression, view it in an entirely different light. Looking around the past few days, I noticed a variety of verbal expression just about†¦show more content†¦My eyes kept coming back to it, wondering why someone wrote that, and to what it was referring. On MARTA, someone had so thoughtfully written on four seats near the doors, proclaiming they were reserved for gay people, reminding me of a time when African Americans had to sit at the back of the bus. Each instance of these acts of verbal expression evoked different emotions: amusement at the vegetarian conservationist, curiosity about what to forget, and sadness for the number of ignorant people in the world. Freedom of speech is one of our basic rights as Americans, including the freedom to express our views and opinions. Is there a way to draw a line and not infringe on these rights, or by doing so will we be committing a fallacy in order to protect others privacy? Some language, while considered offensive to one person who reads it, may not even compel another to give it a second glance. A bumper sticker proclaiming Shit Happens, is socially unacceptable because of the offensive language it contains, but when reworded to state Crap Happens, it suddenly becomes non-offensive to most people. Both convey the same meaning, although the latter of the two is an example of less offensive language according to American standards. Riding MARTA to class everyday fills my sights with numerous examples of graffiti. Graffiti art has become something of a new wave ofShow MoreRelatedMarketing Mistakes and Successes175322 Words   |  702 Pagespublic was the ultimate goal since the IPO (initial public offering) would often make them instant millionaires. But for Brin and Page, the reality of being billionaires was not all that appealing. They both lived relatively modestly, loved the privacy, and cared little for the accumulation of wealth and the accoutrements of wealth—such as grand homes, planes, and yachts to attest to their success. The company was debt free, self-funded, had plenty of cash, and had no need to sell stock to theRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pageswhite guys on the other side of the street. They look friendly. The blond guy with him looks like he would rip your lungs out just to see what would happen. The other one is just as fierce, and hes carrying the radio I lost yesterday; its got my sticker on the side. If Ramone leaves believing that the two guys are friendly because his friend said, They look friendly, then he has violated some principle of logical reasoning. What principle? ï‚ · Reasons should be tailored to the audience.