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current events: find something in the news this week that relates to one of the 27 amendments. explain the event that just occurred and tell which amendment covers that type of incident

The First Amendment to the Constitution gives all citizens the freedom of speech. However, not a proposed plan, net neutrality, can hinder the internet as an outlet to free speech. This proposal, if enacted, will force companies to filter their own sites and data. This will allow service providers to charge organizations for "better service". In turn, this makes smaller organizations who cannot afford these fees lose a large audience. This will make the internet lose it current status as a free territory, and become a system ran by large-scale corporations.

During the era of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a network of routes, places, and people that helped enslaved people in the American South escape to the North. The name “Underground Railroad” was used metaphorically, not literally. It was not an actual railroad, but it served the same purpose, it transported people long distances. It also did not run underground, but through homes, barns, churches, and businesses. The people who worked for the Underground Railroad had a passion for justice and drive to end the practice of slavery, a drive so strong that they risked their lives and jeopardized their own freedom to help enslaved people escape from bondage and keep them safe along the route.

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