In 1919, Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic." This famous maxim has often been cited to underscore the fact that free speech is not a viable defense when such speech is used to perpetrate a fraud. What is this limitation of our freedom of speech often

called?

What will be an ideal response?


Breach of the peace

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When we think of idealization as a mode of engagement with film, we think of which

of the following?

a. something in the film reminds us of our own experience b. something in the film makes us feel extremely uncomfortable c. something in the film resonates with our dreams and aspirations d. something in the film raises questions that cannot be answered

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Why did many young performers of jazz turn away from swing in the years immediately following the Second World

War?

What will be an ideal response?

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How is the University of Bologna significant to the period?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which composition utilizes a temporal scheme of 6:4:2:3, the same proportions as given in the Bible for Solomon's Temple?

a) Quam pulchra es b) Flos florum c) Ave maria . . . virgo serena d) Nuper rosarum flores

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