There are many reasons why going to college or university is a good idea, but perhaps one of the best perks is that we are able to think freely and discuss new ideas that may be seen as controversial in a safe environment. There are all types of people with different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs at college and university and these people provide stimulating ideas and viewpoints for discussion, it is hard to pinpoint an exact definition of hate speech, but a possible description might be, any speech intended to provoke hatred based on race, color, sex, sexuality or religion. In democratic societies such as America, Canada and Europe, freedom of speech is sometimes taken for granted, but is still held sacred by law, for instance, in Canada, the charter of rights and freedoms guarantees the freedom of expression, the European convention on human rights was signed in 1950 and entitles all citizens to flee expression. In Europe, the state of the situation regarding freedom of speech is that there is a very limited role for censorship and this is generally accepted throughout the population. This cannot be said for America, where there is a great divide between the 1st Amendment, which upholds freedom of speech and the 14th Amendment, which protects minority fights. This divide in America requires both sides to not only be able to read word for word what the constitution reads, but be able to argue why it is correct. When discussing any issue, it is critical to hear from both sides, just like other issues, there are pros and cons to freedom of speech, let's use our university as an example, I think we can all agree that it is crucial to provide a safe haven that is available to everyone here at school, I think we can also agree that it is unequivocal to ensure that we censor hate speech, fight?