A world without the First Amendment

My feet drag as I reach the door. My backpack is weighted down with books from school, and my shoulders ache from the weight. As I open the door, I hear the News on, which is odd. My family rarely watched the news, if ever. “Mom?” I call, turning the corner. She is seated on the couch, accompanied by my dad and younger brother, Michael. “Hey, what's going on?” I ask, setting my backpack...

Imagine a world where we have only news stories about celebrities and small local stories. The government has made a law prohibiting the press from publishing stories about the country and its government. There are no serious stories released and every citizen has no clue what is going on with the country. The First Amendment had been abolished many years ago, and ever since everything that is published...

I didn’t know what was going on. My world had suddenly become a dangerous place. So many people had died that night, and I didn’t know if I’d ever see my family again. I sat on a park bench, thinking. Why did my mother do that? Why did she speak up? She said that when she was young, life was different. Dictators were a thing of the past, you could speak about issues close to your heart, and there...

I woke up to my alarm blaring in my ear, a sound I just can't ever seem to get used to. Tapping the button on the top of my clock to turn off the repetitive beep I climb out of my bed and start my day. I put on the same boring blue polo shirt paired with a mute beige skirt that I seem to wear just about all the time. I walk out of my room to see my sister, Anna also in the same outfit sitting at the...

In a world just like Earth. It is not this Earth. This parallel universe is so different from the world we know. One small action prevented the First Amendment rights from being created. Journalists all over the United States are being arrested for writing articles on the US government, ordinary people are arrested for practicing their own religion, and people silently protesting are also arrested. Journalists...

Buzz! Buzz! Sixteen year old Lyla Green’s alarm rang throughout her small dark room. Rolling off her dank mattress, she hit the hard concrete of her shack. You might be thinking, ‘Why is she on the floor?’ Being a young, curious girl in the country of Wisportia was tough for someone as independent as Lyla Green. Sticking up for what she thought was right had gotten her into a lot of trouble this...

That was the day that changed everything, the day the world ended. I can still remember that Monday morning in the year of 1962. It was the start of my 10th grade year, the year everyone looked forward to because you learned about the first amendment. We didn’t actually have a first amendment, the country was supposed to have a first amendment but it wasn't passed. Since it was never passed, Americans...

Ring! Ring! The bell to start the second half of the school day rings. Children flooded back to their classrooms. Everyone sits down ready to resume the 2nd half of their English lesson. One girl in particular is very excited. Her name is Ani, and for only being 11 years old she is quite a smart kid. She’s top of her class. “Alright class, quiet down.” The teacher said, Ani liked her teacher,...

During the 3rd period, the student news journalists at Willow Garden High School were working on their next stories for when the school news gets published next. The head of the school news, Fabell Cloves, was submitting her best three stories to the editor, when the computer just shut down and said; “Error, these stories go against the city's laws, rules, opinions and beliefs. Please report to your...