book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most commonly challenged classic book on the ALA Banned and Challenged Classics list‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Although the reasoning behind reported challenges against The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
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Nigel LeNoir English 102 4/22/13 Smoking Should Be Made Illegal This year alone‚ cigarettes will kill over 420‚000 Americans. Many more will suffer from cancer and circulatory and respiratory diseases. These horrible diseases were known to originate from cigarettes for years. Nicotine‚ the main chemical found in cigarettes‚ is highly addictive‚ according to the Food and Drug Administration. Even though the smokers are well aware of the risks‚ they continue to do it because it’s so addicting.
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English curriculum‚ English students are exposed to inappropriate descriptions of sexual activities and intense brutality. These graphic narratives are encouraging improper conduct amongst both teenagers and elders. The novel 1984 by George Orwell should be banned from all schools because it is infecting the mind of the youth with verbose descriptions of sexual intercourse and gruesome illustrations of violence. The inclusion of sexual scenes and activities reinforces behavior that is taboo in society
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DON’T PUFF IT AWAY Can you smell that? That’s the smell of fresh air. Now can you smell what I smell? It’s the smell of Cigarettes‚ which is the smell of millions and millions of epithelial cells being burned to crisp and coated with deposits of tar‚ while introducing 4000 toxins to the rest of your body. People don’t understand how catastrophic the effects of smoking can be‚ Financially‚ Physically and Mentally (Parallelism). Diseases like Asthma‚ Lung Cancer‚ and or even death… They are high
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Imagine finding a book from one’s childhood‚ or a classic one read while in school that brings memories and nostalgia for the past‚ but this book is now banned in schools and libraries. Knowing of a book one loved as a child and knowing others could not learn to love the same book can make people upset. Censorship is affecting the world today as classics or books that could be important in one’s life are gone from the lives of others. These books or sources of information could be important to society
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Manuel Saez Mr. Weyand BUS 363 24 November‚ 2014 Adrian Peterson should not be reinstated Long is been the debate in Adrian Peterson´s case and divided are the opinions‚ but the fact that he used violence over his 4-year-old and injured him is completely clear. Is it hard to believe how many people still supporting and using violence to discipline their children like something normal and appropriate. The main problem is that this behavior creates a cycle that is hard to get out of‚ because children
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Alcohol will be banned when people will understand that alcohol is bad. The damage alcohol does to a person is indeed considerable. Like all drugs that have an effect on the brain‚ alcohol soon has one addicted. The side-effects of alcohol consumption are poor health‚ impaired judgment‚ violence‚ broken careers‚ broken families‚ lost opportunities‚ lost fortunes‚ incoherence and disorientation in society. I doubt that talking and preaching about the evil effects of alcohol will have a substantial
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Abstract This investigation was outlined and evaluated the research question of should animal experimentation be banned in varies sites. For the past five decades‚ there has been a widespread argument for the use of animals in medical science and product testing which is controversial. By looked through medical perception‚ it undeniable sometimes animals testing have made a valuable contribution to human health. However‚ looked at another site‚ animal tests in turn creates serious damage which
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and bring out clearer skin. These alterations are not offensive to some and they also argue that not only does this catch the viewer’s eye; it can associate a sense of beauty with the related product. Photoshopping in general should be restricted to colors and lighting and should not be used to alter models as this can set unrealistic standards for women and can incorrectly define beauty. Media around us causes body dissatisfaction in teens. The world around us is flooded with the mass media (television
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a Free State‚ the right for the People to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed”. Many politicians want gun control to supposedly make the world safer. Even though some politicians may argue that gun control limits violence‚ gun control should be banned because guns in the hands of noble people give protection and drop crime rates. Gun control‚ as defined in the Merriam-Webster‚ is “laws that control how guns are sold and used and who can use them” (Webster). This means that this regulation
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