Why Should Social Networking Sites be banned? When asked this question‚ many people cite identity theft‚ social isolation‚ pornography and infidelity. In order to determine if these are valid points‚ each of these issues must be considered. Why Parents Think Social Networking Sites should be banned: Many parents dislike social networking. They believe that sites such as MySpace and Facebook attract child predators. Others say that cyber-bullying takes place on these sites. Others are convinced
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considered a healthy habit‚ but people today still smoke regardless of the harms done. In New York there have been bans for smoking in public places. This could be a start of a new trend to ban smoking everywhere in the US. However tobacco should not be banned because of individual rights‚ it’s effect on the economy‚ and the increased crime it could cause. The first point against ban on tobacco would be the individual right to smoke. The individual right to privacy should allow people to harm their own
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from working in Hollywood.”("Why was Chaplin banned?‚" 2016). Charlie Chaplin was labeled as a communist and was feared that he might take hold in a resolution and even having his own integrity to his home country questioned. Ignoring the comments made by the U.S government. “He defiantly told McCarthy’s committee: “I do not want to create any revolution. All I want to create is a few more films. I might amuse people. I hope so.” ("Why was Chaplin banned?‚" 2016). Charlie Chaplin was only looking out
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Did you know that 11‚300 books have been banned for their content? The Pigman is a book that is banned in some schools because of the inappropriate content within it. The characters use drugs and alcohol‚ are dishonest‚ and they display violent actions ‚ therefore The Pigman should be banned due to this immature content. One of the biggest reasons The Pigman should be banned because it has a lot of drug and alcohol use. On page 45 it says “John jumped at my outburst and then slowly sipped his
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Many people believe that violent video games should be banned‚ claiming that they have a negative effect on people. Some even say violent games make people commit violent acts. These games do influence human behavior‚ which isn’t always positive‚ but this does not mean that they should be banned. If a child began playing violent video games at a young age‚ then he might think that violence in real life is the same as the game violence and that it doesn’t have a real impact on others. However‚
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The society hold different opinion on whether cigarettes and other tobacco products should be banned. Those who oppose the ban argue that adults have the rights to decide whatever they consume. On the contrary‚ those who support the ban cite the negative implications of smoking‚ which include health issues. Diseases such as cancer have been associated with the use of tobacco products. Currently‚ thousands of people in the United States die annually because of diseases that are related to the use
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Why The Giver? There are books being banned and challenged all over the country. To challenge a book means that a person or group of people try to limit its access to children/readers but are not successful. A banned book means that a certain book that had been challenged was successfully removed and prohibited from being sold. Lois Lowry’s The Giver tells a story about a young boy named Jonas who lives in a dystopian society. Everything in Jonas’s world is controlled‚ even death and emotions
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Youth should not be banned from participating in sports like dodgeball‚ cheerleading‚ and football in schools. To begin‚ dodge ball shouldn’t be banned in school because it teaches kids mental and physical skills. According to Rick Hanthena’s opinion on dodge ball‚ he says‚ “He also argues that it teaches hand-eye coordination‚ concentration and the ability to to think and draw quick conclusions”(pg. 171). This proves that Rick Hanthena wants to keep dodgeball in school because of the lessons it
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sex‚ obscene language‚ and immoral subjects could make a good book? The Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. The book has been on the banned reading list since the days following its publishing. The book was said to be “immoral and inappropriate that in 1960‚ a teacher in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh-grade English class.” (“Banned Book: The Catcher”) The Catcher in the Rye should be read in schools because it gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains
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they are. This happens to so many children and teens‚ because of the sport football. Kids get hit in the head‚ and they are never the same again. Football should be banned‚ because concussions are a horrible injury that can be life threatening‚ and injuries to the head have long term effects. The first reason why football should be banned is‚ injuries to the head can have long term effects. “If someone gets hit too hard in the head‚ they can get permanent brain damage.”(Jennifer Shotz‚ scholastic scope)
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