Donald Trump has recently issued a ban on people traveling to the US from seven‚ mostly Muslim‚ countries: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Somalia‚ Sudan‚ Syria‚ and Yemen. This ban will last for 90 days. Refugees in general have been banned for 120 days‚ but refugees from Syria have also been banned for an indefinite amount of time‚ too. This travel ban has already been the center of worldwide controversy‚ leading to protests in the US‚ and world leaders to bash the executive order. The travel ban will be detrimental
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by removing the access of the book to students‚ is freedom of choice and speech being violated. The author gives an example about how a school district in Kentucky is going through the process of deciding whether or not Looking for Alaska should be banned or not. The situation began when a teacher wanted to teach the book in an English class‚ and sent home permission slips allowing parents to decide if it was okay for their child to read the book. When one parent found out this book was going to be
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and even turned many into conspiracy theorists. As thrilling as the novel may be many‚ many catholics have taken the novel too personally and have attempted to boycott‚ and even ban the book‚ and upcoming film from many counties. In fact it has been banned from Lebanon and Jordan. The Da Vinci Code includes a symboligist‚ Robert Langdon (who previouslly starred in Angels and Demons in 2000)‚ who has uncovered a secret so profound‚ that it could supposebly devastate the history of mankind. The secret
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Center of Educational Statistics‚ as of the 2007 to the 2008 school year‚ 54% of the United States public schools enforce a strict dress code. Also‚ from the Niche Blog‚ as of 2000 to 2013‚ dress code increased by 21%. School dress codes should be banned because “school appropriate” clothes are harder to find today‚ and not everyone owns “school appropriate” clothes. Some people believe that dress codes still allow students to wear what they want‚ and provide them with a sense of choice and expression
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Homework? Banned? Homework is so important in any type of school. It plays a huge part in your learning. It helps you academically. It helps you in college‚ and for working. Homework should not be banned because it helps you out in the long run for many factors. Homework plays a significant part of learning. In the article “Would The Kids Be All Right Without Homework?”‚ most educators believe homework can encourage good study habits. As you do homework‚ then take a test over it‚ you are regurgitating
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter is banned throughout the world due to it being called sinful. People call it sinful because of the sexual things in it‚ but it tells about no sexual activity happening. Also‚ because of the inappropriate words are actions‚ which isn’t that bad. Many think that there is terrible and unfair punishment‚ but in reality what Hester Prynne got has punishment is understandable. In this book‚ there is no details about the sexual activity. The readers know she had
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Smoking Should Be Banned in Public Places Have you ever been out in public‚ and you inhaled a cloud of smoke from someone smoking? Smoking in public places should be banned; it not just only harms you as the smoker but also the people around you when you light up a cigarette. It is called Second- hand smoke. Second-hand smoke comes in two ways; side stream and mainstream. Many people may say that smoking should not be banned because it is a free country and that person can walk away or move. But
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environmentalists think otherwise. There is scientific proof that hydraulic fracturing contaminates drinking water‚ produces wastewater that contains toxins and radiation‚ and‚ in rare cases‚ causes earthquakes. It is clear that Hydraulic fracturing should be banned because of all its negative side effects. To start off‚ to frack rocks deep underground to release the natural gas‚ high pressure fluid must be pumped through pipes and into the rock. The fluid “which [is] composed of about
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I believe that the Kite Runner should not be banned from School District 53. Banning the Kite Runner would produce claims of double standards‚ be a disservice to high schoolers in sd53‚ and actually limit certain ideas allowed to be discussed in a school setting. I’d like to start off by asking why the District favours banning the Kite runner‚ but appears to be perfectly alright with Shakespeare’s Macbeth being analyzed and taught to 16 year olds every year. Last I remember Macbeth was positively
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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