Out of the books on the list I have read: "Night" by Elie Wiesel‚ "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini‚ and “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. All of these books were required high school reads‚ however‚ I learned about the immense oppression and immoral acts that were occurring in our society. For instance‚ when I read “Night‚” I learned about the effects of the Holocaust on people and just how horrid it was. When I read “The Kite Runner‚” I learned about the Taliban and just how vicious they
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As a student‚ I realized that a lot of books are banned whether it’s in schools‚ libraries‚ bookstores and many more places. ‘’More than 11‚300 books have been challenged since 1982 according to the American Library Association.’’ (‘’Banned Books Week’’Para.2). Books play a role in our society just like how movies do. But‚ I personally enjoy reading a book rather than just watching a movie because reading helps a reader to visualize and expand their imagination about the characters‚ the places‚ it
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Banned Books According to DoSomething.org‚ more than 60% of teens are doing or have done drugs at one time. Go Ask Alice should be banned from middle school and elementary libraries and only permitted at the high school level because of the use of vulgar language‚ the use of illegal substances‚ and the explicit descriptions of the activities being done throughout the book. One reason this book should be banned is the use of vulgar language. The foul language used in this book is not appropriate
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“The Allegory of the Cave” The Allegory of the Cave can be broken down in many ways. It basically states that people are chained to the wall in a cave and they have nothing to look at but the shadows of one another. This is all that they know of that exists; no one has ever been outside the cave. We have to look real hard for the hidden messages or what the author is trying to allude to in this story. I think the main point of this story is the author trying to give us an example of how or the
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philosophical or existentialist problem within a fictional situation. Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Sacred Space” and Lydia Millet’s “Zoogoing” belong to this category. These two short stories are from a book called “I’m With the Bears : Short Stories from a Damaged Planet”‚ which I found out to be a book consisting of 10 eco-related stories that mainly promote and inform the readers of the idea of fighting against global warming.
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Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’
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2.1 CLAN STRUCTURE Somalia is a very peculiar country in Africa. It is located in Africa but has been considered Arab in a way. Somalia joined the Arab league which presently consists of 22 members in 1974 in which it is still a member. In the strictest sense‚ Somalis are recognized by their clan lineage which is why clans are a critical institution in Somalia. It is the basis for individual security‚ access to land and the social justice system (Besteman & Cassanelli‚ 2000). Somali clan leaders
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Many books have been prohibited by people and countries around the whole world‚ but is it really a good Idea to do so? I believe that the fact that people are banning books is a completely ridiculous idea. Additionally‚ everybody should have the right to read what they want. In these past few hundred years‚ humans have invented writing‚ paper‚ and books in order to record their findings and memories to share and pass down to future generations. Consequently‚ ideas and information are now more easily
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diverse world they live in. Although this seems to be the case‚ more than 11‚300 books have been challenged for controversial material since 1982; 311 books were challenged recently in 2014 (American Library Association). The fact that books are constantly being banned illustrates how in many schools‚ knowledge is being withheld from students. Although some students may be sensitive to controversial material‚ banning books from their school libraries is damaging because it takes away their rights‚ limits
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Although banning books is quite a drastic measure‚ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest should not be taught in any school’s curriculum because of the effects that the graphic intensity and brutality shown throughout the novel could have on the minds of adolescents. The debate of whether or not to ban certain books has gone on for ages‚ throughout this period of time‚ many books have been deemed acceptable and some have received the opposite fate. The majority of these decisions have swayed toward giving
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