Arguing a Position Essay: Banning Assault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines The issue of banning assault weapons and large capacity magazines has been debated for years‚ but has never been discussed with such urgency as it is now. The issue is the banning of assault weapons in our society. Are we the kind of country that allows and encourages its citizens to own weapons of mass destruction? The moral issue we face is banning ownership of these weapons to ordinary citizens while protecting
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sacrificed in the name of diversity and equality. With 60% of the 355 colleges and universities banning hate speech on campus‚
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Banning Pit Bulls Pit bulls are the most misunderstood dog breed in the world. When people hear the name pit bull they automatically think of dogs fighting and attacking. Pit bulls refers to a range of breeds and‚ often‚ a mixed-breed dog. People think they are a very dangerous breed of dog. Because of this‚ some areas do not allow pit bulls and breeds like them. I do not believe pit bulls should be banned or technical words are breed specific legislation. The National Caine Temperament
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Stop Book Banning! Should school administrators be allowed to ban books? Of course not! They are abusing their power of having the right to teach children. They want to ban a book just because it shows the true past of America‚ which some students cannot handle. They should not shield the past; if anything they should tell everything about the past and explain to the students why the events occurred. They should understand why America did the things it did so that they will not be ashamed of the
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Voices rise in the caves. They get jumbled into the air‚ but can be heard from miles back. Inside‚ people are yelling and screaming at each other‚ throwing stuff and kicking. FIghts erupt and get out of hand‚ with guys punching‚ and girls pulling each other’s hair. Turmoil‚ mayhem‚ chaos have all broken out into the hot air of the island. Unknowingly‚ a thud of thunder rumbles in the distance. ~ Catherine Tears fall down my face as I run through the tunnels and out towards the night. I cannot
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John Hirst’s article ‘Should we ban the burka?’ (2014) in The Australian newspaper provides us with some of the arguments for banning the burqa. It also contextualises society’s perceptions as it is a relatively representative position of many Australians both liberal and conservative. It is important to note though that The Australian newspaper’s editors are often critiqued by
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Banning Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins has good intentions—protecting children; however‚ children/teenagers should be trusted to make their own decisions about what they read. Books are usually challenged or banned to protect others‚ for example; violence‚ sexually explicit or offensive language. Catching fire is said to be challenged because of its violence‚ anti-ethnic‚ anti-family‚ insensitivity‚ and offensive language. The Hunger Games series was on the 2010 challenged books lists. I believe
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CANDIDATE PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE RECORD Method of assessment 1 Observed by YOUR assessor [ ] 2 Observed by another assessor [ ] Evidence Item No: 2 Seen by witness [ ] 3. Seen by expert witness [ ] 4. Reflective account/candidate explanation [ ] Unit no/s: 5. Other (state what) Candidate name: MATTHEW HARDCASTLE Date of activity: 29/9/14 If this evidence directly involves people receiving support‚ e.g. candidate observation
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In 2010‚ the controversial Bill 94 was introduced in Quebec. The bill would prohibit women wearing the niqab from accessing any public service and would allow them to be denied access to schools‚ non-emergency healthcare‚ daycare facilities‚ courtrooms and more. Furthermore‚ government employees would be banned from wearing the niqab to work. The Quebec government is petitioning to ban the niqab because they claim it is a symbol of oppression‚ that women only wear if forced by a male‚ and that their
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Banning Puppy Mills How would you like to spend your whole life in a cage with no room to move‚ where you are unloved‚ abused‚ and starving because nobody cares enough to feed you? You probably wouldn’t like that very much. Well these are the conditions of the thousands of dogs found in puppy mills across the country. These dogs can’t stand up and fight for their lives‚ but we can. We have an obligation as responsible citizens to work together to successfully ban puppy mills. Although puppy
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