Taylor Cummins R.S. Huttman Honors English IV 20 December 2011 Finding a Voice Laurie Halse Anderson‚ author of Speak‚ is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning. Born on October 23‚ 1961 in northern New York‚ Anderson was in the literary world from the beginning (“Speak- Anderson”). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Linguistics in 1984 after transferring to Georgetown University (“Speak- Anderson”). “[Anderson] began her career as an author of three picture
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Should Boxing Be Banned? What do Boxing‚ Sky Diving‚ Horseback Riding‚ and Climbing Mountains have in common? All of these sports can be very dangerous to perform some more than others but dangerous all the same‚ yet thousands of people continue to attempt these sports and many more dangerous activities evry day. An obvious question somebody might ask is why doesn’t anyone stop these people from doing these sports if their so dangerous? The simple answer is‚ its nobody else’s business what
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Have you ever come home with the stench of smoke clinging to your clothes? Or inhaled a cloud of smoke as a group of smokers passed‚ causing you to cough and choke? Neither experience is pleasant‚ and this is why smoking should be banned in public areas. Smoking can be dangerous not only for the smoker‚ but also for those around the smoker. Secondhand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable death (after active smoking and alcohol)‚ according to the Manitoba Medical Association. They also
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Censorship of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of the most well known books in American literature. This book gives the reader insight into what the South was like during the days of slavery. One man claimed this book was one of America’s‚ "first indigenous literary masterpiece." (Walter Dean Howells) However many people wish to censor this book or remove it from schools entirely. Censoring this book doesn’t allow the reader to have a full comprehension of how slaves
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increased in extreme measures according to statistics provided by crimeresearch.org. Other arguments are made by the left about banning semi-automatic rifles like AR-15s because they were used in several mass shootings like the one in Sandy Hook. However what is not considered is that AR-15s are one of the most popular rifles used in hunting and for personal protection and banning these types of firearms wouldn’t do anything to limit the amount of mass shootings which occur in this country. One action
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sales growth has increased dramatically as it was $281 million sales in 2013. (Fontinelle‚2014). The energy drinks market has been growing rapidly even though it leads to negative health problems. Because of this drawback‚ this essay will focus on banning energy beverages consumption and the problems associated to
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deemed unsafe. However‚ in 1973‚ abortion was legalized as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court rule in Roe v. Wade. This ruling made it possible for women to safely have an abortion‚ no matter the reason behind it. I wholeheartedly believe that the banning of abortions should not be considered because of the possibility that the woman’s physical health is at risk‚ the case of rape or incest‚ or the child would be born with a severe disability. In the case of a pregnancy where the woman is facing physical
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By banning books‚ school administrators take away the right to choose what book a child or parent might want to read. Every parent has the right to guide his or her own child’s reading‚ but no adult should have the right to tell other parents what their child may or may not read. "Far more Pasco kids will now read that book than ever would have read it if it had been assigned by their teachers‚" said Colete Bancroft‚ on the topic of a book‚ Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ being banned
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they should be forced to do so in an area far from others who do not wish to inhale these chemical toxins. “Comprehensive smoking bans can reduce secondhand smoke exposure among nonsmokers” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2007). By banning smoking on WVU campuses‚ students will be breathing cleaner‚ fresher air and will not have to worry about what might be poisoning their air. Smoking does serious harm to a person’s body and only gets worse over time. “Smoking harms nearly every
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as well. Why a few cases of criminal activities that were “connected” to video games could affect millions‚ hundreds of millions gamer on earth? I will tell you people stuff about why video games do not cause violence and why we should say no to banning video games. First‚ there is no evidence that video games alone caused school shooting incidents by students in these past 10 years. Let me repeat myself‚ there is no single piece of evidence that video games alone ever caused shooting incidents
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