Rough Draft Book banning is a current issue in the United States. Many books have been removed from libraries due to “inappropriate content”. Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger has been banned due to profanity‚ sexual references‚ and racism. Since written word has existed‚ it has been a target for censorship (Books‚ 1). Book banning is a problem in the United States still to this day. Hundreds of books are banned every year in the United States (Banned‚ 1). A challenge is an attempt to remove
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The banning of books in modern day school systems has been very controversial recently. Some believe that restricting a student’s right to read any desired book is almost as immoral as it was to restrict African American slaves the right to learn how to read or write. Frederick Douglass‚ a slave who was denied the right to an education‚ went against the beliefs of his slave owners‚ and eventually became a highly educated man who led the abolitionist movement and wrote many inspiring speeches. The
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Banning guns on campus Concealed carry vs. colleges is a story about don’t allow guns in campus. The gun control and gun rights is becoming a more and more popular topic after few gun shooting tragedies happened in schools‚ people are starting to worry about the security in schools. This story is part of editorials and debates in USA TODAY‚ and this story is published on September 27‚ 2012. There is no exactly author’s name in the story. In the beginning‚ the story has an introduction about students
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Banning smoking in public places I’d like to talk about the banning smoking in public places. Generally‚ is known about smoking that can cause different types of cancer‚ yellow teeth and unpleasant smell. I think that smoking in public places represent a real problem‚ because smoking can lead to serious health problems for both the person who smoke and the sitting next to him. Nowadays‚ smoking is a leading cause of mortality in the world‚ but also a very profitable business for some companies
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Banning Smoking in Public Places Post University Millions of nonsmokers all across the globe are in danger of serious health risks because of smoking‚ banning smoking in public places is the only rational way to avoid such risk. Smoking is the number one leading cause of preventable death. This killer is responsible for painfully taking the life of just under a half million people a year according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC.gov; 2014) People that choose not to smoke have
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Book Banning Ethics The controversial topic of banning books has been considered in nearly every high school in America. Some schools actually are banning certain books in the current curriculum that are considered to be offensive to some people. Dr. Wes Scroggins‚ author of a document presented to the Republic School Board concerning context of textbooks and other curricular material‚ goes as far as to say that “requiring children to be exposed to this content at school is immoral. It is an abomination
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that we have Harry Potter to thank. But surrounding teen books is the ’myth’ of book banning. Some may think that only old books were banned‚ and that they are now back on the shelves of schools and libraries around the country. This is not so. Not only have old classics such as The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger been banned‚ but newer books are being challenged as well. The controversy of book banning stems from the pursuit of knowledge. Though Hitler did many bad things in his lifetime schools
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The burning of books by Jewish authors in Nazi Germany‚ books on evolution and science by religious conservatives‚ and the banning of the Harry Potter series from school libraries are infamous cases of censorship‚ but the issue is far more pervasive. Controversy over censorship has existed for as long as authors have been writing books. In 360 B.C.‚ Plato wrote of censoring works and oversight of what is allowable to read. Some secular and religious authorities‚ as well as parent groups‚ maintain
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Whenever the mention of banning books comes up in literature or conversation‚ most people picture the ancient times when books were burned in piles of thousands. While this is an event that only occurred at the beginning of the ban on literature‚ it is nowhere near the end; In fact‚ different works of literature are still banned today‚ whether the novella is a year old or one hundred. Piles of literature may not be destroyed in today’s century‚ but the inability to read everything published still
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or something bad that the parents dislike. This leads to books getting banned. This is a wrong thing to do‚ as it is unfair‚ unconstitutional‚ and‚ in some cases‚ completely ridiculous. Banning books is an overprotective way of raising children‚ and should not continue the way it is. The main reason for banning books is the fact that many books have content the parents deem inappropriate for their children. They also may deem them too “sensitive”. They often contain sexual content‚ “dirty” words
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