what books are challenged or banned. “Of Mice and Men”is the book that I could see has had a lot of controversy by high school parents over the last couple of years. The book is banned and challenged in a lot of high schools across America. The reasons for the banning of this book is racism‚ profanities‚ and adult themes. For me‚ it’s a high schooler’s book‚ and it is clear that “of Mice and Men” should not be banned. The first reason for “Of Mice and Men” being banned is racism. The feelings of somebody
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have guns banned or have them only for self-defense. It is a big problem for people‚ because they are just out on the street or in a store and the next thing they would get shot and killed. I think that if guns were to be banned‚ they should just ban pistol and semi-automatic rifles‚ because many people like to go hunting and it would take the enjoyment of hunting away from those people. The United States need to look at the big picture and think about what would happen if all guns were banned. There
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Borders between countries should be banned In recent years‚ people discuss many issues in the world. One of them is borders between countries are reason of decline the world economy. However‚ there are many political reasons which prevent abolishment of borders. This essay will try to explain why borders between countries should be banned. There are several reasons why borders between countries should be banned. Firstly‚ they impede trades between countries because‚ countries use different
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Opinion essay Advertisements aimed at children should be banned Have you ever thought about advertisements influence too children? In nowadays we can see many advertisements aimed to children. In my opinion this ads should be banned. First and foremost i believe advertisements aimed at children should be banned because these ads are wrong and unnecessary they are often for toys or junk food. Children are very easily fooled by ads‚ and cannot tell when an advertisement is stretching the truth
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unacceptable‚ or a threat to security.” Censorship is shown through our society through book banning‚ parental advisory‚ and the V-Chip. Without certain books in our society‚ we would not know the history of our world. Books in our society should never be banned because of the knowledge we gain from them and the impact they have on the world. There may be some cases where book banning is necessary due to violence or the tone of the text. “The Jefferson School District was contemplating banning
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Jacob Beacham 8th Grade English Mrs. King April 26‚ 2016 Should Smoking be Banned? There are more than 7‚000 chemicals in a single cigarette. Those chemicals can be very harmful. Smoking cigarettes should be illegal because you can get lung cancer and secondhand smoke harms other people that are around you. First of all‚ most people get lung cancer. For example‚ according to the article What Causes Lung Cancer states “That smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer” (pg. 1). That means smoking
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really upset knowing her pet guinea pig Squiggles could have died because of all the toxins sprayed and deadly tests done by scientists. Therefore‚ animal testing should be banned. Animal testing should be banned because it harms animals‚ all animals are different‚ and most tests are inaccurate. One reason why animal testing should be banned is because it harms animals. If we don’t ban animal testing‚ animals eventually will die off or be permanently blinded. I remember when I first found out about
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courage‚ and the destruction of innocence. Because of the use of rape as a plot device‚ a large amount of profanity‚ and the racial inequality‚ many believed that the book should be banned and not taught in the classroom as it would be harmful and would not be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many
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Media and Communication Will the television still be relevant within 20 years? Discuss. Television has become a natural part of people’s daily life nowadays but will it still be relevant in future while it is facing big threatened by other technology such as Internet? By examining how technology now play a huge market for news updates and information sources compare to television‚ how online advertisement cost less and has more audiences when compared to television & how television
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Melanie Mitchell 02/05/2013 It all started when my friend and I were driving and I had a great idea. I said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to Atlanta Georgia?” I mention that I have family that lives in Atlanta Georgia‚ and that we could stay with them. We planned the trip for August 10th. Turns out this will be the most liberating and most independent event in my life. Thursday‚ August 10th rolls around; it’s time to start loading the car‚ and hit the highway. Just knowing that we were on our
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