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 their academic
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controversial topic and it raises a moral dilemma about whether it is ethical to harm animals in order to improve human lives‚ with many people strongly demanding that this practice be banned. In this essay‚ I shall argue that animal testing is justified since the benefits resulting from it outweigh the harms and thus should not be banned. Firstly‚ scientific research involving animals has had an essential importance in developing new medicines. According to the California Biomedical Research Association‚ most
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National Center of Educational Statistics‚ as of the 2007 to the 2008 school year‚ 54% of the United States public schools enforce a strict dress code. Also‚ from the Niche Blog‚ as of 2000 to 2013‚ dress code increased by 21%. School dress codes should be banned because “school appropriate” clothes are harder to find today‚ and not everyone owns “school appropriate” clothes. Some people believe that dress codes still allow students to wear what they want‚ and provide them with a sense of choice and
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Smoking Should Be Banned in Public Places Have you ever been out in public‚ and you inhaled a cloud of smoke from someone smoking? Smoking in public places should be banned; it not just only harms you as the smoker but also the people around you when you light up a cigarette. It is called Second- hand smoke. Second-hand smoke comes in two ways; side stream and mainstream. Many people may say that smoking should not be banned because it is a free country and that person can walk away or move. But
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Due to the unpleasant effects on children‚ online games should be banned by the government. Firstly‚ online games totally distract children from studying. Instead of listening carefully to what teachers say in class‚ young gamers often think or chat with their friends about how they can improve their ability in the games or where are they going to hang out in their cyber world and so on. Moreover‚ after school‚ they just go straight to the computers‚ ignoring their homework and lessons to review
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This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more here Should mobile phones be banned in schools? A headteacher says pupil behaviour is better and bullying is down since he barred mobiles in his school. So should others follow suit? Teachers argue for and against Patrick Barkham and Stephen Moss The Guardian‚ Tuesday 27 November 2012 15.00 EST ‘Pupils come to school without a coat or without having had any breakfast‚ but they
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Homework? Banned? Homework is so important in any type of school. It plays a huge part in your learning. It helps you academically. It helps you in college‚ and for working. Homework should not be banned because it helps you out in the long run for many factors. Homework plays a significant part of learning. In the article “Would The Kids Be All Right Without Homework?”‚ most educators believe homework can encourage good study habits. As you do homework‚ then take a test over it‚ you are regurgitating
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cases‚ causes earthquakes. It is clear that Hydraulic fracturing should be banned because of all its negative side effects. To start off‚ to frack rocks deep underground to release the natural gas‚ high pressure fluid must be pumped through pipes and into the rock. The fluid “which [is] composed of about
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I believe that the Kite Runner should not be banned from School District 53. Banning the Kite Runner would produce claims of double standards‚ be a disservice to high schoolers in sd53‚ and actually limit certain ideas allowed to be discussed in a school setting. I’d like to start off by asking why the District favours banning the Kite runner‚ but appears to be perfectly alright with Shakespeare’s Macbeth being analyzed and taught to 16 year olds every year. Last I remember Macbeth was positively
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have caused many school districts to remove Looking for Alaska‚ and meet to decide if it should be allowed in school libraries. However‚ Coles has questioned that by removing the access of the book to students‚ is freedom of choice and speech being violated. The author gives an example about how a school district in Kentucky is going through the process of deciding whether or not Looking for Alaska should be banned or not. The situation began when a teacher wanted to teach the book in an English class
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