say that they are the main cause of homicide in america today‚ but are they really? There is a controversy of weither or not guns should be banned to stop the crime rate in america. People of america seem to believe that guns are the leading cause of homicide‚ but while guns may be taken away from law abiding citizens‚ criminals will still have them and they will use them to threaten America’s citizens. Data from previous decades reveals that areas within America with the most stringent gun ownership
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while the Confederacy still relied on farms and slave labor (Confederacy). This led to the common thought that the Confederacy is racist‚ which caused hatred for the Confederate Flag. Most argue the Confederate flag is a symbol for slavery and should be banned‚ however‚ not only are the reasons for banning it wrong‚ this also violates the first amendment‚ freedom of speech. The Confederate flag is a symbol of the Confederacy‚ which was not what most people thought it was. Most think the Confederate
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Dear Editor‚ I agree with the article “Testing times for NAPLAN” that the NAPLAN testing in which a million students in years 3‚5‚7 and 9 undertake numeracy and literacy tests should be banned . NAPLAN constricts teaching and learning‚ stifles creativity‚ pressurises kids and schools ‚leads to comparison with other schools and does nothing to improve the students learning . NAPLAN will not improve Australia’s education system‚ indeed it is making it worse. Teachers do not get the chance to see
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The Catcher in the Rye Often times‚ books become banned in the classroom because of the controversial content that it contains. Once a book is banned‚ it becomes removed from the shelves of libraries‚ book stores‚ and classrooms. In some cases‚ banned books have been burned or refused publication. There are several reasons why books are banned‚ but books are most frequently banned because of the prejudiced opinions about religion‚ sexual orientation‚ and race. In school‚ children
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Football is by far the most played sport amongst students: Over 1.1 million of them participate in football (Should Football Be Banned ? ). Football been around for decades and is one of the leading causes of injury among high school athletes. The older generations ( 35- 50) believe that football is too dangerous and should be banned‚ students contradict this because football is more than just a game for highschool and college students; whether a person is on the team or just a fan football plays
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major sporting events. Throughout the years‚ athletes have been using a wide spread of illegal banned drugs and substances to help them perform well during sporting events. The WADA currently has a list of over 200 banned substances that prohibit athletes from using. The list include substances such as blood doping‚ and Performance Enchanced Drugs (PED). The main reason why athletes use illegal banned substances is due to the amount of pressure from the team and fans to win. Like stated earlier‚
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E-cigarettes are unregulated and people do not know much about them and their long term effects should the be banded? While I think that e-cigarettes should be banned. First people are starting to use a technique called dripping and it can kill or cause serious brain damage to people and especially teens. cnn reporter susan scutti writes “Dripping generates higher heating coil temperatures than conventional use of e-cigarettes -- and this is a safety concern. "Higher temperatures lead to greater emissions
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peace and freedom in the world since they were created. Nothing in history should be banned for a reason that was never truly given. Even if something is banned‚ those who really care about it will remember it forever. History is history and‚ whether you like it or not‚ it will never be changed. The last few months the banning of the Confederate Flag has become a very heated topic in the United States. The flag has been banned in Alabama‚ California‚ Georgia‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia
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“I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field.” This quote was said by Alex Rodriguez. Alex Rodriguez had unbelievable stats that would have put out him in a definite spot in the hall of fame‚ but because of the use of steroids‚ his dreams of becoming a Major League Baseball hall of famer are shattered (“overshadowed”). Alex Rodriguez used performance enhancing drugs‚ which help improve their running speed‚ strength‚ and skill (“Doping”). Athletes are pressured into taking these drugs in many
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I strongly agree that the wearing of the burqa should be banned because it is a risk on Australians safety and security. I believe that Cory benardi has a very strong argument that the wearing of the burqa should be banned in public places. I 100% agree with him. There has been an Australian man that was dressed in a burqa that robbed a bank because of this there have been a number of understandable concerns in the community. Police being reluctant to search any suspects wearing a burqa. I am one
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