Social Network: an online community of people with a common interest who use a Web site or other technologies to communicate with each other and share information‚ resources(dictionary.com). There are almost 500 million users of social networks and spent over 700 billion minutes a month using them. Is this hindering our social skills? There are many ways that people interact with each other such as e-mail‚ texting‚ a social network but the least used interaction is face to face. A negative impact
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“More than half of adult New Yorkers are obese or overweight‚ according to the city’s health department‚ which said it believed 5‚000 New Yorkers died every year as a result of health problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this
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Ranked among the most controversially ban books‚ “Ender’s Game” by Oscar Scott Card‚ follows the story of young genius‚ Ender‚ through his childhood as he faces harsh physical and mental treatment in order to later on save the entire human race. Published back in 1985‚ Ender’s Game has been challenged and ban several times around the world; most of which have been in the 21st century. Its main reasons for ban have been for profanity‚ the use of racial slurs‚ excessive violence and an anti-adult theme
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An example of this is Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ which has been banned in multiple high school libraries for the use of the word “nigger‚” which is considered both offensive language and racist (PBS). However‚ some people do not understand that racism was a normal part of life during the time period in which this novel was written. Twain published Huckleberry Finn in 1885‚ only twenty years after the end of the civil war. This means that this novel was written during a time when African Americans
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Professor Escamilla College Composition and Research Module 1 Project Pit Bulls – should this breed be banned? The topic I choose to write about is “Pit Bulls – should this breed be banned?” Pit Bulls should not be banned. Over the past years in the United States‚ Pit Bulls have been portrayed as a breed who is extremely dangerous and untrustworthy that some States are banning ownership of this breed. This breed should not be banned simply because of unfortunate events. It is not until recently that the negative
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On Friday January 27‚ trump signed a travel ban executive order affecting‚ Syria‚Iraq‚ Iran‚ Yemen‚ Libya‚ Somalia‚ and Sudan. This ban suspends all immigrationcountries from entering the U.S for 90 days and not allowing refugees for 120 days.Many Muslim-majority nations have remained quiet. However some have their wordon it and this is what they have to say.Iran states that trumps executive order is insulting. Making the choice of maybebanning Americans to enter the country. In addition‚ Iraq states
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Task 1 Alcohol Consumption Should be Banned Topic sentence: Alcohol consumption is extremely dangerous and negatively affects the body in many ways. Topic sentence: alcohol consumption in moderation is healthy for the human body 1. Detrimental to physical and mental health 1. When moderated‚ can help prevent heart disease 2. Severely hinders adolescent brain development 2. Alcohol breaks down plaque build up in arteries 3. Problems attaining the goals of young adulthood—marriage‚ education
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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one because of parents complaining and teachers disagreeing with it. One reason this book is banned from many schools is because the plot involves rape. A girl accuses an African American man of taking advantage of her when he didn’t. Rape happens all of the time and you can’t keep children away from learning it. If they don’t know that stuff like that happens in real life‚
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people. This essay will argue that the sale of assault weapons in the United States to non-military persons should be banned. To support this claim‚ I will demonstrate that the sale of weapons triggers violence and crime‚ increases incidences of death and weapons do not provide protection as alleged‚ it is dangerous for civilians to own them‚ in fact. To begin with‚ the sale of assault weapons to civilians prompts violence and crime which risks public safety and thus‚ must be banned. If the sale
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