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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systems controlling what students eat or drink‚ it should really be up to the student and their parents. Students should be allowed their right to decide what they eat and drink. Junk food should not be banned in schools‚ because they are after-school sports or they could exercise‚ a lot of schools are dropping out of the healthier lunch programs‚ and kids with access to junk food at school were no healthier than those without. Schools should not ban vending machines‚ because of after school
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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Did you know that 11‚300 books have been banned for their content? The Pigman is a book that is banned in some schools because of the inappropriate content within it. The characters use drugs and alcohol‚ are dishonest‚ and they display violent actions ‚ therefore The Pigman should be banned due to this immature content. One of the biggest reasons The Pigman should be banned because it has a lot of drug and alcohol use. On page 45 it says “John jumped at my outburst and then slowly sipped his
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Why year round schooling should be banned As grades go down teachers‚ parents and educators are wondering how to solve this problem. One answer they have come up with much research is year around school. However‚ the potential benefits of year-round school are very little and are outnumbered by the cons. The raising utility bill‚ scheduling complications and ironically no academic improvement are some of the many negative outcomes of year round school. True‚ year around school has a lot of benefits
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It is not for the government or any third party to dictate whether or not a person should be allowed to smoke. However‚ smoking does not only affect the smoker negatively. It also affects all the people around those who smoke because when people smoke in pubic the smoke travels everywhere through the air‚ and the negative effects of this smoke affects all living‚ breathing creatures. Therefore smoking should be banned in all public places. People who smoke in public portray a bad example. Children
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even been banned from schools due to the foul language‚ sexual scenes‚ and excessive violence depicted within it. Some have even gone so far that they deemed this novel as an “antisocial Bible that deserves to be exterminated from school curriculum” (GradeSaver.com). As seen in this quote‚ many tend to dislike this book and want to exclude it from all schools’ curriculum. Since this is such a controversial novel‚ it is very difficult to come to the conclusion of whether or not this should be read in
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his stable where he fractured his leg after kicking a fence and was put down after many attempts to save its life. The reaction to the deaths of these two horses has caused much debate on whether the sport horse racing should continue‚ however I believe that it should not be banned.
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Child beauty pageants should be banned Child beauty pageants should be banned because they cause children‚ especially little girls‚ to use artificial means to boost their self esteem. People were not born with makeup‚ spray tans‚ big hair‚ and false teeth. Beauty pageants set false rules on beauty. They make children believe they have to wear make-up‚ jewelry‚ wigs‚ fake nails‚ and other acessories to be beautiful. Every child is beautiful in their own way. Their beauty is natural and they shouldn’t
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Donald Trump has recently issued a ban on people traveling to the US from seven‚ mostly Muslim‚ countries: Iran‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Somalia‚ Sudan‚ Syria‚ and Yemen. This ban will last for 90 days. Refugees in general have been banned for 120 days‚ but refugees from Syria have also been banned for an indefinite amount of time‚ too. This travel ban has already been the center of worldwide controversy‚ leading to protests in the US‚ and world leaders to bash the executive order. The travel ban will be detrimental
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