the United States numerous books are banned from schools such as‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Many people believe this book should stay banned and not be required to read in class. Others believe that it should be required because of what it could teach kids. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great book and teaches people about the history of America and several life lessons. Many believe that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be banned‚ they believe this for many reasons.
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A banned or challenged book tends to be disputed and unwanted in public places. When a book is banned from schools or even a whole state it means that it contains things such as sexual explicitness‚ offensive language‚ political incorrectness‚ violence‚ views contrary to the state or are seen threatening in some way (Gale 1).The book Lolita written by Vladimir Nabokov was banned in 1955 in France and Australia for its controversial content (Amy 4). Lolita should be banned or challenged because of
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Homes destroyed‚ property damaged‚ and water supplies polluted. This is all from oil companies fracking into our planet. Many may ask‚ “why has fracking become such a big deal when the process has been around since the 1940’s?” Oil companies have designed a new way to frack to get the most of the oil and natural gas out of the earth; this process is called horizontal drilling. Horizontal drilling has made fracking become a problem all around the globe (Brantley). This process has enabled engineers
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It is a five page essay that basically states why smoking‚ even though it’s un healthy‚ should not be banned. In today’s world‚ being a smoker is a pretty difficult task. Modern day protestors have brought many restrictions to the smoking industry. These restrictions include numerous non-smoking areas‚ a ban on cigarette television commercials‚ and a high tax on cigarettes. Even with these restrictions‚ many people choose to smoke. More than 47 million people in the nation continue to smoke cigarettes
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Debate for: Why GMO’s Should be Banned in Canada Opening Statement: Today we are here to discuss why “GMOs should be banned in Canada”‚ and the rest of the world as a matter of fact. Def/Explanation: Firstly‚ GMO is an acronym for Genetically Modified Organisms. What this concept is can be briefly explained by the following analogy. Suppose I take Iman* and Ibrahim* to take part in a science experiment. I take some of Iman’s genes‚ duplicate it and put it in Ibrahim’s body. Then I present Ibrahim
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book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most commonly challenged classic book on the ALA Banned and Challenged Classics list‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Although the reasoning behind reported challenges against The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
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Smoking should be banned in all public places to protect people from second-hand smoke and stop promoting the visual to minors. The cigarette is a small but deadly habit enjoyed by 45.3 million Americans. Smoking is illegal inside most public restaurants and buildings as well as on school property. But‚ why should cigarette smoking be banned in all public spaces‚ including outside public establishments? The most obvious reason is second-hand smoke and the damage it causes to others who don ’t want
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pride” and states’ rights. But‚ many others‚ even to this day‚ see it much differently. The flag has been seen as a symbol of many negative ideas and events. Therefore‚ I believe that the flag should be banned from being used in public and only used on private property. One reason the flag should be banned from public use is because it is a remembrance of a time in history full of violence and dysphoria. The confederate flag was created during
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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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Arguments for pit-bull should be banned People generally want Pit Bulls and other Bully breeds banned for 2 main reasons: 1. Thugs who need a tough dog to feel tough intentionally doing everything they can to make their dogs mean. This includes‚ beating‚ starving‚ baiting‚ feeding weird crap like gunpowder....They also never socialize‚ train‚ or neuter their dogs. This intentionally creates a dog that is both dog and human aggressive and will most likely kill other pets and end up being
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