Banning smoking in public places I’d like to talk about the banning smoking in public places. Generally‚ is known about smoking that can cause different types of cancer‚ yellow teeth and unpleasant smell. I think that smoking in public places represent a real problem‚ because smoking can lead to serious health problems for both the person who smoke and the sitting next to him. Nowadays‚ smoking is a leading cause of mortality in the world‚ but also a very profitable business for some companies
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Book Banning Ethics The controversial topic of banning books has been considered in nearly every high school in America. Some schools actually are banning certain books in the current curriculum that are considered to be offensive to some people. Dr. Wes Scroggins‚ author of a document presented to the Republic School Board concerning context of textbooks and other curricular material‚ goes as far as to say that “requiring children to be exposed to this content at school is immoral. It is an abomination
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say that we have Harry Potter to thank. But surrounding teen books is the ’myth’ of book banning. Some may think that only old books were banned‚ and that they are now back on the shelves of schools and libraries around the country. This is not so. Not only have old classics such as The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger been banned‚ but newer books are being challenged as well. The controversy of book banning stems from the pursuit of knowledge. Though Hitler did many bad things in his lifetime schools
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stress‚ depression‚ and time consuming of young students is to STOP giving them homework. Yes‚ there will be sometime they need it but not a whole ton of it a little bit of homework can help them a little but no homework at all helps the best. Banning homework is easy but hard for teachers to do. Yes many will say students don’t finish their homework because‚ they are not responsible‚ they don’t feel like doing it‚ they don’t care… but NO you’re all wrong. Students get overly stressed about homework
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The burning of books by Jewish authors in Nazi Germany‚ books on evolution and science by religious conservatives‚ and the banning of the Harry Potter series from school libraries are infamous cases of censorship‚ but the issue is far more pervasive. Controversy over censorship has existed for as long as authors have been writing books. In 360 B.C.‚ Plato wrote of censoring works and oversight of what is allowable to read. Some secular and religious authorities‚ as well as parent groups‚ maintain
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revolves around the government’s ability to regulate what the society eat or drink. Even though some may argue that banning drinks over 16-ounces limits their freedom to choose what size they want; however‚ eliminating super-sized drinks can allow an average person to living a healthy lifestyle‚ contribute to the economy‚ and make better decisions. Many people may argue that banning drinks over 16-ounces can limit their freedom; however‚ by eliminating super sized drinks‚ it will contribute average
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Whenever the mention of banning books comes up in literature or conversation‚ most people picture the ancient times when books were burned in piles of thousands. While this is an event that only occurred at the beginning of the ban on literature‚ it is nowhere near the end; In fact‚ different works of literature are still banned today‚ whether the novella is a year old or one hundred. Piles of literature may not be destroyed in today’s century‚ but the inability to read everything published still
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While calls for banning the Hunger Game are continuously sent to school boards and associations‚ many articles have been written and posted online to oppose banning the book. They do agree with the violence inside Hunger Game is not negligent as other factors like sexual explicit.Yet they argue against banning the book. Professor Mhaire Fraser‚ among others‚ suggests that the story is situation specific‚ and many people underestimate teenagers. She insisted that the only possible reason to ban the
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banned by the government? For banning hate speech- The main argument for banning hate speech is that hate speech leads to violence‚ often against certain groups of people. Against hate speech- The first argument against banning hate speech is that doing so will infringe upon our first ammendment right. The other‚ is that allowing the government to limit speech‚ it opens the door to abuse. I believe that there should be something done about hate speech‚ but banning it is not the answer. We were
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or something bad that the parents dislike. This leads to books getting banned. This is a wrong thing to do‚ as it is unfair‚ unconstitutional‚ and‚ in some cases‚ completely ridiculous. Banning books is an overprotective way of raising children‚ and should not continue the way it is. The main reason for banning books is the fact that many books have content the parents deem inappropriate for their children. They also may deem them too “sensitive”. They often contain sexual content‚ “dirty” words
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