James Howe once said “Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” In other words‚ those who ban books are just afraid of how people would react to them. They are afraid of change and possibly losing their position of power. Many people would agree with quote because they have been many cases where books have been banned because political views were expressed. Or because‚ they express how they feel
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Jazzlyn Odom Mr. Clifford ENGL 101C (06) 30 September 2012 Should cigarette smoking be banned? There are nearly 443‚000 deaths each year caused by cigarette smoking‚ or one in every five deaths in the United States. Cigarette smoking and even tobacco use has gotten extremely out of control over the centuries‚ everybody smokes! It is unhealthy for your body and especially your lungs‚ it can cause harm to every organ throughout body. Military men and women‚ young adults‚ the elderly and even
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Extreme sports have become popular in the last two decades. For many people practicing them is the only way of living. For them the adrenaline is the most important thing in their lives and that’s why they must try even more and more dangerous things. But‚ of course‚ that’s not the only reason. Extreme sports are trendy and many people practice them just because of that fact. It’s true‚ that extreme sports‚ like bungee jumping‚ canyoning‚ rafting‚ ice climbing ‚snowboarding‚ surfing‚ parachute
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What are your thoughts on interracial relationships? Interracial relationships seem to always make society feel uncomfortable‚ But why should the color of someone’s skin define them and who they are? Even though just 50 years ago the law banned interracial marriage doesn’t mean it’s any easier for people in interracial relationships in society. Because no matter the generation there will always be people who stand firm in what they believe to be right and the way the were raised. But people should
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We have all been to places that allow smoking outside the doors‚ It is a horrible experience. You walk out the doors and are greeted by a big smelly puff of stinky smoke‚ and dirty ashtrays with lit cigarettes smoldering in them. Not very pleasant‚ this is why I feel that CTC should remain a smoke free campus. Smoking is dirty‚ is a potential fire danger‚ and the second hand smoke causes health risks. Smoking is a very dirty habit. First cigarettes have waste in the form of paper and filters
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How would you feel if you were told to take down something‚ or ban something with so much history‚ education‚ and expression? This might make you feel angry‚ uncomfortable‚ and sad. Banning the confederate symbol is just wrong. Why would they want to take away something with so much meaning? There is a history that educates people everything about the Confederate States of America. It shows us the foundation of our government. The flag history shows how some of the most important
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Response to Banning Kirpan at Que. National assembly A Catholic perspective From my understanding‚ the motion to ban the ceremonial daggers from the provincial legislature at the Quebec national assembly shouldn’t even be a concern. When Canada became a country‚ Quebec was included -aside from their identity debate- therefore they follow the same policy’s that Canadians follow too. Such as “Canada seeks to define how all Canadian’s- whatever the ethnic‚ cultural linguistic of religious background-
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Many of us can hardly contain ourselves when we walk past a pet store filled with all kinds of cute dogs‚ and you can’t help but want to take one home with you underneath your shirt. By spending money on a puppy from a pet store‚ you support a really ugly industry. The industry known as puppy mills.These farms began in the 1960’s and boomed into a billion dollar industry with at least ten thousand operating farms breeding 2.7 million puppies a year. You can easily differentiate puppy mills because
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Toyna Nelson AC1303621 SP180.0.3 7_07 Speech June 18‚ 2013 Why Banning the Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should Be Mandatory Nationwide Cell phones are very common in today’s market as a wrist watch was in the past. Young ones and even the elderly ones have phones now. Especially the young ones are constantly texting‚ playing games‚ talking‚ or surfing the Internet. Doing all of these is harmless till they decide to drive. So therefore‚ the United States government should
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inform people of all the dangers. There are many negative effects associated with the consumption of tobacco‚ from difficulty breathing and damage to the lungs to being the main risk factor for lung cancer. The only way to help people is by completely banning cigarettes and tobacco products because they do more harm than good. The use of tobacco products is increasing‚ especially among young people. Many feel that it is a stress reliever or simply enjoy the feeling. In 2014‚ the electronic cigarette
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