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    Hemingway Book Banned

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    Books are banned in America every year for different reasons. Some are allowed in public and school libraries‚ while others are strictly forbidden due to their nature. Vulgar language‚ sexual content‚ and racial slurs are all enough to get a book banned or challenged‚ especially if allowed in school libraries. This sometimes causes an upset for both readers and the authors who wrote these books because the ban on the book is almost like insult or in this case‚ a "compliment" to Hemingway. A book

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    Chemistry‚ and finally‚ it is the only way some students can actually find amusement while being in school and taking notes. Now the decision is on you‚ should music be banned? Because‚ and I think I speak for about maybe‚ 99% of students my age‚ I reckon it shouldn’t! For the most part‚ students believe that “school is prison”‚ due to the lack of freedom schools present‚ and a central idea on freedom in school is having the power to control what is being played into your ears from those new apple ear

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    Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher

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    disagreeing about whether after school sports should be banned. In some schools‚ grades have changed when sports have been cut off by the district because without the extra distractions‚ students can study more. Therefore‚ school sports should be banned to save money‚ have grades improve‚ and have more academic classes. Many people know that school sports involves a huge amount of money that should be used for academic purposes. According to an article by Amanda Ripley a school in Premont‚ Texas‚ spent

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    Cell phones Banned in School? Cell phones are a big part of everyday use‚ especially nowadays‚ to keep in touch with family‚ friends‚ relatives‚ co-workers‚ and pretty much anyone you communicate with. Cell phone technology is advancing everyday equipping phones with built-in cameras‚ internet‚ text messaging‚ translators‚ calculators‚ etc. Giving this much access to a student at the palm of their hand is the reason why cell phones are now being banned in schools. The reason is cheating. Many

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    Even though school is not a four-letter word‚ it should stall be banned. However‚ I stall have to go to school and I stall have to follow the rules. Unfortunately‚ I have the rues but it is not fun because of there in so many rules. In the end‚ I know that I’ll miss the teachers but the teacher and really stick and they tack away fun sometimes. Who would ever think that we would have snow in San Diego? The snow came in an old truck come and all of the kids were running down the hill and they fired

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    continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out more here Should mobile phones be banned in schools? A headteacher says pupil behaviour is better and bullying is down since he barred mobiles in his school. So should others follow suit? Teachers argue for and against Patrick Barkham and Stephen Moss The Guardian‚ Tuesday 27 November 2012 15.00 EST ‘Pupils come to school without a coat or without having had any breakfast‚ but they always have a phone‚’ says one

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    06 4 May 2013 Should Junk Food Be Banned in schools? My aunt‚ who has been in New York City for more than 20 years‚ told me that in the past‚ she always made her two sons’ lunches to take to school during school years which was more nutritive and less expensive. Her sons at that time were energetic and played outside a lot. But soon after‚ they did not bring their own lunches anymore. They asked for money from my aunt to purchase food in school canteens. Possibly my aunt thought

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    Cell Phones Should Be Banned in the School Ninety-two percent of students use cell phones in the classroom and only ten percent admit about it. It is a sensational number that these many students use cell phone during class to text‚ browse internet‚ exchange emails‚ send pictures or check social networking sites (Tindell & Bohlander‚ 2012). The use of mobile cause copious concerns including disruption in the classrooms‚ providing opportunity to cheat and is an instrument for crimes. The very common

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    together. However this exciting‚ adventurous story of two boys caused a huge controversy: as it pushed the idea of authority‚ made a joke of religion‚ condemns racial slurs‚ and presents insulting language. This has sparked attention from the media more than a century after being published and is causing an outrage from people‚ banning it from schools. Taking place in St. Petersburg‚ Missouri‚ dating back to the time of 1835‚ the novel follows the travels of a young 10 year old boy Huckleberry Finn‚ and

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