Why The Giver? There are books being banned and challenged all over the country. To challenge a book means that a person or group of people try to limit its access to children/readers but are not successful. A banned book means that a certain book that had been challenged was successfully removed and prohibited from being sold. Lois Lowry’s The Giver tells a story about a young boy named Jonas who lives in a dystopian society. Everything in Jonas’s world is controlled‚ even death and emotions
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threat to their lives. Other people use guns as a toy which can result in accidental death;or time spent behind bars for using the gun to commit a heinous crime. There is currently a ton of controversy surrounding whether guns should or should not be banned. Guns should not be banned worldwide because they are used for self defense‚ part of the second amendment‚ punish honest citizens. Lastly‚ guns don’t kill people it’s the people who use them. Self defense is defined as the defense of one’s person
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immoral subjects could make a good book? The Catcher in the Rye is a prime example. The book has been on the banned reading list since the days following its publishing. The book was said to be “immoral and inappropriate that in 1960‚ a teacher in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh-grade English class.” (“Banned Book: The Catcher”) The Catcher in the Rye should be read in schools because it gives a crystal clear image on how the world contains sex‚ violence‚ and motifs
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Football is by far the most played sport amongst students: Over 1.1 million of them participate in football (Should Football Be Banned ? ). Football been around for decades and is one of the leading causes of injury among high school athletes. The older generations ( 35- 50) believe that football is too dangerous and should be banned‚ students contradict this because football is more than just a game for highschool and college students; whether a person is on the team or just a fan football plays
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The issue of whether people‚ sport organisations such as the IOC (International Olympic Committee)‚ should ban drug cheats for life has been extensively discussed and debated. This argument is important because of the fundamental and social issues that come with banning athletes affect their lives. Several different arguments have been put forward to support and disapprove this topic. This essay will look at arguments that support the banning of drug cheats for life from many different types of sports
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while the Confederacy still relied on farms and slave labor (Confederacy). This led to the common thought that the Confederacy is racist‚ which caused hatred for the Confederate Flag. Most argue the Confederate flag is a symbol for slavery and should be banned‚ however‚ not only are the reasons for banning it wrong‚ this also violates the first amendment‚ freedom of speech. The Confederate flag is a symbol of the Confederacy‚ which was not what most people thought it was. Most think the Confederate
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Should fracking be banned yes because fracking is dangerous and toxic to the wildlife from the national forests‚ national parks‚ and public towns? The national forests and national parks are going to be destroyed by fracking wellpads‚ waste pit‚ compressors‚ pipelines‚ noisy machinery‚ and thousands of truck trips to every location in America from fracking. Now fracking will be far away from the national parks and national forests‚ for example‚ some workers will have some types of health problems
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long time‚ people have been 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
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Border between countries should be banned From the beginning of human history people have been moved from place to another searching for new place for life. Now days‚ border between countries have been controlled. However‚ There are a lot of debate in media and journals about‚ should border between countries opened or not? It is an important question because it concerns the world and governmental together. Some people say that border should not be controlled‚ another people are against this idea
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can think of many reasons why this book should not be removed from our reading list here at Catholic High‚ and I ask that you take this letter and my opinion in it seriously before you take any action. I understand that the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been controversial ever since it was published in the late 19th century‚ but I believe that some of the reasons why the book banned are not an issue in today’s society. For example‚ many libraries banned the book from the 1890’s through the early
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