Giving The Giver Back to CMS Library According to the American Library Association (ALA)‚ young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic‚ the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate
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Why abortion should be illegal An abortion is the medical process of ending a pregnancy so it does not result in the birth of a baby. Abortion has always been a major issue of discussion in our society and there are always different opinions on abortion. I am against this practice and I think abortion should be illegal. To start with‚ it is false to claim that no one knows when life begins and dishonest to argue that abortion does not kill a human being. Every new life begins at conception
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qualification. A large portion of high school graduates do not even attend college mainly because they simply cannot afford it. If the United States government would pay for college‚ the vast burden of debt from student loans would be eliminated. Young adults are far more likely to attend post-secondary school if they have financial help. The 1950s and 1960s were the best times that this country has ever experienced because of better educational opportunities. At the end of World War II‚ in 1945‚ the
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Based on the information presented‚ poor Warfield can easily be charged by the authority for Conspiracy to commit a crime‚ cruelty to children‚ kidnapping‚ and attempted to robbery. Although Warfield did not commit the crimes with his associates‚ he was still with the men that committing the crimes. For example‚ Warfield made his choice and ride along with his associates that was intended to commit robbery and he fled the house after the authority enter the premises. Warfield knew the situation and
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society‚ we would not know the history of our world. Books in our society should never be banned because of the knowledge we gain from them and the impact they have on the world. There may be some cases where book banning is necessary due to violence or the tone of the text. “The Jefferson School District was contemplating banning George Orwell’s ‘1984’ at Rigby High School in southeast Idaho after a parent complained about ‘violent‚ sexually-charged language’ ” (Boston). Book banning may be necessary
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authorities and be sent to adult prisons with people who are far more dangerous than they ever were. More and more of our kids and teenagers are
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need sight”‚ said Stephen Chbosky‚ author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Censorship isn’t needed because it limits children’s variety of books that they can check out and read. The idea of censoring books is odd to me. I don’t quite understand why people think it’s okay to take a book that was worked on hard by a committed author‚off the bookshelf‚ not allowing people to read it? There is a majority of different opinions on this topic‚ but personally‚ I think that books do not have to be censored
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The issue on teenagers having access to condoms has long been a controversial one. While many people oppose the availability of condoms to teenagers‚ many others agree with it. Teenagers having access to condoms is an issue that needs to be addressed at home with their parents. It is the parent’s responsibility to educate their teenagers on sex and the responsibilities that follow. Because‚ teenagers are not going to ask their parents for condoms‚ is when programs like The Availability Program have
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different ways. Some become politicians‚ some join the army‚ and some just join the social service agency. There are also arguments about serving the country. Some suggest that joining army or serving the country should be done from the early age. However‚ I think that young people should not be required to do public services. Forcing an individual to serve
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be a complex interrogatory. Should I be moral? If I should be‚ then why? Why is morality important to society? An assumption can be made that morals derive from a purely religious perspective or the Golden Rule approach. We are told that it is right to be moral. This is an ineffective answer‚ since it does not apply to someone outside the moral circle This in mind‚ there is really no way to prove this too a person who wants to know why he/she should be moral. According to Olen
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