controversy whether fighting should remain legal. Some games consist of many fights but some consist of none. February 2nd 2011‚ the Islanders and Penguins had a game filled to the brim with fights; “Fans got to watch one of the most penalized games in recent memory characterized by 15 fighting majors‚ 11 game misconducts and 346 penalty minutes (Islanders 9‚ Penguins3).” Some people say this was one of the most dishonoring games of hockey while others claim it was the game of a lifetime to see. Although
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texts‚ and most often claim that the works they challenge contain certain scenes that are “sexually explicit‚” or include dialogue that uses “offensive language‚” and in some cases also argue that the texts are “unsuited for any age group” ("About Banned & Challenged Books"). Many parents have these exact issues with Hopkins’ novel‚ proving that this controversy is not unique to Crank‚ but spans the entire spectrum of YA literature. Parents want to protect their kids from sexually explicit content
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Should animal testing be banned? For many centuries people have experimented on animals. The two main reasons for doing this is first‚ to find out more about the animals themselves‚ and‚ secondly‚ to test out substances and procedures to see if they are harmful and decide whether it can be used on human beings or not. In the second category fall cosmetic products as well as medicines and surgical techniques. There is a growing consensus that it is not acceptable to test cosmetic products on animals
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Video Game Violence and Its Effect on the Common Man Video games are basically known as a staple among American teenagers. Many teenage boys and even some girls spend hours of their day staring at the TV screen and rapidly pushing buttons on a controller. Many of the top selling games in America strongly involve violence in their gameplay. These types of games raise many questions about how they affect the people playing the games. Are there negative consequences or are these claims just made up
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The Drinking Age in The U.S. Should Be Lowered When a person turns eighteen‚ he or she can get married‚ vote‚ pay taxes‚ purchase cigarettes‚ be tried as an adult for crimes‚ legally use their own credit card‚ purchase real estate‚ and even enter the military. When a United States citizen turns eighteen‚ that person is considered a legal adult. According to The United States Constitution‚ “The right of citizens of the United States‚ who are eighteen-years of age or older‚ to vote shall not be denied
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Transfer Question). This shows how playing a sport is just a hobby and should not limit student-athletes from changing schools for fear of sitting out of their sport. This problem can easily be solved and it has been talked about for an ongoing amount of time. However‚ it is time stop talking and solve the problem of the student-athlete transfer. Any athlete should be allowed to transfer schools at any time‚ the transferring athlete should be eligible to play their sport immediately at the new school. Obviously
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way‚ which is more than likely seem to be hateful. Many countries use censorship‚ to control their people speech; As American we should be thankful that we do not live in a country similar to those‚ this is the reason why‚ when we choose to speak on something‚ we need to speak about the issue with respect‚ and not use words that come off as being offensive or violent. There are many speeches that discriminate and demeaned a person because of their race‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ and disability
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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 a major part in a student’s life and school experience. Football is a violent sport that does
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Is it okay for women to breastfeed their baby in public? Should breastfeeding be banned completely? Some seem to think this issue is entirely misunderstood and disrespectful to women and is an act of indecent exposure‚ unknowingly realizing that it is the most natural thing in the world. Breastfeeding is an intimate bond between a mother and her child and it is a private issue that should be handled as such. Nonetheless‚ all women should have the right to legally breastfeed their babies in public
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SHOULD BRAIN DRAIN BE BANNED? A brain drain is a large emigration of individuals with the Knowledge or Technical skills‚ usually due to conflict‚ political instability‚ lack of opportunity‚ or health risks. A brain drain is generally regarded as an economic cost‚ because emigrants usually take with them the fraction of value of their teaching sponsored by government. Today Indian professionals are doing well abroad. This however had led to a brain drain‚ harmful to India. After completing
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