unacceptable‚ or a threat to security.” Censorship is shown through our society through book banning‚ parental advisory‚ and the V-Chip. Without certain books in our 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
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I disagree with this statement. I believe that higher taxes should not be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. Yes‚ obesity is a huge problem in today’s society‚ but is extra taxes really the solution to this problem? There are many people who are a healthy weight‚ do regular exercise and generally have a healthy diet. These people like to enjoy the odd bottle of coke or bar of chocolate. And why shouldn’t they? Everyone deserves to treat themselves once in a while. Even the top athletes these
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Jacob Beacham 8th Grade English Mrs. King April 26‚ 2016 Should Smoking be Banned? There are more than 7‚000 chemicals in a single cigarette. Those chemicals can be very harmful. Smoking cigarettes should be illegal because you can get lung cancer and secondhand smoke harms other people that are around you. First of all‚ most people get lung cancer. For example‚ according to the article What Causes Lung Cancer states “That smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer” (pg. 1). That means smoking
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really upset knowing her pet guinea pig Squiggles could have died because of all the toxins sprayed and deadly tests done by scientists. Therefore‚ animal testing should be banned. Animal testing should be banned because it harms animals‚ all animals are different‚ and most tests are inaccurate. One reason why animal testing should be banned is because it harms animals. If we don’t ban animal testing‚ animals eventually will die off or be permanently blinded. I remember when I first found out about
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courage‚ and the destruction of innocence. Because of the use of rape as a plot device‚ a large amount of profanity‚ and the racial inequality‚ many believed that the book should be banned and not taught in the classroom as it would be harmful and would not be suitable for children. Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird should not be banned because it contains great value by promoting equality and showing that what society thinks is not always best. To Kill A Mockingbird promotes racial equality in many
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Media and Communication Will the television still be relevant within 20 years? Discuss. Television has become a natural part of people’s daily life nowadays but will it still be relevant in future while it is facing big threatened by other technology such as Internet? By examining how technology now play a huge market for news updates and information sources compare to television‚ how online advertisement cost less and has more audiences when compared to television & how television
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Melanie Mitchell 02/05/2013 It all started when my friend and I were driving and I had a great idea. I said “Wouldn’t it be fun to go to Atlanta Georgia?” I mention that I have family that lives in Atlanta Georgia‚ and that we could stay with them. We planned the trip for August 10th. Turns out this will be the most liberating and most independent event in my life. Thursday‚ August 10th rolls around; it’s time to start loading the car‚ and hit the highway. Just knowing that we were on our
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There is one sure fire way to burn more calories by playing golf: If the course will allow it‚ forgo a cart in favor of walking. In 2010‚ sports scientist Neil Wolkodoff conducted a study using a group of amateur golfers‚ and found they burned over 700 calories per 9 holes when they walked the course versus just over 400 when they rode in a cart. This means you could burn about a Big Mac’s worth of extra calories by walking an 18-hole round instead of riding. Now that the obvious is out of the way
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ALCOHOL SHOULD BE BANNED Alcohol in the form of alcoholic beverages has been consumed by humans since pre-historic times‚ for a variety of hygienic‚ dietary‚ medicinal‚ religious‚ and recreational reasons. While infrequent consumption of alcohol in small quantities may be harmless or even beneficial‚ larger doses result in a state known as drunkenness or intoxication and‚ depending on the dose and regularity of use‚ can cause acute respiratory failure or death and with chronic use can cause severe
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Censorship is a word that is Mostly used when discussing About banned books and speaking about banned books‚ Let’s bring one up. “The Lovely Bones”‚ a book Written by Alice Sebold‚ Is about a School Girl named Susie who gets abused and Murdered by Her Neighbor Named Mr. Harvey and she watches from heaven how her family is going through life discovering this tragic event and trying to bring this Murderer to Justice.“The Lovely Bones” shouldn’t be banned from Middle schools because The events that happen in
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