A very common debatable topic is text-messaging. Or more specifically the use of text-speak‚ otherwise referred to as “textese.” David Crystal and John Humphrys have both written articles on text-speak. Both of the articles mention the texting; history‚ effects‚ usage and etc. According to the author David Crystal in the online article “2B OR NOT 2B”?‚ text messages developed in the “early 90s”. He also brings up the idea of “textese”‚ which is basically the language of text messages. In the article
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world I have grasped a better understanding of what these issues bring to society. Furthermore‚ “ The ba on Santa Claus” article was the most impactful to me. The fact that a traditional and fictional character is seen as something that should be banned in public schools was quite eye opening. Public school is a way to submerge students in different cultures and traditions if you ban characters that identify a difference in a culture then you are showing students that others traditions are “out of
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Stepping into controversy after it was banned in America after its first publication‚ The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger‚ is sure to keep you thumbing through the pages. The story of a young man’s journey through life with obstacles such as: his brother dying‚ being expelled from numerous schools‚ suffering from depression‚ and the intolerance for the world around him; The Catcher in the Rye is told from one man’s reflection of his place in society and the world around him. Holden Caulfield‚
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TESTING ANIMALS Research question: Should testing on animals be banned? Animals are used in experimentations in order to achieve new openings. Some people think that it is acceptable‚ while others argue that it is not ethical to sacrifice animals for science. Estimated‚ that every year 50-100million of vertebrates are used for experiments in the world. 1 Despite the importance of experiments‚ the number of animals and purpose of research are not under any control. Whether research is biomedical
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Equality has a Ring to It The pinnacle of any amateur athlete’s success is measured in the Olympic Stadium. Upon the conclusion of the 2004 Athens Olympics‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board met to review its program and make changes for the upcoming Summer Games. The committee discussed changes for events within the 28 existing sports‚ as well as options to add new disciplines. The board rejected the International Amateur Boxing Association’s (AIBA’s) proposal to add
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provide advertisement for the companies‚ which is why most top colleges have top company sponsorships and smaller schools don’t have many sponsors. Another big way to gain money was through video games. The reason it was a big way is because it is now banned from producing video games featuring colleges because of the Ed O’Bannon trial. Ed was a major basketball player for UCLA in the 1990’s and even helped UCLA win the 1995 NCAA championship. However‚ years after his playing career he went to his neighbor’s
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By Mr Satler If you were God for a day‚ what would you do? Should violent video games be banned? 97% of 12-17 year olds in the US played video games in 2008‚ thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008‚ 10 of the top 20 bestselling video games in the US contained violence. Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings‚ increases in bullying‚ and violence towards women. Critics argue that these games desensitize players to violence‚ reward
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endurance in order to test their resourcefulness to the limit and broaden their horizons. Therefore‚ if involving in a sport is restricted‚ adventure-seekers will continue to drive themselves into other life-threatening activities which not yet be banned. Moreover‚ prohibition of so-called “dangerous sport” is very likely to deprive people of fantastic experiences and thrills of taking part in them. For instance‚ without mountaineering‚ people by no means conceive the grandeur of a mountain. On
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book review Fundamentals of Piano Practice by Chuan C. Chang To my wife Merry and our daughters Eileen and Sue-Lynn The material of Chapter One originated from my notes on how the late Mlle. Yvonne Combe taught our daughters. Mlle. Combe was Debussy ’s disciple and helped transcribe his new compositions as he played them out on the piano. She performed that incredible Second Piano Concerto by Saint Saens with the composer conducting. Every audience that attended recitals by her
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majority of the points come from the beauty and grace of the contestants as well as their outfits. Contestants try to sway the judges by having the brightest smile‚ cutest clothes‚ and prettiest hair. I. INTRODUCTION A. Child beauty pageants should be banned. It causes children‚ especially little girls‚ to use artificial means to boost their self-esteem. People were born as-is‚ not with makeup‚ spray tans‚ big hair‚ and false teeth. Not only does it cause low self-esteem in young girls‚ but it also sexualizes
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