Books can contain so much knowledge and information‚ but what happens when children want to read a book with information their parents deem inappropriate? People are afraid that ideas and influences in books their children can read may be wrong. Whether it is sexual content‚ the presence of magic‚ or something bad that the parents dislike. This leads to books getting banned. This is a wrong thing to do‚ as it is unfair‚ unconstitutional‚ and‚ in some cases‚ completely ridiculous. Banning books is
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Persuasive Essay Should schools move on to the next stage of learning by using more technology such as MacBooks? This question has been asked to me many times‚ and my answer has always been no! People’s opinions about this situation differ greatly. Moving on in learning is a spectacular idea but with technology and the internet‚ there are many things kids could get away with. There are various reasons as to why this idea is not the best benefit for the students. Here are some examples. First
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The burning of books by Jewish authors in Nazi Germany‚ books on evolution and science by religious conservatives‚ and the banning of the Harry Potter series from school libraries are infamous cases of censorship‚ but the issue is far more pervasive. Controversy over censorship has existed for as long as authors have been writing books. In 360 B.C.‚ Plato wrote of censoring works and oversight of what is allowable to read. Some secular and religious authorities‚ as well as parent groups‚ maintain
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I strongly believe in the fact that people shouldn’t be able to challenge or ban books. First‚ it doesn’t follow the first amendment‚ free speech and beliefs. The public has different beliefs‚ opinions‚ and what they believe is right and wrong‚ just because a couple people don’t believe in what the book is stating‚ they don’t need to extract the book from other people who believe in the book. If another person has the urge to declare their point of view about what they believe no matter of the religion
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Book Banning Ethics The controversial topic of banning books has been considered in nearly every high school in America. Some schools actually are banning certain books in the current curriculum that are considered to be offensive to some people. Dr. Wes Scroggins‚ author of a document presented to the Republic School Board concerning context of textbooks and other curricular material‚ goes as far as to say that “requiring children to be exposed to this content at school is immoral. It is an abomination
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Goldberg World History II HN Mr. Boni- 5 9 January 2016 Candide: A Book Critique Candide‚ A novel written by Voltaire‚ shows many new ideas of philosophy. First published in French in the year 1759 there have been many new publications with modern translations of the original book. In 1922‚ the book was translated by Henry Morley‚ it grew to be very popular and still is to this day. The version published by Barnes and Noble This book allows students to explore ideas of the Enlightenment Era and the
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Most people are familiar with Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” to some degree. There are those who have read the full text‚ those who have read excerpts‚ and those who have seen one of the various screen adaptations based on the work. At the very least people are familiar with the story of Mowgli‚ which is by far the most popular; it is also one that most people can recite with little to no thought: boy is found by wolves‚ boy is raised by wolves while hanging out with a panther and a bear‚
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Immigration and Naturalization got her butt out of this country faster than you can say Rio Grande! She was sent to Colombia‚ where she‚ not speaking a lick of Spanish‚ ended up being forced to clean homes. I bet running away didn’t look like such a good idea after that. Her grandmother managed to track her down through the Internet. Now Colombian officials are holding her in a detention center until she can be sent back to the US. 1.There are a few morals to this story. 2.Don’t run away from home
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The Book Thief Notable Quotes and Response 1. “… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried it’s hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.” (Pg. 497) ~Its important because it shows that she’s like a child in the big world‚ a child couldn’t turn off a tap just like she couldn’t turn off the rain and change the events that had happened. 2. “She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Liesel
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1. Does the essay fulfill the assignment (i.e. does it effectively and thoroughly explore the topic you chose to write about?) 5 4 3 2 1 2. Does the essay contain a strong controlling idea that is supported by details and examples? 5 4 3 2 1 3. Does the essay demonstrate careful critical thought about the topic chosen‚ and avoid repetition? 5 4 3 2 1 Structure 1. Is a brief but interesting title used to suggest the topic and/or main point of the essay? 5 4 3 2 1
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