Some people are in favor of banning books and some people are against it. Although some feel it is appropriate to ban books containing inappropriate material for certain age groups books should not be able to be banned because reading increases awareness and literacy‚ it is against freedom of speech‚ and reading is a more educational source of entertainment than television. Some books are banned because they have been deemed age inappropriate. Certain people feel banning these types books protects
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minority of the requests actually make it through to banning the book from its respective library. The Catcher in the Rye. The Scarlet Letter. Huckleberry Finn. Harry Potter. The Diary of Anne Frank. Animal Farm. To Kill a Mockingbird. The Da Vinci Code. The Grapes of Wrath. These literary classics have been vital to the education of many‚ especially children and adolescents. These great novels both teach important values and educate children about world affairs and classic themes. Unfortunately‚
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PLASTIC BAGS Introduction One of the most commonly used items in modern generation is the plastic bag. Sufficient‚ convenient‚ strong and cheap‚ plastic bags are seem to be perfect for marketing merchandise‚ foods‚ drinks and more. However‚ there are associated issues with the production‚ use and disposal of these bags which may not be known to most users but which are nonetheless extremely important especially to the environment. To fully understand the ecological footprint of plastic bags‚ determining
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Worldwide consumers use up to 1.5 trillion plastic bags every year. In the consumers possession the plastic bags stay with them for an average of fifteen minutes before they get thrown away or released to blow down into the wind‚ down our streets‚ and into our world. In Israel the average time of holding on to a single plastic bag is twenty minutes. The use of plastic bags tally’s up to $4 million per year for retailers. One company which buys half of the used plastic bags in the United States that are available
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Banning Smoking in Public Places Should the people decide to ban smoking from public places? Today people smoke and don’t realize of their surroundings. People who smoke are inconsiderate of those who don’t smoke. Don’t non-smokers have the right not to be secondhand smokers? Smoking can do lots of harm to the person smoking as well as the nonsmoker. A person inhaling or smelling smoke will have the same effect as if they were smoking; this would be considered as secondhand smoke. Tobacco smoke
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Plastic in Our Oceans 46‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile make up 90% of our ocean’s trash accumulation (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Plastics‚ like Diamonds‚ are forever‚ para. 1). Within the areas‚ many animals will either ingest‚ become entangled in‚ or even die due to the high plastic amounts. Nearly 267 species are harmed by plastic (Nichol‚ 2012‚ Fast Facts). With such deadly effects due to yearly accumulation‚ the banning of plastic bags and reduction of usage in a household will improve overall health
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This book talks about global warming and corporate greed. Industrialization causing greenhouse gases‚ chemicals in animal and human food and alternatives to pollution are also discussed in this book. I would use this book to show the political side and their contribution to pollution. Barnes‚ Vincent Joseph. Global Warming & Corporate Power in Collision. Canada: Self Published‚ 2008. pg.14-16. This article talks about the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that’s in the North Pacific
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triggered the banning of the said materials. Banning pornography is a noble idea‚ however‚ not a very practical one. First of all‚ sex is a part of human nature. Even if pornography no longer abounds‚ fact would remain that humans are sexual beings by nature. They would keep finding ways to satisfy their sexual needs‚ whether directly through intercourse or partially through pornography. For as long as humans have sexual drive‚ sex crimes would never cease. Another thing that makes the banning of pornography
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all over America are in danger. Books‚ objects that allow imagination and the expansion of the mind and the world around one‚ are often times subject to criticism and even bannings when any one person does not like the content. Books bannings should not be done whatsoever‚ let alone become a semi-common practice. Of course‚ bannings only occur after careful consideration. Or do they? Censorship is a growing problem in America‚ as parents and other authority figures ban various types of books in their
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TOPIC Plastic Surgery LIMITED SUBJECT The causes and effects of plastic surgery INTRODUCTION Thesis Statement In the past‚ people apply plastic surgery mainly for removing their scar or restore their damaged body parts which are formed after serious accident. But now‚ the purpose of most of them has been changed. However the effects of the surgery can be various. BODY Topic Sentence 1: the pressure that society brings to all ages to become "ideal" person Specific Supporting Evidence:
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