I believe that the Kite Runner should not be banned from School District 53. Banning the Kite Runner would produce claims of double standards‚ be a disservice to high schoolers in sd53‚ and actually limit certain ideas allowed to be discussed in a school setting. I’d like to start off by asking why the District favours banning the Kite runner‚ but appears to be perfectly alright with Shakespeare’s Macbeth being analyzed and taught to 16 year olds every year. Last I remember Macbeth was positively
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systems controlling what students eat or drink‚ it should really be up to the student and their parents. Students should be allowed their right to decide what they eat and drink. Junk food should not be banned in schools‚ because they are after-school sports or they could exercise‚ a lot of schools are dropping out of the healthier lunch programs‚ and kids with access to junk food at school were no healthier than those without. Schools should not ban vending machines‚ because of after school
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Violent Video games are not the problem and you know it. Should violent video games be banned? Many say that say they shouldn’t‚ these people include Christopher J. Ferguson‚ PhD‚ of Texas A&M International University‚ Patrick Markey‚ PhD and Kierkegaard. They are professionals who know what they are talking about. Therefore their opinion is quite relevant to the issue. There actual opinion is that‚ if anything‚ violent video games reduce violence in the real world because they let out their
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have caused many school districts to remove Looking for Alaska‚ and meet to decide if it should be allowed in school libraries. However‚ Coles has questioned that by removing the access of the book to students‚ is freedom of choice and speech being violated. The author gives an example about how a school district in Kentucky is going through the process of deciding whether or not Looking for Alaska should be banned or not. The situation began when a teacher wanted to teach the book in an English class
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Death penalty should be banned The issue of death penalty is contentious in society. 70s‚ only six countries had stopped killing people as a form of punishment; now over 140 countries have abolished the death penalty. (5 reason)The death penalty‚ by definition‚ is a life or death issue. With the overwhelming global trend against executions‚ Its abolition has been a fierce debate worldwide problem. This essay argued that death penalty should be banned. One of the main reasons for banning
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It is a five page essay that basically states why smoking‚ even though it’s un healthy‚ should not be banned. In today’s world‚ being a smoker is a pretty difficult task. Modern day protestors have brought many restrictions to the smoking industry. These restrictions include numerous non-smoking areas‚ a ban on cigarette television commercials‚ and a high tax on cigarettes. Even with these restrictions‚ many people choose to smoke. More than 47 million people in the nation continue to smoke cigarettes
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Did you know that 11‚300 books have been banned for their content? The Pigman is a book that is banned in some schools because of the inappropriate content within it. The characters use drugs and alcohol‚ are dishonest‚ and they display violent actions ‚ therefore The Pigman should be banned due to this immature content. One of the biggest reasons The Pigman should be banned because it has a lot of drug and alcohol use. On page 45 it says “John jumped at my outburst and then slowly sipped his
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It is not for the government or any third party to dictate whether or not a person should be allowed to smoke. However‚ smoking does not only affect the smoker negatively. It also affects all the people around those who smoke because when people smoke in pubic the smoke travels everywhere through the air‚ and the negative effects of this smoke affects all living‚ breathing creatures. Therefore smoking should be banned in all public places. People who smoke in public portray a bad example. Children
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even been banned from schools due to the foul language‚ sexual scenes‚ and excessive violence depicted within it. Some have even gone so far that they deemed this novel as an “antisocial Bible that deserves to be exterminated from school curriculum” (GradeSaver.com). As seen in this quote‚ many tend to dislike this book and want to exclude it from all schools’ curriculum. Since this is such a controversial novel‚ it is very difficult to come to the conclusion of whether or not this should be read in
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benefits Uber give to the society‚ it stills have opposite opinions to it‚ but it should not be ban. Uber has been cheaper than a cab. By their reasonable price‚ it is the highlight to attracts people and become popular. For example‚ normal cab price will be 30$‚ on other hands Uber cab will only about 16$ to 17$. It also gives the customers many options to select
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