age group‚ censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver‚ this book should not be banned from the Coopertown Middle Library. The Giver is about an eleven-year-old boy named Jonas is a light-eyed boy who lives in a Utopian society. Within his society‚ there is no suffering‚ no hunger‚ no war‚ no color‚ and no love. There
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Falling off a bicycle can cause sober and sometimes serious head injuries. Wearing a helmet helps to protect our vital organs - the brain. We should wear helmets every time we are cycling‚ as well as kids. Even if a child thinks this is uncool and he looks funny‚ you should tell him that‚ it looks way less cool to have face all scarred up from sliding on the concrete or dirt. Research shows that half of the injuries received by cyclists are to the face and head and about 75% of all bicyclist deaths
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“weed” is legal in Washington‚ California‚ and Colorado so far in 2014 and this number is going to most likely increase. Cannabis should be legal in all of the states in United States for many convincing reasons. Cannabis is used by a large percentage of Americans in the United States. But sadly‚ most of the percentage is consuming the natural herbs illegally. So I ask why most something that is not that harmful‚ makes people feel good be illegal. We all know it can cause some harm to the body but
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initial problem? 1a) I used an anecdote to make it more interesting. Also I said why this problem bothers me. 1b) My introduction should’ve been longer 2a) How do I provide cues that my purpose is to explore a problematic question rather than argue a thesis? b) How might the opening section of my draft be improved? 2a) I posted a question not a thesis. I didn’t show my beliefs I just showed the question. 2b) It should be a little longer Narrating the Exploration: 3a) Is the body of
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College Should Be Less Expensive Most high school students after graduation will attend a community college for a degree in his or her choice. Some students will have the luxury of their parents to pay for their college expenses. However‚ most students will not have their parents to pay and they will have to rely on student loans. Depending on which degree the student chooses is the deciding factor in the cost of classes. Most credit hours in a community college range from 100-369 dollars per credit
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Many parents are afraid to give their children vaccinations for multiple reasons. However‚ immunizations should become mandatory in order to prolong the existence of the human race and avoid the potential death of millions. The image I used represents the fear of vaccinations by many parents. The image not only shows the child screaming in pain from the vaccination‚ but also the mother seems to be in pain as well. The mother’s pain is represented by the scar on her forehead and the expression of
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will look into the current laws and policies about the drug and explain how it is a flawed system and how it harms the user more than the drug does. In my third and final section‚ I will explain my proposed policy about the drug and explain how it should be regulated in our country. The Science Behind the Drug Background First and foremost‚ what is marijuana? “Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world; various forms of the drug have been used for thousands of years for their
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Why Are Curriculum Should be Harder America’s education is on a down fall. It seems like every year we drop a little more on the world wide rankings. The United States education system is not as competitive around the world as it used to. America is focusing too much on the upper class and not enough on the middle to lower class. The United States is currently ranked around 25th in math‚ 17th in science‚ 14th in reading‚ and 17th overall. But a recently released study by Martin Carnoy‚ professor
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toll booths‚ slot machines… none of them take pennies. They rattle around in your purse or pocket‚ find their way into every crevice of your car and often end up being sucked up by a vacuum never to be seen again. The mere uselessness of the coin should be a reason in of itself to get rid of this small hassle. However‚ it also wastes the United States millions a year. Today‚ it costs the U.S about 1.7 cents to make a penny. The amount of pennies minted each year varies‚ but it usually ranges between
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“Bigger‚ Stronger‚ Faster” is a movie that is about steroid use by athletes and public figures. The director was trying to show show why steroids might not be as bad as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) portrays them to be. The director did this by showing how many people use it that are public figures and showing how the people in his life use them as well. The director was trying to prove to people that steroids could be like supplements‚ which are FDA approved. He claimed that the side effects
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