The American Dream: The reason behind the banned novel The Great Gatsby has become one of the most famous and celebrated literary classics in the nation. Its vivid and symbolic story of Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of Daisy has become a phenomenal story that has undoubtedly become one of the most well known novels in the history of American literature. Fitzgerald’s work demonstrates the social history of the Jazz Age and presents themes such as the American Dream‚ class‚ and the past and future; although
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Dear Jay Asher (author)‚ In the United States today‚ more than 11‚000 books have been challenged or banned. Many people disagree with how authors write about graphic topics like sex‚ drugs‚ partying‚ abuse‚ religion and much more. Although‚ what they fail to realize is how accurate these topics written about are to the everyday events in our lives. The banning of your book‚ Thirteen Reasons Why‚ is unreasonable and unfair because it focuses on suicide which is a growing issue today‚ emphasizes the
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Should Catcher in the Rye be Banned? Throughout the years many schools have banned or taken the novel Catcher in the Rye. There are various reasons as to why some schools have banned the book‚ a few are “too vulgar”‚“too sexual”‚ “anti-white”‚ “morals”‚ “too much violence” and “having to do with occult”also it is considered a symbol for teenage angst. But when thinking about it‚ is a type of language and imagery enough to ban a book? The book is also considered a valuable lesson and experience for
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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Grendel represents the Anglo-Saxons’ greatest fears of being destroyed and forgotten forever. And while today‚ we are better able to protect ourselves physically from outside terror‚ the fearful destruction he represents is still present. Grendel‚ Cain’s descendant‚ begins his nighttime assault on Heorot hall. He heartlessly kills and often eats the sleeping Anglo-Saxons. The poet recalls this terrible time for the Danes: So Grendel ruled‚ fought with the righteous‚ One against many‚ and won; so
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books are still banned. Many parents have agreed that these books are not appropriate for children of certain age levels. When it comes down to it‚ it is the parents’ choice on what their child reads‚ but that doesn’t mean the book should be banned so that no child can read it without going to a place where the book isn’t banned. This is why I think banning these books is bad. For my banned book I chose to read “Cheerleaders the Third Evil” and do I think this book should be banned? No‚ I do not.
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Why Alcohol Should be Banned Worldwide A. To Inform B. To Inform people that alcohol is dangerous and should be banned. C. Drinking can cause many problems in your life including death. I. Drinking is considered the number one drug used in America and the number one killer among young people and adults. A. Short and long term effects of alcohol on the body and mind B. Car crashes and alcohol poisoning C. Effects on your family and relationships
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Why Pornography Should Not Be Banned It seems to me there are two ways of defending pornography. The first is pornography does not harm anyone‚ and so it should not be banned. The second is pornography can’t accurately be identified between what pornography is and what it’s not. With these two main points I will prove pornography should not be banned. Pornography does not harm anyone. In mainstream pornography‚ all parties are willing participants. The women who
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Pitbulls are known as dangerous and non coward. I Once had a pitbull and never had any trouble with him. He was very friendly and never showed any sign of aggression‚ But people still criticize these dogs. This means that by banning pitbulls it could lead to many different problems that people are not expecting. And cause chaos for Pitbulls and their owners. Although pitbulls seem to be dangerous‚ people should be able to own pit bulls in the united states. Historically‚ many dogs have been defined
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“The Catcher in the Rye” was first banned around 1961-1982 for reasons such as; profanity‚ sexual references‚ and degrading others. The main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ is viewed as a defiant teenager‚ but in reality he’s just going through some problems and acting how any boy his age would. Holden‚ being a teenager and not regarding anyone else’s feelings‚ has strange ways of conversing and communicating. This book is filled with profanity‚ references to premarital sex and prostitution‚ statements
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