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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The book I have chosen to do my research paper over banned books week is Paper Towns. I used three articles for my research paper. The three articles are named: Tampa Bay Times‚ LA Times‚ and Banned Library. Tampa Bay Times told me why Paper Towns was banned. LA Times told me what age level Paper Towns was banned for. Banned Library told me what year Paper Towns was banned in. According to Tampa Bay Times‚ Paper Towns was banned because Pasco County‚ Florida Middle School had a parent that had
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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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IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple
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History Term PaperThe Civil War‚ also known as‚ "The War Between the States" ‚ was necessary‚ made many positive steps for the great nation to unify again and to incorporate slaves as citizens of that nation. The South refused to compromise about slavery and they decided to create their own establishment‚ The Confederate States of America. President Abraham Lincoln ’s goal coming into the war was to unify all the states and to relieve African-Americans (World Book). I agree with both of those statements
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Why do people keep guns? These days many people own and carry guns with them in the name of security and protection. Many people own guns such as rifles and shotguns for the sport of hunting. The government allows people to own and carry guns by having a background check and getting a permit‚ but there are many private gun sellers who sell guns without any background checks and giving permits. The possession of guns should be strictly banned because they are the sign of violence‚ they have increased
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The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury tells us of a futuristic‚ or vision‚ of a law that banned books. No one is allowed to own‚ read‚ or basically even touch a book without reinforcement. Instead of putting out fires‚ Fahrenheit 451 introduces firefighters‚ or fire starters‚ that does the opposite of what we would expect today. And while everyone is knowledgeable of the law that bans any type or form of book‚ some people continue to read them. Some even risk their homes‚ possessions‚ and even
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Virginia schools “To kill a Mockingbird” is banned for the racial slurs it uses. One of the high school students parents said that her child had a very hard time reading the content that was in the book. She says “I’m not disputing this is great literature‚ but there is so much racial slurs in there and offensive wording that you can’t get past that‚ and right now we are a nation divided as it is." Allen‚ Nick “To Kill a Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn banned from schools in Virginia for racism” The
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The American Civil war was fought between the North and the South from 1861 through 1865. Many people have different views on the civil war but why was it really fought? Why were the differences of one country not solved without war? What were the main causes? Who was responsible for the deaths of over six hundred thousand American lives? How could the civil war been avoided? These questions would differ depending on who you asked. The American Civil war was fought over many different reason and
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Measured by the American Library Association Harry Potter has been the most challenged book since 2006. According to source “Ross‚ Shmuel. "Harry Potter Banned?" Infoplease. Infoplease. Web. 24 Apr. 2016” parents want to band Harry potter for “The Trouble with magic‚” “Setting bad examples” and “scary stuff.” According to another source is Rowling first book and all books glorify witchcraft. ”J.K. Rowling.Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone.new york. Arthur A. Levine books (scholastics).1997.” One
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