Firstly I do not think that television (or any form of media) should be censored on the grounds of taste or artistic merit alone. Reality television does not do any harm or break any rules anymore than anything else on television‚ the fact that it does not appeal to the smug intellectual and the elitist press does not mean that it is not popular. The reality of reality television is that it is popular with millions of viewers across the world - and it is not hard to see why. Reality television
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most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy‚ Harry is a hero‚ and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned‚ it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me‚ but also show the other side of the story. Deji Olukotun wrote the article “The Banning of Harry Potter”. The main idea of this article is Harry Potter should be banned for a certain age group‚ but
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Tarzra Jones Period 4/ AP Lang Ms. Roos February 1‚ 2010 Why the Islamic Face veil should not banned There has been debates about whether the Islamic face veil should be banned in countries. The arguments that governments of countries that have banned the Muslim face veil (France‚ Syria‚ Netherlands‚ Spain‚ and Belgium) argue that the full-face veil is oppressive‚ degrading towards women‚ and goes against values of each country. However‚ many Muslim women believe otherwise and strongly
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Kinney Dec 6‚ 2012 Smokers have the right to smoke At the NOVA Alexandria campus there has been a debate whether NOVA should ban smoking in all areas in campus. This debate is very critical because there are a lot of smokers in Alexandria campus. They may restrict smoking in certain areas but they can’t prevent students to smoke in the hall campus. If NOVA will ban smoking in all areas‚ that will create hate behavior between smokers and non-smoker students. Smokers argue that they have the right
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from classrooms and libraries while it weighs whether it should permanently ban the American classics because of the books’ use of racial slurs” (Balingit). Even though To Kill a Mockingbird is an all-time classic‚ it is also frequently banned in schools. The common reason for the novel’s removal is the use of language. Some parents want the book banned because they feel racial slurs should not be read by students. Parents uncomfortable with discovering these words‚ disagree
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Nowadays‚ whether citizens should pay tax to their countries or not is becoming a frequent topic of discussion. From my own perspective‚ I hold the opinion that people are supposed to pay tax to state and I am going to argue about this issue as well as exhibit my own ideas in this essay. To be sure‚ I would acknowledge that there exist rational reasons for not paying tax to state. The most important one is that residents can undoubtedly feel stressed because of being asked for paying tax to their
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How could I engage you‚ my peers‚ more fully with my 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
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As learning and collaborative practices occur in many contexts throughout life‚ this paper aims to focus and discuss these terms in a higher education‚ online environment. A combination of social‚ technological and economic drivers has resulted in major pedagogical changes in higher Education online (Engineering Subject Centre 2011). Much of the change is centred to accommodate the increased amount of diverse students and their needs as they pursue study in the online environment. The increased diversity
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Do you agree with Christopher that people rely on intuition (their gut instincts) too much? Consider yourself: recall a time when you had to make an important decision. Did you use mostly logic or reason to make the decision‚ or did you rely more on intuition? What was the result of your choice? In the end‚ were you happy with the way things turned out‚ or do you feel that you should have approached the decision differently (using more logic or perhaps trusting your instincts more). Write a
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too much can severely harm the body. What if I told you there was another substance that a lot of people consume everyday. I am talking about soda and the recent soda cap size ban. The soda ban helps to inform people on what a healthy amount of soda should look like and also helps raise awareness on important consequences that could occur when overindulge. With the knowledge of how much is too much and what damage could occur in your body‚ you can make sound healthy decisions that can help better
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