answer. Although we do regret our past we should not shut the door on it. There are an incredible amount of valuable lessons we can learn from the mistakes of our ancestors. Without proper education and prevention‚ history is bound to repeat itself. Banning this film would be a short term solution to a long term problem. With the proper setting‚ I believe that this can be the used as a tool for good rather than one for destruction. Running away from our past is foolish and cowardice. Watching this
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Other constitutional rights such as freedom of speech have provisions that help protect the American people. Banning bump stocks will add much needed safeguards to the second amendment. In order to kill‚ the gunman must pull the trigger of the weapon. A mentally disturbed mind and a cold heart of a person can be the most powerful weapon known to man. While a gun
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loving pit bull. The dog‚ which has been around since puppyhood‚ has been nothing but a joy to have and would never hurt anyone or anything. Now‚ imagine sitting on your couch one evening and hearing a loud noise. The police have just come crashing through the front door and they are here to take your beloved dog. Nothing can be done to stop them. Why is the dog being taken away? His breed was labeled as dangerous and all dogs of that breed were banned from the area. The pit bull was first
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topic of a Supreme Court case in 1982‚ on which Justice William Brennan “reasoned that the First Amendment right to express ideas must be supported by an implied right to receive information and ideas”‚ affirming indirectly the impropriety of book banning (Mullally‚
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James Howe once said “Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” In other words‚ those who ban books are just afraid of how people would react to them. They are afraid of change and possibly losing their position of power. Many people would agree with quote because they have been many cases where books have been banned because political views were expressed. Or because‚ they express how they feel
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attempt to take books off the shelves of school libraries. Banning books takes away our privilege‚ as American citizens‚ to read what we want (Source 1). If people are offended by a book‚ depriving the entire state of their ability to read that certain book is not the solution. There are various other ways to ensure that parents who do not want their children to read particular books without abolishing them from the entire school. Banning books from schools restrains students from their first amendment
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The banning of handguns can ultimately be a good thing in regards to lowering the count of handguns in circulation but can also be harmful when ideas such as less people being able to protect themselves against criminals. When the idea of the banning of handguns comes into play‚ it is expected for there to be both negatives and positives to the theory. What we must ultimately find out is which would be more likely to work and at what cost. Professor Daniel Polsby and Philosopher Nicholas Dixon both
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Jazzlyn Odom Mr. Clifford ENGL 101C (06) 30 September 2012 Should cigarette smoking be banned? There are nearly 443‚000 deaths each year caused by cigarette smoking‚ or one in every five deaths in the United States. Cigarette smoking and even tobacco use has gotten extremely out of control over the centuries‚ everybody smokes! It is unhealthy for your body and especially your lungs‚ it can cause harm to every organ throughout body. Military men and women‚ young adults‚ the elderly and even
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Banning Books Fredrick Douglass; an African American slave in the 1800’s‚ went through an immense amount of difficulties but was still able to find a way to teach himself to read and write with perseverance. Douglass realized a sad truth that‚ “…The same country that had enslaved him had fought a revolution in the name of freedom”(46). Some argue that certain books should be banned from schools and libraries due to their controversial references. Others believe that by doing so the government would
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How would you feel if you were told to take down something‚ or ban something with so much history‚ education‚ and expression? This might make you feel angry‚ uncomfortable‚ and sad. Banning the confederate symbol is just wrong. Why would they want to take away something with so much meaning? There is a history that educates people everything about the Confederate States of America. It shows us the foundation of our government. The flag history shows how some of the most important
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