book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most commonly challenged classic book on the ALA Banned and Challenged Classics list‚ written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Although the reasoning behind reported challenges against The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
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better understanding of what these issues bring to society. Furthermore‚ “ The ba on Santa Claus” article was the most impactful to me. The fact that a traditional and fictional character is seen as something that should be banned in public schools was quite eye opening. Public school is a way to submerge students in different cultures and traditions if you ban characters that identify a difference in a culture then you are showing students that others traditions are “out of the norm”. Overall‚
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A controversial topic has been in the headlines recently; whether corporal punishment should be banned or not. Corporal punishment is a form of physical discipline that inflicts deliberate pain to discipline a child. Doctors have been saying they want a ban on it because of the many long term effects that it can cause. Corporal punishment was popular in the 1950’s‚ with 99% of parents smacking their children. These days‚ only 69% of families in Australia do. Smacking children can cause mental
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childhood obesity rates rising‚ their kid’s cafeteria food is a major aspect of the problems the parents face. Unsanitary workplaces and high prices are not the only worries they deal with. School cafeteria foods are known for containing pink slime and meat glue in the school’s meat products. Junk foods have overridden the healthier food choices in the cafeteria menu. The parents’ efforts to facilitate healthier‚ cleaner‚ and nutritional food have not been ignored. Unfortunately‚ these efforts
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a Free State‚ the right for the People to keep and bear arms‚ shall not be infringed”. Many politicians want gun control to supposedly make the world safer. Even though some politicians may argue that gun control limits violence‚ gun control should be banned because guns in the hands of noble people give protection and drop crime rates. Gun control‚ as defined in the Merriam-Webster‚ is “laws that control how guns are sold and used and who can use them” (Webster). This means that this regulation
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Cafeteria Food in Schools Ariana Rodriguez English 1301-102 Professor Lewis December 1‚ 2010 Cafeteria Food in Schools For many years people tend to worry about health and how it affects their children. Health has been a huge issue due to the fact that 9 million adolescents are considered overweight. More and more children are being diagnosed with diabetes‚ hypertension‚ mellitus‚ sleep apnea‚ cardiovascular disease‚ kidney disease‚ osteoarthritis‚ cancer‚ depression‚ and other psychosocial
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Reality Shows should be Banned? The main essence of reality shows is to put ordinary people in a social confined setting with extraordinary environment and activities with the aim of entertaining audiences with the illusion that what is going on is not scripted nor rehearsed. Most reality shows attempt to convince the audience that the participants of the show are being pushed to their physical‚ emotional or physiological limits in order to complete a specific task or attain a certain goal of
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Fairy Tales Should Not Be Banned By: Aarohi Tanawade Fairy tales are an integral part of childhood since they teach young children many different life lessons and give them good morals to abide by. My grandma told me this during a debate that we had last month… and if anyone should know the truth‚ it’s her. Isn’t this true? To find out‚ we have to look at fairy tales from a child’s perspective. What do these stories hold for the young audience that reads them? I find that fairy tales
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Music censorship has been around since the inception of mass media. By definition‚ censorship of music is the act of restricting musical works through its availability and access. Music censorship can result from various different reasons including moral‚ political or religious reasons. This kind of censorship can range from legally enforced prohibition of a musical work‚ to voluntary removal of content where a musical work appears in a certain context. A popular example of musical censorship
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Some people think government should ban dangerous sports‚ others; however‚ believe that people should have the freedom to do whatever sports they choose. Discuss. Today‚ an increasing amount of people take part in dangerous sports and some of them have lost their lives in these sports. It is maintained that Government should forbid people playing them‚ while others think people have a right to involve in sports of their choice. In fact‚ the issue needs some justifications. On the one hand‚
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