Banning

The Act of Book Banning Should be Banned Have you ever wondered why books suddenly disappear from library shelves? The concept of libraries and school’s banning books is being openly opposed by Banned Books Week, a corporation that encourages the banning of books to be banned. Words have power and meaning and shouldn’t be tossed away or removed from shelves despite how mature or explicit they can be. According to Banned Books Week, “Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden…

form what we call a book. In recent years, however, there has been large discussion about the banning of books. Not only would this harm America's education system, it would also cause unnecessary conflict. In fact, according to the First Ammendment, our protected right of freedom of speech is being taken away if this becomes a large issue. Simply put, censorship is unconstitutuional. I believe that the banning of books should not take affect because it will cause unnecessary conflict, will harm…

That might not seem like a lot, but only a decade earlier it was 0.4%. With a sudden increase of peanut allergies, should schools do something? I think not. Instead of banning peanut allergies altogether I think we should educate students and staff about the dangers of peanuts allergies and other allergies. Also, instead of Banning peanuts altogether, I think that schools should just ban certain classrooms that have kids with peanut allergies or other allergies. According to the article “Should…

minutes. I believe even gun owners and non gun owner wonder how this could happen. This is when people start arguing over gun control and whether it is a good or bad thing. It is very appealing to think that banning guns would end violence in our society. However, I don’t think that banning guns would solve any of these problems. If the world was perfect and people respected each other’s right to live and people were not mentally ill, there would be no need for topics like gun control and…

A 2014 article written by Lois Beckett, discusses the controversial issue of banning assault weapons/military-style weapons. One the one hand some argue “that big, scary military rifles don’t kill the vast majority of the 11,000 Americans murdered with guns each year. Little ones do” (Beckett). On the other hand, however others argue that they do and that the weapons need to be banned. According to Beckett Bill Clintons ban on the manufacturing of assault rifles in 1994 showed little change in…

is why it’s banned. This happens everyday in America, in China, almost everywhere. Censorship or the banning of different types of art forms has been argued for generations. Censorship is the denial of information because, some person, place, or government does not want one to see it. It removes words, passages, or images…

Banning Pit Bulls Doesn’t Solve the Problem Pit bulls are vicious animals and should not be pets, but let’s look at what they were really bred for. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ASPCA) Pitbull’s were bred for bull-baiting and bear-baiting. They were bred to hold these large animals by the face in the United Kingdom. When this had become illegal in the late 1800s, people decided a new fate for these companions, which was fighting. A Pit bull was…

Banning Cigarettes My mother smoked cigarettes for over 30 years. I always told her she should quit before she gets lung cancer or worse, but she continued to smoke anyway. Four years ago, my mother finally quit smoking after she suffered a severe heart attack. The doctors had to perform emergency open heart surgery, which was risky since my mom was 69 at the time. My mother’s surgery was successful and she fully recovered a year later. My mother is considered lucky to win her battle with…

Author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, shared his views on the act of banning books with the following statement: “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight” (“A Quote by Stephen Chbosky”). Challenging books usually comes from trying to protect people, mainly students, from “inappropriate” material found in the book. This can effect teachers by making them lose their flexibility to…

There are 32 states that are banned capital punishment in the United States. Capital punishment is likely for people who kill someone or many people or some countries use capital punishment for some drugs like stimulants and marijuana. The condemned are absolutely killed by strangulations or electric chairs, and poisonings. However, in the past, there were some ways like gas, shootings, crucifixions, and decapitations. In the early 21 century, capital punishment are banned in Europa, South…