Banning

either speaking face to face or creating a blog post with the ideas of banning reading…

Cigarette smoking is a growing problem in the world today. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states, “about 480,000 U.S. deaths per year are caused by cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure” (Jamal et al. 53). This is an overwhelming number of people’s lives that were lost that could have easily been prevented. Smoking cigarettes is something that has become too casual in today’s society because people are unaware of the consequences and overall should be banned.…

classes, or after classes have ended for some students from a disruptive use in class” (George and Cook). Secondly, cell phone use outside of class is a different side to the story (George and Cook). Generally, banning the use of cell phones in class is a very different matter than banning them from the school (George and Cook). In addition, many of the teachers who are known as digital immigrants are very unfamiliar with this basic technology causing them to show negative reactions toward the…

allow censorship to interfere with that." (Muggles For Harry Potter). These groups of supporters against censorship are fighting throughout the world to have a voice for those who are opposed to censorship and want to keep religious zealots from banning and removing these as well as other books that are being targeted by these groups. Censorship in any form is…

Phoebe Loehr English II 10 October 2014 Ms. Etelamaki Techniques of Learning At Dartmouth College an email went around the department about why a professor wanted laptops banned in classrooms, Dan Rockmore in his article “The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom” speaks about why he agrees with his colleague and his reasoning. I agree with Rockmore’s theory on the disadvantages of having laptops in the classroom because they can be the cause of distraction, disrespect, and non-integration.…

Is banning handguns the wrong decision? Would background checks lower crime rates? Should we be able to have conceal carry? Gun control has been a controversial topic for decades. Gun control supporters are lobbying for a mandatory waiting period for purchases of handguns. The states seek to reduce violence, murders, and crimes with the new gun laws. Advocates of gun control want restrictions on sales of all guns, but citizen groups and arms manufactures are trying to prevent this from happening…

offended by certain topics or specific parts of the book, because of their personal viewpoints and beliefs. However, this should not give anyone the liberty to censor books. What else will you hide from adolescents by censoring books? Banning a book indicates banning education and ideas. Moreover, what happened to the freedom of speech and press? As a matter of fact, education is deeper than just math and science. Books grant people the opportunity to allow their minds wander and assimilate…

find that they mostly all agree that it wasn’t unconstitutional to establish such ban. With France Finland and Norway already having a similar ban it was easy to have something to compare and contrast with. Most of the arguments that are for the banning the advertisement of tobacco were based on protecting the public against serious health risk as well as protecting the minor class. Being that that the Indian government was heavily involved in contributing to health care you think that they…

advertisement promising adult customers a quiet lunch from 12 to 3 pm, Monday through Friday. They will achieve this by banning teens from entering during those specific hours. Many students have taken offense and started spreading leaflets near the restaurants to notify pedestrians of the restaurant's uncivil action. As a fellow teenager, I do not support the restaurant for banning teens. Firstly, the advertisement from Munchy's is clearly giving false descriptions about the adult and teenage…

bad language, sexual themes, and so much more. Some are reasonable and some are not. Religion is a big part of banning also, people go crazy over religious things too. The “American Sniper” is banned for many different reasons, mostly violence and foul language. Violence, foul language, and religious beliefs are the top reasons of banning this novel. Violence is the main reason for banning this book. “I pushed my finger against the trigger. The bullet leaped out. I shot. The grenade dropped. I…