take place at any given time. Therefore, reducing the amount of cars on the road does not contradict with traffic. Although, school takes session at a known time, a student could be in need of tutoring or they may have business to take care of. Banning from driving a car to school causes many mishaps. Missing the bus would…
Colorado, Virginia Tech, Aurora Movie Theater and Sandy Hook Elementary have one thing in common, armed men with one sole purpose, to kill. Since then our communities have been in constant threat from armed men, and what do most people ask for? Gun control. Those for stronger gun control have themselves and their families in mind. Those against gun control quote the constitution, remind us of our right to own guns. For or against the fact remains: stronger laws for gun control need to be…
Sammie Baxter ENG 103-121 Professor Hank Blanton 5 December 2015 Ban The Use of Performance-Enhancing Drugs For a number of professional athletes, the temptation to use performance-enhancing drugs could be nearly impossible to resist. In order to be one of the top professional athletes today, the players place themselves under an enormous amount of pressure. The competition schedules along with demanding training regimes take a physical toll on their body while the expectations by their family,…
Why are Books banned? Why are books banned? There are many reasons why books are banned. For instance Language or racial issues. Violence or negativity even religious views or opinions in the book. In the Freedom Writers Diary all of these occur. I believe the Freedom Writers Diary should be banned in school. A few reasons why I think that this should be banned. Is because there is a lot of violence between each other. And a lot of bad language between race and also gangs. The freedom writes is…
Banning Guns Will banning guns really have an impact in the United States? Not much. For over 20 years and until this day banning guns has been a big issue. Not only in the United States but also worldwide. In the Unites States, about 40% of people own a gun. Each year, more than 100,000 people are shot and killed. Couple of states have already banned guns to control this problem. However, within a few years it has worsen the problem. As a result, I believe banning guns should not be processed…
censorship happened in Nazi Germany where they made efforts to burn all non-German books. These included works of Ernest Hemingway and the 1929 Nobel Prize winning author who criticized the fascist government, Thomas Mann. Currently the issue is the banning of books from public and school libraries. Reasons…
Junk food in schools and vending machines has become a growing controversial topic amongst parents and the government. There is a multitude of reasons for keeping it in the school system. Many argue that banning junk food will help combat obesity even though more results would come from increased exercise. The government effort to ban junk food is well intended but doesn't solve the problem they want it to solve. Junk food should be left in school because it provides revenue for the school,…
completely from any country is fraught with moral and ethical decisions. In detail, we will analyze the country of India. Taking a look at the steps forward that are being accomplished to reduce tobacco usage by government and global agencies, through banning the advertisement of tobacco products. We will also analyze the big…
The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mocking Bird, the Color Purple, the Odyssey, the Harry Potter series. These are only a couple of the famous classic books in our time. They are usually read in school or can be picked up at the local library. These books are popular because of their individual lessons and unique stories told through their many pages. Unfortunately, many of these books have been banned from many schools and libraries throughout the United States at some point in time. Books should…
enjoying a piece of literature. Books as a whole are excellent teachers, and show another face to the world, and should not be banned. Moreover, the banning of books infringes on the freedom of speech and the freedom to read. Books wear an innumerable amount of topics in their pages, making them among the best educators available. To quote “Reasons for Banning Books, and 5 Much Better Reasons Not To” by Robin Beery, “…[books] teach us compassion…vocabulary, and social skills.” Books can teach us…