Banning

According to ABC News, “At least 17 states saw more than 100 book censorship attempts, the ALA said: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.” (abcnews.go.com). The article analyzed in this essay is “Why the Best Kids Books Are Written in Blood” by Sherman Alexie. This article was written on July 9, 2011. Sherman Alexie’s article talks about how many books that have a…

aspects of the world, while also increasing the depth in which they view people. Books provide an outlet for writers to bring to light issues plaguing society and for readers to become informed about problems surrounding their lives. Therefore, the banning of books in schools and libraries across the country has a detrimental effect on the advancement of a student’s relationship with the world because it censors imperative information about matters such as racism, oppression, and sexism in…

argumentations, counterarguments, and rhetorical appeals. They also use evidence to support their claims and reasons to why they are of the opinion that universal healthcare should be practiced or banned. As each editorial is commencing, the editorial banning universal healthcare is more effective. The two sides of the debate are practice of universal healthcare, the ban of universal health care, as well as compare and contrast of the two viewpoints. The writer who is in support of the…

of publishing her work because readers all over are likely to find the piece to be a good read as it is a topic most people can relate to. Friedman’s main point is that banning photos of skinny models is not the answer to the problem. She provides three reasons to support her claim, which she mentions in the write-up: “banning something simply makes it much more intriguing; It’s also because to judge a body healthy or unhealthy is still to judge it.; To ban an ad…

away, there is always a more significant reason as to why they should be controlled instead of banned. There are news articles stating that guns should be banned from society, however, this can lead to massive chaos. Don B. Kates’ article of why banning guns can be more harmful gives the reader logical reasoning of why machinery is a necessity. However, Gerald Ensley’s articles says that guns should be taken away completely but has no valid argument behind it. These articles give reasons such as…

L8r, G8r Banned or Not? The name of the book I have chosen is “L8r, G8r” by Lauren Myracle. The book is about three girls named Zoe, Maddie, and Angela. They are high school seniors dealing with the pressure of graduating high school together, and going their separate ways. A large number of people think this books should be banned due to religious reasons and adult content, along with bad behavior by the teenagers. My personal opinion is that this book should be banned for many reasons that I…

them is through the roof. So then, when the common law abiding citizen cannot buy a firearm for self and home defense, a criminal/murderer can just buy a black-market gun and barge into any house without a worry in the world. I feel the effects of banning guns could leave innocent citizens defenseless against armed criminals. I can see the good intention that goes along with the want to ban guns but realistically they just aren’t going to completely disappear. I don’t think that taking away…

The banning and challenging of a book is typically decided by parents, school staff, and district officials. For a book to be challenged it has to be attempted to be removed or restricted. It is, again, based upon the objections or parents and school officials. Unlike a challenge a banning of a book is the removal of material that is getting challenged. Most of the time challenges and banning’s…

Ban on handguns in the United States The controversy between banning and not banning handguns in the United States has been a hot topic for quite a while now. People often equate guns with harmful and dangerous situations. However, handguns owned by civilians have protected and saved countless lives. I personally think there should not be a ban on handguns in the United States. In current events there have been numerous occasions where people rather take matters into their own hands than…

In the article “Soft Drink Industry Fights Proposed Food Stamp Ban,” written by Robert Pear, he emphasizes that banning food stamps to buy sugared-sweetened beverages is unfair because not everybody receives the food stamp to buy such drinks, and the people get received food stamp usually are the people with low income. Thus, banning food stamps would lead to unjust practices and the oppositions will be raised extensively (2). Moreover, Pear demonstrates why it is not equitable…