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    At Crossroads middle school received a complaint about the book “A Stolen Life.” by Jaycee Dugard. The superintendent read the book and decided it will be a banned book becauses of its graphic nature. It wasn't allowed in the 7th grade classroom libraries. It also wasn't a 7th grade elective reading. Even though the book was banned for 7th graders, the book will be on Northview Public High School shelves.…

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    Banned Books Have you ever heard of a banned or challenged book? If so, you would know there are a lot of them. There are also a lot of opinions as to whether books should be banned or not. Some books are understandable but sometimes I think this is taken a little overboard. By examining the difference between a banned or challenged book, the most common reasons a book is banned or challenged, and why “Night” was banned or challenged, it is clear that the message from the book outweighs the…

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    If I think back far enough, I can still picture it perfectly. I remember sitting quietly in the library during first grade, scary “chapter” books surrounding me. Overwhelming me as I tried to read them even though my young brain wouldn't cooperate, just wanting to discover. Seeing me struggle, my teacher Mrs. Blankenship (I still remember her well) came and sat with me on the small, multicolored beanbags. Not only do teachers such as the one I had influence us as a child, they are an important…

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    Andrew was extremely wealthy, So he was a Philanthropist. donated money to the poor, because he had empathy for them, because he was also poor, to know how hard it was to be poor, due to his empathy, he donated over 3,000 libraries in all across America, and donated to public schools, with scholarships,and grants to universities. This is an example of how Andrew Carnegie shared his wealth. He gave 90% of his money to fundraisers without any requests. However the majority of…

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    volunteers willing to lend a helping hand. After arriving everything I thought before was completely wrong. It was very organized and there were a lot of books being donated along with being shelved for the public. The facility was set up like a public library, different section and shelves for different genres. The facility had a lot of natural ventilation that affected my allergies, but I focused on my duties.…

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    about the blood, how it transport the essential substances we need such as oxygen, amino acids, nutrients, glucose and vitamins. How its used to keep the body warm, remove waste, and even regulate body fluid for electrolytes.www.kenhub.com) anatomy library. The blood is made up of three major functions. Transport, protect and regulate. The plasma is the fluid that surrounds the blood cells and helps transport carbon dioxide, hormones and metabolic waste products. Red blood cells, which are also…

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    Book banning is not doing a greater cause. Book banning is when government or higher authority remove books off shelfs from school libraries for being political, religious, or offensive being too dangerous for young readers. People read books for adventure to discover a whole real world. Censoring books for being too offensive will not open reader’s minds for the real or creative world. Book banning challenges citizen’s freedom to read. Books are influence for new beginnings. Books support…

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    Much like James Stewart, my love of reading preceded my interest in writing. I would visit the library often growing up, checking out books in the mornings at the elementary school before the first bell rang or taking part in the public library’s reading program during the summer. When I had my tonsils removed in the fourth grade, my school librarian (who was all too familiar with me at this point) delivered me a stack of books at home, knowing I would get restless without reading material while…

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    Andrew Carnegie is a philanthropist of his time, and helped shape America for the better. Although I believe this to be true, it is not a statement made without appraisal or periods of ambivalence. In researching the world’s richest man, it’s easy to see him as the good guy in his youth, as a young man, and eventually in his retirement. It was during his industrial revolution where Carnegie seemed to be beside himself as a robber baron. Still holding his core beliefs and values throughout his…

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    Have you ever wondered if a booked can be banned from a school? Well, it can and in fact, there are tons of books that are. Is it really necessary to ban a book, some schools think it is. Should the book Christine By Stephen King be banned from schools? Did you know a lot of people like Stephen King books including myself? His books are very well written like this one. My book found itself on the banned list because of language and it is filthy. Also, another school said it was because of the…

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