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1,135 wordsMusic censorship has been a major problem plaguing America for over fifty years. In 1957, Elvis Pressley was only allowed to be filmed from the waist up on the Ed Sullivan show (Nuzum 1). Plenty of controversy has taken places between then and now, but more recently it has become much more prominent in the media, and people and organizations are beginning to actually take a stand. For example, Island Records (owned by Disney) dropped the Insane Clown Posse just after their release of The Great M...
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Branch Davidians David Koresh
1,148 wordsThe Branch Davidians Cult, which was until its demise headed by Warren Jeffs, had over 6000 members at its peak. These 6000 members lived in sister cities of Hildale and Colorado City in the barren US state of Utah. The cult in which control is the key is now considered by many to be closer to a terrorist organisation. The Branch Davidians had originated in the Seventh-day Adventist church where they in turn began to follow a Millerite which in short is a movement that believes the Bible sets ou...
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How Australia Reacted To The Threat Of Communism
1,251 wordsThe threat of communism that the Australian government produced is highly debatable issue. Australia was being exposed to Communism, which was spreading south from Russia, through Asia and ultimately to Australia. The domino theory was a key belief in the mind of the public, spreading fear throughout the world. The Liberal party exploited the threat of Communism and the domino theory to help with their election campaign. They attempted to ban the Communist Party from Australian soils. Trade unio...
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Controlled Substances Child Pornography
565 wordsThe issue about the governments right to control information which is accessible to has been widely debated. It is an imperative subject because it poses fundamental litigious questions which may affect the liberty of an individual in their community. Different arguments have been articulated concerning this issue. These include arguments in favor of favor of the status quo, others for the complete control of information, or for absolute liberty of the citizen information, while some are indiffe...
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Huckleberry Finn Word Nigger
602 wordsThe movie that the class watched dealt with the classic novel Huckleberry Finn written by Mark Twain. Huckleberry Finn was written in the late 19 th century, but it takes place during slavery in the southern United States. The book revolves around the adventures of a white farm boy from Mississippi, Huckleberry, and a run away slave Jim, as they try to reach the North and freedom. Written in the narrated view of the main character Huckleberry Finn, the grammar and language of the day is incorpor...
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Grapes Of Wrath Work Of Art
691 wordsThe Grapes of Wrath tells the story of the Joad family, migrant farmers from Oklahoma traveling to California in search of an illusion of prosperity. The novel's strong attitude stirred up much controversy and was banned from schools and stores due to its vulgar language. This story, winning the Pulitzer Prize, is considered to be John Steinback's greatest work. What makes this novel such a masterpiece is its use of symbolism, its description about history and its use of intercalary chapters. A ...
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J D Salinger Catcher In The Rye
1,802 wordsJ. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is the story of a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield. He comes from quite a wealthy family, has attended several private preparatory schools, but has been expelled from all of them. In the beginning of the book, Christmas is drawing near, and Holden has been kicked out of Peace Prep because he has failed most of his subjects. He does not want to tell his parents yet, so he decides not to go home until the beginning of the Christmas vacation. Inste...
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Crime Bill Game Animals
1,066 words... ded in the Crime Bill of 1994. While supporters of the ban claim the firearms banned by this bill are the Weapons of choice of gangs and drug dealers, the FBI Uniform Crime Reports show this contention is unfounded (Rusiecki 7). However, at congressional hearings held on March 31 of this year, several people testified that they had used guns, which are now banned to defend their lives and to prevent crimes (Survival). It is fortunate that these citizens had firearms to defend themselves. Soc...
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Freedom Of Thought Ray Bradbury
1,107 wordsIn Ray Bradbury's book Fahrenheit 451, showed a dystopian society in which owning books is illegal. The general nature of the society is based on destruction and emotionless, broken families. Bradbury conveys this world in a way that one cannot help but to read it as disturbing fiction. However, upon looking at our own world, we see our limits and standards for acceptable reading material close tighter around the neck of literary freedom. People are advised to not read books that have correct hi...
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487 wordsThe issue of happiness reoccurs constantly in Greek and Roman mythology. Among this is the right to bear arms when attacked. Yet David Strussel brings an important issue in this discussion, namely that in order to fully understand the theological repercussions of these events in light of later religious underpinnings, we must look at the theoretical implications of the Rosetta Stone. The links of this isn't limited to the Aegean Sea, far from it. Traces of fragments can be seen all the way in In...
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Negative Impact Side Effects
903 wordsThursday, September 28, 2000, the Federal Drug and Food Administration approved the use of mifepristone, the abortion pill known as RU- 486. This pill makes it dramatically easier for a woman to have an abortion. If pregnancy is detected within seven weeks of conception, this simple pill can abort the baby, making it unnecessary to go through with abortion surgery. I believe that the Fda's approval of RU- 486 was wrong and the pill should be banned. This pill is one of the worst things to come o...
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Book Conflict Between Children Conflict Between Children Community
607 wordsIt is the future. There is no war, no hunger, and no pain. No one in The Community wants for anything. Each Family Unit is entitled to one female and one male. The Community also has a Committee of Elders choose the professions (assignments) of every child when they become 12 years old. If an Elder is not on the committee he / she is well taken care of by the younger children or those people that are given the life assignment of "Caregiver." It seems that this is the ideal Community. To everyone...
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Taking Steroids Baseball Players
800 wordsIn professional sports athletes are trying to gain and advantage on their opponents all the time, especially in baseball. Many professional baseball players take muscle enhancers and weight gainers to improve their game. The athletes that are really trying to get an edge on their opponents may resort to steroids. Baseball players should not be allowed to use steroids or muscle enhancers because, it gives them too much power, they have a better advantage over the other players, and it can cause m...
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Pain And Suffering Infertile Couples
796 wordsA woman, at the rightful age of 24, has decided to have a hysterectomy. She lives alone by herself, has no kids or a boyfriend. One year after she has the surgery, which strips her of the ability to have children, she meets the perfect man for her and they get married. Now since she had the surgery she is unable to have children with her husband. Human cloning can give that ability back to her! Along with relieving infertility, human cloning will hold the potential for immortality, and be able t...
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Nelson Mandela War Crimes
1,390 words... caused much pain and discomfort. The boys were strapped to a table and their rectums were hyper descended and they received a lower gastric intestinal examination. The young men cried so loud they had to be gagged. They also received humiliating urological experiments, where tissue samples were taken from kidneys, prostate glands, and testicles. Several semen samples were forcefully taken over two days. After three weeks of torturous medical examinations, the twins were taken to the dissecti...
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Legalization Of Drugs Consequential Ist
921 wordsShould Drugs Be Legalized? For several decades drugs have been one of the major problems of society. There have been escalating costs spent on the war against drugs and countless dollars spent on rehabilitation, but the problem still exists. Not only has the drug problem increased but drug related problems are on the rise. Drug abuse is a killer in our country. Some are born addicts while others become users. The result of drug abuse is thousands of addicts in denial. The good news is the United...
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End Of The War British Soldiers
1,218 wordsExplain The Changing Attitudes Of British Soldiers Explain The Changing Attitudes Of British Soldiers And Civilians Towards The War When war broke out in 1914 soldiers were ready and eager to fight a war they believed would be over by Christmas. They volunteered to beat the Germans, to fight for King and country, to protect their land and families and they believed it was their duty. There was also huge public pressure to join up and objectors were given white feathers and publicly ridiculed. Fr...
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Partial Birth Abortions Doesn T
565 wordsPartial-Birth Abortion I. Intro- In 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision legalizing abortion in all fifty states during all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason, medical, social, or otherwise. Of the approximately 1. 5 million abortions performed each year, 93 % are done effectively. Most reasons are things such as the woman doesn t feel ready for a baby, can t afford one, or has broke up with her boyfriend. Recently, a procedure known as the partial-birth abortion h...
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Roles Of Women Treatment Of Women
1,376 wordsThroughout the world, from the beginning of time to today, women have been thought of as inferior, mens possessions and only there to serve mans every need. As far back as the nomadic civilizations, women were considered the nurtures and homemakers. They were supposed to stay home, take of the children and cook all of the family's meals. Today women, in some places, are still not treated as equals and have little if any rights. As well as having unequal rights, women have been treated harshly. T...
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Nobel Prize For Literature South African
904 wordsGordimer (1923 -) South African novelist and short-story writer, who received Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. Gordimer's main themes are exile, loneliness and strong political opposition towards racial segregation. She was a founding member of Congress of South African Writers, and even at the height of the apartheid regime, she never considered leaving her country. Nadine Gordimer was born into a well-off family in Springs, Transvaal, an East Rand mining town outside Johannesburg. It was th...
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