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    around the rosy, pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down.” This nursery rhyme and We All Fall Down are alike in a way. They both result in the falling of dead bodies as they land on the ground, now corpses. The book We All Fall Down was banned due to its violence and vandalism (Sova 2; We All Fall Down); the occurring sexual content (Marshall University Libraries 1); and the alcoholic references and profanity (Cormier; occurring theme) that haunt its pages. The book is worthwhile because

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    nice cold one on a scorching hot day at the sandy shores of Florida, but should you think twice about it? Not only is it banned on most beaches even locally, but drinking alcohol while beaching can be harmful to one’s health or one could be susceptible to accidents. The thing is that beach goers aren’t thinking of any real dangerous that could possibly occur to them and little do they consider the consequences. As the alcohol levels in your body rise so does the chance of a potential fatal accident

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    drink alcohol, you will have no problems. Also, many rap songs talk about going to the club and then "getting laid" with the aid of alcohol. With alcohol effecting one's brain, an unplanned pregnancy might occur. Also, many songs mention alcohol or drugs like "Shots" by LMFAO, A-team and "Drunk", by Ed Sheeran, "Blame It" by Jamie Foxx, and "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock. These songs reference or glamorize the use of alcohol and drugs. The second thing I found was the exhibit of alcohol in television

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    and how was this book challenged or banned? What arguments were made against this book? Looking for Alaska has been banned in a great deal of schools and all across the country. The reports of banning/challenging I could find included the Lumberton Township School District in New Jersey (book retained), Waukesha South High School in Wisconsin (book retained), Verona High School in New Jersey (book retained), Sumner County School in Tennessee (challenged and banned), Knox County High School in Tennessee

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    someone hase money, it does not mean you will find love. Fitzgerald inspiration to write this iconic book was the culture that he was living during the roaring twenties.(Legacy on Scott) Also, Fitzgerald inspiration was his wife Zelda Fitzgerald and alcohol. (F.Scott Fitzgerald)He was such an important person during the roaring twenties, and with all that controversy of this

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    The book I chose for my banned book report was Looking for Alaska by John Green. John Green is a 39 year old author who was born on August 24, 1977. He is the author to many popular best-selling novels such as: The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns, An Abundance of Katherines, and of course, Looking for Alaska. Aside from being an author, Green is also a vlogger, producer, writer, editor and actor. He is well known for his YouTube channel CrashCourse, which is an educational series teaching many different

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    commercialized, sponsorships have taken over professional sports. In this paper, Alcohol and Tobacco sponsorships will be the issue of this paper. Sports sponsorship has become an important marketing tool for advertiser’s because of the flexibility, broad reach, and high level of brand or corporate exposure that it affords, (Krapp, 49). Yet some sponsors have created an uproar with in the society, these are namely alcohol and tobacco products. These two make up about half of the sponsorship in professional

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    A banned book is defined as, “a book that has been prohibited from being published or circulated by a government authority, usually on the ground of religion, politics, or public morality.” Throughout the United States, many lists have been developed of books that are banned from school and libraries.These books are usually prohibited due to explicit content such as the use of drugs or alcohol. Although some books contain graphic things, what you take from them in the end could be more beneficial

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    The amount of advertisements for substances is out of control. The public is being forced to witness the death of our society with every commercial promoting the wonderfulness of alcohol and that only with alcohol your life can be truly meaningful and full of friends and family. After reading the essay “Addiction as a Relationship” by Jean Kilbourne, I didn’t really understand the death grip that these companies’ had on consumers until now. Kilbourne made excellent points in her writing. The main

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    ” Susan asked. “I would blame the alcohol advertisements for that,” answered Oskar. “Hahaha....are you out of your mind? How can advertisements persuade someone to drink? You can surely think of something better,” laughed Will. I feel dizzy listening to their conversation. I never thought a quiet evening could turn into an argument over a news report and some irresponsible teenagers. However, I must admit, it made my brain do some serious

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