Controversial Topic Essay

Books that are banned or challenged often have controversial topics but many don't consider the positive effects of these books. The Handmaid's Tale is an example of this because despite including uncomfortable topics, it also offers meaningful themes and ideas. Atwood's focus on sexism shows readers the importance of feminism and equality. For example, on page 72, the author writes, "This week Janine doesn't wait for us to jeer at her. It was my fault, she says. It was my fault. I led them on

Keyanna Ralph Professor Enslen SPC 1017 12 November 2015 Informative Speech Outline TOPIC: Genetically Modified Foods General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: At the end of my presentation, the audience will be informed on what genetically modified foods are, where they are found, and some of the controversial advantages, and disadvantages that are associated with them. Introduction Attention Getter and relate to audience: Before you eat a meal or snack do you ever actually think about

and the effects the opposite sex can have on one’s body. These two prevalent topics should be discussed in school as it is common issue in a majority of student’s lives. Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and compulsive overeating are all eating disorders that effect at least 30 million

the most controversial as well. The excessive use of the “n” word throughout his novel is very upsetting to some, stirring up the question as to whether or not Huckleberry Finn really is racist. With this question being asked many believe the novel should not be taught in schools, as it is inappropriate and offensive. Although Huck Finn can be mistaken as racist, it should not be banned from schools. In today's society people have become too sensitive, because anything that is controversial or might

branching away from Great Britain, firearms played a huge role. After the war, firearms were still an every day thing for civilians, using them for hunting and or self-defense. With the second amendment has come with a controversial topic when it comes to regulating guns in our country. This topic affects the United States nationally, as well as local state to state as they try to regulate how guns should be handled. From the core amendment values such as the second amendment have changed how the amendment

Censorship has became a controversial topic during recent years due to people's perception of concepts such as sex, violence, and hate speech. Many people and governments want things such as those to be erased from media and art to prevent them within our society. Others however, feel that children and others should be exposed to aspects such as these and that restricting the use of them in the arts would be a violation of their 1st amendment. Both sides have strong, deeply rooted views based in

Peepli Live, a 2010 Indian film, displays the controversial topic of “farmer suicides” by highlighting one significant farmer, Natha Das ManikPuri. Although there are various satirical lines of the film, Peepli Live reveals the chaos and blackmail that exists with the agriculture infrastructure in India. When Peepli Live came out in 2010, I had no interest to watch it with my family, however, seven years later, I am interested because it relates to the South Asian curriculum. After the film, I developed

Teens playing dangerous sports is a very controversial topic as many parents are different about letting there teens play dangerous sport. Many parents would get there teens scholarships and cheer them on the whole trip, while other parents might just shy away from some sports as they don't want there teen to get hurt. Teens shouldn't be allowed to play dangerous sports as they are not old enough to make trustworthy decisions and a serious injury may affect the family later on with hospital bills

takes a joke from zero to hundred in about six seconds. The Simpsons use humor that is funny, but doesn’t kill your braincells. For instance, in Family Guy there was an episode mocking terrorism after terrorist threats. The Simpsons wouldn’t touch the topic of terrorism until several year later at least. The Simpsons does not overuse a joke until it dies. For example in Family Guy if a joke is made about a song they play the whole song. In The Simpsons they will parody a song for a few seconds. In The

could understand what they were and what they meant. Today, I am starting to understand more and more about other religions. It has occurred to me that sometimes there is a conflict between religions when talking about certain topics. There are multiple controversial topics that can cause an uproar for one or many religions such as abortion and evolution. In addition, there are disagreements between religions that cause many other issues on their own. In that case, religion is interfering with