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This Article reviews books that have been banned, mostly by religion reinforces. It covers books that have been banned from both written 100's of years as well as newer books. Points out that this is taking away the ability to build knowledge of other worlds.

C-Span interview with Diane Ravitch discussing her book. Provides her insight into why she wrote the book and the content of the book

This article breaks down why drugs should not be legalized. One of the main issues being that they are illegal and harmful and that's why they are illegal already. The government is looking out for you and some people should learn when to say "no". This gives 10 nicely detailed facts on why it should not be legalized and it is very informative.

I teach an online Banned Books class at GCC - ENH295. Good stuff.

That sounds really interesting. I'll have to look into it. Never knew the school had that class.

This new bill highly reduces some of the old classic books that could be used in reading classes. It also suggest that teachers private lives can be observed for anything that is considered a violation of new federal standards.

Summaries of books that have been banned at some point, somewhere in the USA and how they affected the cultural landscape of America

In order for a scientist in genetic engineering to end sufferings from children and adults they would have to continuously breed out the non-desired trait. Meaning this would take many years of a long and tedious process. In other words if you wanted the odds at 0.01 you would need to breed the trait out through 90 generations. To have a one in one million chance it would take 900 generations. That is not the desired time the scientist were hoping for as well as the population. This book is 136 pages so i did only give an exert from a paragraph that really stuck out to me.

Sister Margaret Farley has written a book on love, exploring different sexualities among people. She moves away from a "that's the way it has been always been taught" point of view to a progressive and accepting one that adapts to current knowledge, science and interpretation of theology. This is unlike any other perspective because it comes from the house of the strongest opponent to "deviant" sexual behaviors.

This came up in the discussion. It's an interesting topic, but very narrow for our scope unless this is happening elsewhere in the country.

Critics may say, "Precisely. That's our complaint with Ann. Her insulting remarks deflect attention from the points she's trying to make." Not so fast. Whether she intended it this way or not, the "harsh" remarks she made in the book have proven one of her theses in a way the book alone could not have done - at least not as effectively.

A book/article about Shari'ah Law from an Iranian writer.

The controversies of vaccinations have many contributing factors. This book explores the mentality of people as they make their choices.

This site offers a PDF of exposed myths in regards to gun control. The guide is meant for the purposes of people interested in and honest debate about gun control issues. The e-book that this site offers is arranged in chapters centered on different gun control topics like assault weapons, ballistic finger printing and firearm availability. A good source journalists, politicians and activists can utilize easily.

Body art and tattoos are accepted in many types of careers. Times are changing and the younger generation have more body art and tattoos no a days. However, the white collared employees with face to face interaction with clients will be subject to their tattoos and body art being covered. Don't judge a book by its cover.

ACTA is the new SOPA and so much more. It also is a trade agreement encompassing most of the developed countries of the world

Oh boy. Here we go again. They just won't give up.

An article by Forbes with their opinion on another possible act that is on the books for discussion in the same vein of SOPA and PIPA. It also provides some links to help you better understand ACTA.

This book written by James Smith discribes the affects of the estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in the Southwestern state of Arizona. Smith, an economist, describes the economic, demographic and fiscal problems facing Arizona.

The article describes how we are will to show our lives on social media for anyone to see not realizing how much is not private. Then talks about how upset we get when the Government is looking at us.

wow this article really opened my eyes to how much I use and rely on social media without considering the all risk.

It is amazing how much information people put out there. At work, we have to take compliance courses every year. Just last year, they added a couple of modules on social media, and what is expected of you in relation to the information about work that you put out there.

This article is about a journalist reaction to a writer's book about Gun Rights.

I agree that with allowing everyone to carry a gun we endanger others and I believe there should be me test and screening before we can carry guns. .

I find this article interesting because it informs the reader that gun control has been such a debated topic for decades now. Also what is more interesting is that depending on the situation people are hesitate to allow the second amendment to pass during tough times like during the panthers era or the wild west.This article just makes you think why is there pendulum for strict gun restriction in one decade and no strict gun control in this decade. For instance, because of the sandy hook elementary shooting are we more afraid of this situation to happen again so we keep our guns tighter in our pockets or do we allow the government to handle this for us?

There is a mom in Arizona who wants to be the heaviest ever. She talks about how she is going about to accomplish this. And she talks about the health risks associated with doing this.

This page allows everyone to understand the meaning of religious freedom in America. It explains a range of subtopics including Constitutional rights in public as well as denying the right to vote on a specific religion. Each individual has their own right to believe in what they want, and it explains how the government can't interfere with that.

Getting an education isn't just about books and grades -- we're also learning how to participate fully in the life of this nation. (Because one day we are going to be in charge!) But in order to really participate, we need to know our rights -- otherwise we may lose them. (nmw) These are the rights that come with religious freedom and what it's all about.