And it presumes that earth (so spelled) can have only one meaning (‘land’, as opposed to sea and sky) - this despite the fact that every dictionary and style sheet I’ve looked at treats the word as ambiguous between this ‘land’ sense and reference to our planet.
This is an egregious philosophical error in an otherwise excellent story on the decline of our Earth. You can’t have dominion over our planet or pillage it quite so easily if linguistically you put it on the same level as all the sacred words we capitalize. Referring to Earth as “earth” is a vestige of the Judeo-Christian legacy. This is a story about what’s in the water, not in the soil, so the word “earth” is obviously incorrect. In “Emptying the World’s Aquarium”, Erik Vance writes that “there is no better place on earth to look at the future of global fishing” than the Gulf of California. Harper’s Magazine is one of the most progressive periodicals being published, yet it lingers in the dark ages when it comes to referring to the planet on which we live. The title of a letter in the October Harper’s Magazine from Howard Passell (of the Earth Systems Analysis Department, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque NM): James, for offensive language and sexually explicit content. Why? The language and content is seen by many as unsuitable for the targeted age group, the younger than 12 crowd.Īlso on the 2012 list of top 10 banned or challenged books: “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie, for offensive language, sexually explicit scenes and racism, The Washington Post reported “Thirteen Reasons Why,” by Jay Asher, for content that includes drugs, sex, alcohol and suicide and “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E.L. It’s a quiet protest that the American Library Association has waged since 1982, an annual event to draw attention to the more than 11,300 books that have been challenged or outright banned and highlight First Amendment freedoms and oft-ridiculous literary criticisms.Īnd heading the list of most-challenged on the 2012 top 10 list: “Captain Underpants,” by Dav Pilkey - the entire series. Chumley:īanned Book Week has arrived - and librarians around the nation are asking readers to consult the list and make a selection. From today’s Washington Times: “Banned Book Week opens with ‘Captain Underpants’ under fire” by Cheryl K. When using a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo check the safe search settings where you can exclude adult content sites from your search results Īsk your internet service provider if they offer additional filters īe responsible, know what your children are doing online.Today begins Banned Book Week. Black Gay Man Pussy Fucked Big Dick Bottom Young Black Black Gay Cartoon Black Gay Orgy Black. Bat Boys 2 - Gay Cartoon Comic Animation - Huge Dick Ass. Watch all featured gay cartoons gay XXX vids right now. Use family filters of your operating systems and/or browsers Check out featured gay cartoons gay porn videos on xHamster. Other steps you can take to protect your children are:
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