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https://www.theodysseyonline.com/21-people-offended-2015
This article is about the main topics people were offended by last year. Censorship is already on its way into our society.Everyone is already offended by everything. In 2015 people were offended by almost everything that they did no 100 percent agree with. Its already happening today.
- Kassidy Reed

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http://keranews.org/post/after-parents-complain-highland-park-isd-suspends-seven-books-classrooms?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=FBKERA4076
This article is about parents and students getting offended by content in books and having those books banned in a school as a result. The parents send emails to the school about it and demand that the books be removed just because they don't like it. This shows what Beatty said. People are to easily offended and in stead of moving on they push and complain until something they don't like is taken from those who do like it. Then every thing is more simple because every thing is expected to be a certain way. They want every thing equal. People want to be happy and to be happy they want to get ride of every thing that offends them, but what if what they like offends someone else? The solution get ride of books. Sage Lenker

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This article is about a white cop shooting an unarmed black man that did not seem to be making any aggressive movements. The article says how the Department of justices civil rights is investigating into the shooting.

This article is an example of people are too easily offended because every time a black person is shot by a white cop a lot of people get offended.

Dalton Kessler

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TULSA, Okla. - An unarmed black man fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, officer responding to a stalled vehicle last week can be seen in police dashcam video walking toward his SUV with his hands up and officers following behind him before he's shocked with a stun gun and then fatally shot.

Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan announced Monday before the department released the shooting footage that 40-year-old Terence Crutcher had no weapon on him or in his SUV. Police said local and federal investigators are looking into Friday's shooting to determine whether there should be criminal charges or if Crutcher's civil rights were violated.

"We will achieve justice in this case," Jordan said.

The police video shows Crutcher walking toward his SUV with his hands up and a female officer following him. The vehicle is stopped in the middle of the road. As Crutcher approaches the SUV, three male officers walk up and Crutcher appears to lower his hands and place them on the vehicle. The officers surround him, making it harder to see his actions from the police dashboard camera's angle.

Crutcher can be seen dropping to the ground. Someone on the police radio says, "I think he may have just been Tasered." One of the officers near Crutcher backs up slightly.

Then almost immediately, someone can be heard saying, "Shots fired." Crutcher's head then drops, leaving him lying completely out in the street.

After that a voice can be heard on the police radio saying, "Shots fired. We have one suspect down."

Police have said Crutcher refused orders to put up his hands. It's not clear from watching the video what other orders officers might have given him.

"We saw that Terence did not have any weapon. Terence did not make any sudden movements. We saw that Terence was not being belligerent," one of the attorneys for Crutcher's family, Damario Solomon-Simmons, said at a news conference separate from one police held.

US Attorney Danny C. Williams said the Department of Justice's civil rights investigation into the shooting will be separate from a local one into whether criminal charges should be filed.

"The Justice Department is committed to investigating allegations of force by law enforcement officers and will devote whatever resources are necessary to ensure that all allegations of serious civil rights violations are fully and completely investigated," he said.

Tulsa police Sgt. Shane Tuell said authorities showed Crutcher's family members the video and audio recordings ahead of their release to the public "so they wouldn't be blindsided by it."

"We wanted to be able to have that intimate time with them, with their attorney, to see if they had any questions or concerns," Tuell said. "With something of this magnitude, we're trying an approach that we believe is necessary to further that transparency."

About a dozen protesters gathered Monday morning outside the Tulsa County courthouse waving signs that read, "This Stops Now" and "Not Going, Keep Protesting." They also chanted, "Hands up, don't shoot."

Tulsa resident Mark Whited, who was among the protesters, said more should be done to "bridge the mistrusts" between police and citizens.

Police said the shooting occurred after an officer stopped to investigate a vehicle in the middle of a road. They said Crutcher approached after officers arrived to assist.

Tulsa officer Betty Shelby fired the fatal shot, while officer Tyler Turnbough used a stun gun on Crutcher, police said. Turnbough also is white. Shelby, who was placed on paid leave, was hired in December 2011, while Turnbough was hired in January 2009, police said.

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Black man fatally shot by white Tulsa cop was unarmed

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TULSA, Okla. - An unarmed black man fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, officer responding to a stalled vehicle last week can be seen in police dashcam video walking toward his SUV with his hands up and officers following behind him before he's shocked with a stun gun and then fatally shot.

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THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN NOW, NOW WOULD IT???

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THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN NOW, NOW WOULD IT???

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https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/mocking/
A family going through the great depression is in fortune but faces a lot of unfortunate situations. people would be easily offended by the racism in the book. (For example- in the book the people call the African american men and women (Negros, niggers) people will take offense to that.

-Zareon Reid

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https://www.thebalance.com/how-media-censorship-affects-the-news-you-see-2315162

In the article it states numerous ways in which the media censors the news. One of these reasons is that it can have offensive content. This is like the point Beatty brought up about the public getting offended too easily so they got rid of books. It's like in real life, if the content in the news is too offensive then they cut it.
-Zane Folcarelli

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My article was about ow the confedrete flag is acist to African Americans http://www.huffingtonpost.com/benjamin-okeefe/no-you-need-a-history-les_b_7625040.html Bailee Etzweiler

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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-donald-trump.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomens%20Rights&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=timestopics&amp;region=stream&amp;module=stream_unit&amp;version=latest&amp;contentPlacement=1&amp;pgtype=collection&amp;_r=0">http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/us/politics/hillary-clinton-campaign-donald-trump.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FWomens%20Rights&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=timestopics&amp;region=stream&amp;module=stream_unit&amp;version=latest&amp;contentPlacement=1&amp;pgtype=collection&amp;_r=0</a>&nbsp;

Most of this article is about a presidential nominee and a first lady trying to enforce feminism. This article is an example of people being too easily offended. Mrs. Obama and Hilary Clinton are both in their own ways trying to make sure women are not viewed as a minority. Clinton has stated about women being sexually assaulted, that women can be whatever they want to be (including president of the United States), and that women's rights are human rights. Beatty said about that everyone is a minority in some way, and in this article some people think that women don't have all of the rights and respect they deserve

Montana Behrendt

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Students were dividing race in the school paper . They got in trouble for and the way they were using it wasn't offensive. Parents took it offensively.

It is under the offensive title.
Why? Because the race word was used in a certain way and was taken in a different way. So they censored it to make certain people happy.

- Halle Fenicle

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After being reviewed by Teachers, A Stolen Life would be taken out of the seventh grade classroom libraries. Jaycee Dugard's book had experiences of forced captivity and sexual abuse for 18 years in California. The school received a complaint from a parent whose child choose the book after finding it on the shelves of the classroom library. This would go under the category of people are too easily offended. It is under this category because Jaycee Dugard is telling her personal experiences and the parent should not be offended by Jaycee telling her personal experiences.

http://cbldf.org/2014/11/jaycee-dugards-memoir-removed-from-middle-school-classroom-libraries/ (Links to an external site.)

- Ryley N

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http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/34607049.html

In this article a sophomore in high school was reading “The Kite Runner,” in school for their class. What book is about the modern Afghanistan and the rise and fall of the monarchy. The student’s parents were going over the book and found it inappropriate for their child and the other children in the class.This article pertains to one of the four reasons given by Beatty is that the book makes people offended easily. The article is this reason because the parent of the child that read this book thinks it’s inappropriate for their age and is not suitable for them. Lastly some parents don’t want their children exposed to other problems and history other countries.

- Jace Lauder

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http://humanismbyjoe.co/more-focus-needed-on-academics-than-on-athletics/
More Focus on Academics than Athletics. In this article it states that schools rely on reputation from sports rather than academics. Children now have unrealistic dreams of playing a professional sport. Only a few children grow up to be a professional athlete. Only 16 out of a million white males become pro-football players. Colleges give most scholarships to athletes instead of validictorians or 2nd in the class. No one wants to be president everyone wants to be a professional athlete. Schools worship the reputation from sports and students commit a lot of time focusing on their sport instead of doing homework and trying to get good grades. No one ever hears of a popular kid in school because they are the 1st in class. You only hear of the popular athlete.
-Myah Smeltz

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This article is about people being too easily offended and how social media helps with spreading the thing that offended someone. It talked about people trying to make everything politically correct so that people aren't offended. The author of the article thinks that we should learn to take jokes so we aren't as easily offended. The author makes comments that concern anti-gays, where he or she says that people don't need to stop making anti-gay comments, people just need to stop getting so offended by other people's opinions. Beatty talks about everything being "watered down" so it wouldn't offend anyone, this is kind of like today's media. When another religious group was offended by people saying "Merry Christmas" it became "politically incorrect" for people to say this. Instead, people said, "Happy Holidays".

-Sara Harris

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http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-effect-most-think-people-are-too-easily-offended/article/2597162
This article was about Donald Trump saying things in his speeches that offended people but some of the things he are saying are true. People just need to learn that its the truth and you can't change that. This is from Beatty's second reason books are banned. Some people don't like the things he is saying but they are true. When he says this stuff about building a wall and people getting offended by it.

-Nick Benedetto

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Obese mother loses 160lb after the humiliation of being told she was too large to fit into the rides at Harry Potter World

Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs

She struggled with binge eating and yo-yo dieting from the age of 12

A disastrous trip to Hogwarts motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs

An obese mother won a bikini contest after shedding 160lbs (11st 4lbs) because she was too big to fit on any of the rides at Harry Potter World.

Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs (22 stone) after struggling with binge eating and yo-yo dieting since she was 12.

A disastrous trip to Hogwarts and her youngest son's health issues motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs (10st 8lbs).

Last year, the mother-of-two wore a bikini for the first time while on stage at a World Beauty Fitness Fashion (WBFF) competition and clinched the crown in the Transformation Division.

Now the inspiring woman is studying to become a personal trainer and plans to take her family back to the Orlando theme park.

She said: 'My diet before my weight loss was very poor - I tried every fad diet and diet pill known to man.

'I would have episodes of binging when I would just go crazy and eat everything I could.

'I'd eat a lot of fast food and easy boxed meals. At one point it got so bad that I would chew my food and spit it out.

'Life was extremely hard for me. I wasn't really living - I couldn't play with my sons.

'I had spent so much time being inactive that almost every muscle in my body had completely atrophied.

'Walking around was hard and even just standing from a seated position was almost impossible.'

Stephanie visited Harry Potter World in Orlando, Florida, for its opening in 2010, but was left devastated when she was told she was too large to squeeze onto the rides.

She added: 'That day wasn't really fun for me - I spent it feeling very uncomfortable in my skin and depressed that I couldn't fit on any rides.

'I cried myself to sleep in my hotel room that night. My whole family are Potter fans.

'My eight-year-old son is waiting for his 11th birthday because he truly believes he will receive his invitation to Hogwarts then.

'I would love to go back when he's 11 and surprise him.'

Stephanie vowed to get fit but it wasn't until the birth of her second son that she really committed to a new lifestyle.

When he was born in 2013 he was unable to swallow by himself and had to be fitted with a gastronomy tube for feeding.

Watching her baby having surgery gave Stephanie the confidence to change her own life.

She said: 'The day he went into emergency surgery at only seven weeks old was the day I decided I was going to push through my own fears and change my life to become healthy.

'It was the scariest day of my life, but it has been the most monumental and eye opening day I've had so far.'

A local gym owner offered to help the young mother lose weight and devised a clean eating meal plan for her.

Although it hasn't been easy for Stephanie, it was worth it when she was finally able to play with her kids.

She said: 'In the beginning of my journey, every day was hard. I could barely do any of the workouts.

'Each day I became slightly stronger and I was able to do just a bit more.

'I started enjoying foods I never liked before and trying all kinds of new things. I became a person who stopped making excuses and feeling sorry for herself.

'Some my greatest moments in my fitness journey are the small achievements, the day that I could walk around the block without feeling out of breath was amazing.

'The first time I played at the park with my oldest son, when he was five, was the greatest feeling.'

In 2015, Stephanie decided to show the world her transformation journey, by stepping out on stage in Las Vegas wearing just a bikini.

She revealed: 'Stepping out on the WBFF Stage wearing a bikini for the first time in my whole life was a feeling that is indescribable, but one I will never forget.

'I'm finally able to live and enjoy life the way I was always meant to but was never able to before.

'I was so nervous that I cried secretly in the hallway. I eventually calmed down, held my head up and walked in the room to register.

'When I stepped on stage I remember feeling so nervous but also unbelievably calm.

'I was so proud of how hard I had worked and I was ready to share with others.'

Inspirational Stephanie is currently preparing for the WBFF 2017 competition season

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Obese mother sheds 160lbs after being too big for Harry Potter World

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Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs She struggled with binge eating and yo-yo dieting from the age of 12 A disastrous trip to Hogwarts motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs An obese mother won a bikini contest after shedding 160lbs (11st 4lbs) because she was too big to fit on any of the rides at Harry Potter World.

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In this article a women by the name of Stephanie Chavez was told that she was to over weight to ride a ride in Harry Potter world. This article would be part of the everyone made equal section because she stuck out of the crowd and felt unwelcome in this situation. Being humiliated in public caused her to go and lose 160 pounds prior to their trip. -Abby D

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Obese mother loses 160lb after the humiliation of being told she was too large to fit into the rides at Harry Potter World

Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs

She struggled with binge eating and yo-yo dieting from the age of 12

A disastrous trip to Hogwarts motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs

An obese mother won a bikini contest after shedding 160lbs (11st 4lbs) because she was too big to fit on any of the rides at Harry Potter World.

Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs (22 stone) after struggling with binge eating and yo-yo dieting since she was 12.

A disastrous trip to Hogwarts and her youngest son's health issues motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs (10st 8lbs).

Last year, the mother-of-two wore a bikini for the first time while on stage at a World Beauty Fitness Fashion (WBFF) competition and clinched the crown in the Transformation Division.

Now the inspiring woman is studying to become a personal trainer and plans to take her family back to the Orlando theme park.

She said: 'My diet before my weight loss was very poor - I tried every fad diet and diet pill known to man.

'I would have episodes of binging when I would just go crazy and eat everything I could.

'I'd eat a lot of fast food and easy boxed meals. At one point it got so bad that I would chew my food and spit it out.

'Life was extremely hard for me. I wasn't really living - I couldn't play with my sons.

'I had spent so much time being inactive that almost every muscle in my body had completely atrophied.

'Walking around was hard and even just standing from a seated position was almost impossible.'

Stephanie visited Harry Potter World in Orlando, Florida, for its opening in 2010, but was left devastated when she was told she was too large to squeeze onto the rides.

She added: 'That day wasn't really fun for me - I spent it feeling very uncomfortable in my skin and depressed that I couldn't fit on any rides.

'I cried myself to sleep in my hotel room that night. My whole family are Potter fans.

'My eight-year-old son is waiting for his 11th birthday because he truly believes he will receive his invitation to Hogwarts then.

'I would love to go back when he's 11 and surprise him.'

Stephanie vowed to get fit but it wasn't until the birth of her second son that she really committed to a new lifestyle.

When he was born in 2013 he was unable to swallow by himself and had to be fitted with a gastronomy tube for feeding.

Watching her baby having surgery gave Stephanie the confidence to change her own life.

She said: 'The day he went into emergency surgery at only seven weeks old was the day I decided I was going to push through my own fears and change my life to become healthy.

'It was the scariest day of my life, but it has been the most monumental and eye opening day I've had so far.'

A local gym owner offered to help the young mother lose weight and devised a clean eating meal plan for her.

Although it hasn't been easy for Stephanie, it was worth it when she was finally able to play with her kids.

She said: 'In the beginning of my journey, every day was hard. I could barely do any of the workouts.

'Each day I became slightly stronger and I was able to do just a bit more.

'I started enjoying foods I never liked before and trying all kinds of new things. I became a person who stopped making excuses and feeling sorry for herself.

'Some my greatest moments in my fitness journey are the small achievements, the day that I could walk around the block without feeling out of breath was amazing.

'The first time I played at the park with my oldest son, when he was five, was the greatest feeling.'

In 2015, Stephanie decided to show the world her transformation journey, by stepping out on stage in Las Vegas wearing just a bikini.

She revealed: 'Stepping out on the WBFF Stage wearing a bikini for the first time in my whole life was a feeling that is indescribable, but one I will never forget.

'I'm finally able to live and enjoy life the way I was always meant to but was never able to before.

'I was so nervous that I cried secretly in the hallway. I eventually calmed down, held my head up and walked in the room to register.

'When I stepped on stage I remember feeling so nervous but also unbelievably calm.

'I was so proud of how hard I had worked and I was ready to share with others.'

Inspirational Stephanie is currently preparing for the WBFF 2017 competition season

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Obese mother sheds 160lbs after being too big for Harry Potter World

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Stephanie Chavez, 30, from Fort Wayne in Indiana, weighed over 308lbs She struggled with binge eating and yo-yo dieting from the age of 12 A disastrous trip to Hogwarts motivated Stephanie to slim down to 148lbs An obese mother won a bikini contest after shedding 160lbs (11st 4lbs) because she was too big to fit on any of the rides at Harry Potter World.

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In this article a man took a sign down from his cheese steak stand that said "This is America when ordering speak english" it has bin there a decade and was only there in fear of immigration -Shannon Faust

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Will Smith's son Jaden Smith is going to be the face of Louis Vuitton clothes which is a fashion company for women. Men are offended because they think men shouldn't wear female clothing because it's embarrassing. Women are also offended because if men wear female clothing regularly they won't be able to rely on these female props to retain their female identity. Number 2 pertains to my article. It relates to real life because everyone gets offended if other people want to be original and do their own thing.
-Jevian Montalvo

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This article is about people being offended by other people playing Christmas music around people who don't celebrate it. They feel that playing the music around them is against there rights. They think that singing the songs are spreading religion. They think its wrong to be playing a Christmas song on the radio because it's forcing the religion on others. Beatty would get rid of it because it is offence to others religion
-Nathan Oakes

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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/24/you-don-t-hate-feminism-you-just-don-t-understand-it.html
This article show how people in certain group can become upset on certain subject. This article is mostly about the feminist community becoming upset when other women say the don't need feminism. This compares to the book by the people becoming offended by books showing that people now can be offended just as easy as the people now

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This article shows how the feminist community gets  affened   - Diane Campbell

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http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/control-your-light-switch-using-your-digital-device-using-bluetooth.html

The Bluetooth light switch is just another technology product that is allowing people to get things done faster. The product overall is not a bad idea but its completely unnecessary.  We as humans in today's world have become so lazy that we need to use our phones to shut off lights rather than take a few steps and shut them off ourselves.  It basically allows us to shut off the lights faster than it would to walk over to the switch.  Therefore this falls under reason 1 that Beatty has,  people want things done faster and things that take less time.  The Bluetooth light switch is just another one of those things that allow us to make everything faster and easier and become more lazy instead of just walking a few steps.

Isaac S.

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Ben Briggs

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Looking for Alaska

For my banned book i choose Looking For Alaska. I choose this book because i am reading i and enjoy the book. This book is about a student named pudge who moves to a new school, and makes friends with two some students who get on long well and enjoys the year in his new school. This book was banned because of explicit language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for specific age groups. I think Captain Beatty because it doesn't help people get jobs. Also i feel this book would offend people too easily because of the different view due to age group.  This is why captain Beatty would banned this book.

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Donald Trumps campaign against political correctness is being "offensive". Many people are being offended by his "mean words". A new survey was conducted and it shows that 59 percent of  people believe others are being easily offended by words others use. while the other 39 percent of people want others to watch what comes out of their mouth. This goes along with Captain Beatty's second reason of people being easily offended.
-Hailey Etzweiler

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http://thegbrief.com/articles/delivery-millennials-want-what-they-want-and-they-want-it-now-613

In this article, it shows millennials wanting delivery services to be quicker. They want more options and they want them to be cheap. They want to be able to order ANYTHING and have it delivered right to their door in the quickest and cheapest way possible.

This article is an example of reason number one: the people wanting more conveniences and "simplicity."

This relates to reason number one because people aren't satisfied with what they have. Sure they have many conveniences but they want more. They don't want to have to get up and actually go get those things themselves because it would be an inconvenience to them. Inconveniences make people unhappy, and that's the main thing Beatty tells Montag about in the book.

-Makenzie Hulsey

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http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_569805afe4b0b4eb759dbe0f

In my article on Facebook’s nudity policy many users of Facebook were banned or scolded for posting contemporary art consisting of nudity. Some of the pieces were even classics from the medieval ages. Deleting the pictures off Facebook not only offends the user but also the person who created the piece of art. Art historian, Kathy Shnapper has dedicated January 15, to be the day that all appreciators of art fight back against their nudity policy, by posting their favorite art pieces depicting nude figures. This is an example of Beatty’s “people too easily offended” reason. Obviously the Facebook monitors or other users are too easily offended of a male or female body. In the book they burned all the books about lung cancer because the smokers were offended. In real life their deleting pictures of classic art because people aren't accepting enough. -Dylan

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Smart Toilets Toilets will be getting an upgrade in the near future. Some new features being added are bluetooth speakers, foot warming, and remote control flushing. I believe this falls under the technology reasons Beaty gave. This just goes to show anything can be improved.

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Smart Toilets Toilets will be getting an upgrade in the near future. Some new features being added are bluetooth speakers, foot warming, and remote control flushing. I believe this falls under the technology reasons Beaty gave. This just goes to show anything can be improved.

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Alina Bradford

Whether you're remodeling your bathroom or you're just considering a new toilet, smart toilets are worth a look. Not only are they cool and super techy, they also make your life a little easier. Though there are many types of smart toilets, most have some basic features in common.

Futuristic flushing

First and foremost, they flush without being touched. Each toilet has a sensor that activates the flushing mechanism. Either it senses when a body has moved away from the toilet and activates a flush or you can wave a hand in front of the sensor to get it to activate.

If you're cursed with family members who forget to flush, the first type of sensor is ideal. No matter which one you choose, the perk of having a sensor instead of a handle is that germs won't get transferred from hands to the toilet and then to the next person who flushes.

Overflow protection

As a mom, one of the must-haves on my list when I refurbished my bathroom was a toilet that doesn't overflow. I chose the Delta Brevard with FlushIQ Technology. It stops you from flushing if the toilet is clogged, which keeps water levels in the bowl low.

Water savings and power sources

Smart toilets save water, but they also use electricity, so their environmental benefit is questionable. But you'll see a difference to your water consumption. Smart toilets sense how much water is needed and flush using just the right amount. The smaller flushes can use as little as 0.6 gallons per flush (GPF). A basic toilet that doesn't have smart flush technology uses around 1.6 gallons.

The flipside? All of that swanky technology needs power. There are two power options. Some smart toilets use batteries to power their smart functions, while others need to be connected to your home's wiring system. The battery option is best for those who don't want to call an electrician, though a wired system may suit you if you'd rather not regularly change your toilet's batteries.

More smart toilet features

Smart toilets range in price from a couple hundred dollars to thousands, depending on the features. You can get a basic toilet with just automatic flushing and water sensors, or you can get a fully loaded version with all of the bells and whistles, such as the New Waves Smart Toilet. Here are some options that are available:

Massaging bidet wash

Air dryer

Heated seating

Foot warmer

Automatic flush

Remote control

Self-cleaning features

Built-in sensors that alert you to possible tank leaks

Self-deodorizer

Emergency flushing system during power outages

Nightlight

Slow closing lid

Bluetooth and MP3 capabilities so you can listen to tunes while you go

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Alina Bradford

Whether you're remodeling your bathroom or you're just considering a new toilet, smart toilets are worth a look. Not only are they cool and super techy, they also make your life a little easier. Though there are many types of smart toilets, most have some basic features in common.

Futuristic flushing

First and foremost, they flush without being touched. Each toilet has a sensor that activates the flushing mechanism. Either it senses when a body has moved away from the toilet and activates a flush or you can wave a hand in front of the sensor to get it to activate.

If you're cursed with family members who forget to flush, the first type of sensor is ideal. No matter which one you choose, the perk of having a sensor instead of a handle is that germs won't get transferred from hands to the toilet and then to the next person who flushes.

Overflow protection

As a mom, one of the must-haves on my list when I refurbished my bathroom was a toilet that doesn't overflow. I chose the Delta Brevard with FlushIQ Technology. It stops you from flushing if the toilet is clogged, which keeps water levels in the bowl low.

Water savings and power sources

Smart toilets save water, but they also use electricity, so their environmental benefit is questionable. But you'll see a difference to your water consumption. Smart toilets sense how much water is needed and flush using just the right amount. The smaller flushes can use as little as 0.6 gallons per flush (GPF). A basic toilet that doesn't have smart flush technology uses around 1.6 gallons.

The flipside? All of that swanky technology needs power. There are two power options. Some smart toilets use batteries to power their smart functions, while others need to be connected to your home's wiring system. The battery option is best for those who don't want to call an electrician, though a wired system may suit you if you'd rather not regularly change your toilet's batteries.

More smart toilet features

Smart toilets range in price from a couple hundred dollars to thousands, depending on the features. You can get a basic toilet with just automatic flushing and water sensors, or you can get a fully loaded version with all of the bells and whistles, such as the New Waves Smart Toilet. Here are some options that are available:

Massaging bidet wash

Air dryer

Heated seating

Foot warmer

Automatic flush

Remote control

Self-cleaning features

Built-in sensors that alert you to possible tank leaks

Self-deodorizer

Emergency flushing system during power outages

Nightlight

Slow closing lid

Bluetooth and MP3 capabilities so you can listen to tunes while you go

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Why smart toilets might actually be worth the upgrade

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Whether you're remodeling your bathroom or you're just considering a new toilet, smart toilets are worth a look. Not only are they cool and super techy, they also make your life a little easier. Though there are many types of smart toilets, most have some basic features in common.

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http://m.huffpost.com/us/news/religion-in-schools/  This article demonstrates how easily people are offended. The article tells how a young 7th grade girl was learning about Islam as apart of her 7th grade social studies curriculum. The mother Michelle Edmisten claimed her daughters "personal religious beliefs were violated". She refused to let her daughter continue the class and was proud of the zeros that fallowed in that class. She was the only parent that was considered about the situation at the fallowing school board meeting. Michelle believes she is standing up for Christian's and her daughter. Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism were taught in in 6th grade and Islam in 7th grade. The National Council of Social Studies replied that learning about different religions is " necessary for effective and engaged citizenship and a diverse nation and world" Tennessee is currently in the process of changing its standards.

This article shows how easily offended people are to such a think like having a belief in religion. The United States is based off of having the freedom to believe in whatever religion you want but that comes with the right of freedom of speech and that resolves in conflict. That is how this article is an example of how people are easily offended

Bryce Erdman

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http://m.huffpost.com/us/news/religion-in-schools/  This article demonstrates how easily people are offended. The article tells how a young 7th grade girl was learning about Islam as apart of her 7th grade social studies curriculum. The mother Michelle Edmisten claimed her daughters "personal religious beliefs were violated". She refused to let her daughter continue the class and was proud of the zeros that fallowed in that class. She was the only parent that was considered about the situation at the fallowing school board meeting. Michelle believes she is standing up for Christian's and her daughter. Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism were taught in in 6th grade and Islam in 7th grade. The National Council of Social Studies replied that learning about different religions is " necessary for effective and engaged citizenship and a diverse nation and world" Tennessee is currently in the process of changing its standards.

This article shows how easily offended people are to such a think like having a belief in religion. The United States is based off of having the freedom to believe in whatever religion you want but that comes with the right of freedom of speech and that resolves in conflict. That is how this article is an example of how people are easily offended

Bryce Erdman

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-369262/Women-blame-raped.html
In this article, many people took a survey to determine if women played a role in their rape. 1 out of 5 people believe that if the girl dresses inappropriately, then "asked" to be raped. Other people believe that if the woman didn't say no, then they played a role in the rape. However, not all people believe this way. Many people feel that if you are raped, you have nothing to do with it. Sometimes that is the case, and other times not so much. With this article, it shows Beatty's example number 4, and that is people just want to be "happy". The act of rape should not make anybody happy.

-Lacy Strait

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That  wouldn't happen today, wouldn't it? 

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http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/us/black-lives-matter-evolution/

In this article the group began to make the lives of black americans better. But instead has turned into a group based off of racism. The group is offensive to everyone. Even their own race because of the way they are trying to get their point or belifs across. They even go to the extent of having gatherings to display their belifs but instead turn into being riots or disruption of society. The black lives matter group set out to be a group of positive image but in turn ended up being a one sided race. This article goes with people being offended easily.

-Crista

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That Wouldn't Happen Now, Would It?     http://www.christianpost.com/news/why-are-schools-banning-the-bible-in-the-classroom-119756/                      Recently, in a school in Florida, a boy named Giovanni has been yelled at and reported by a teacher and principal for reading The Bible in class.  The teacher said The Bible is very inappropriate to read at school.  The teacher told him before not to read The Bible, but this time she talked to the dad about it.  The principal agreed with the teacher, stating in a letter: "Your child is permitted to read the Bible before school, after school and during lunch, in accordance to the law."  The kid’s rights were violated, so him and his parents hired an attorney to fight against it.  Questioning The Bible is an example of people that are offended too easily.  The people don’t want religion going around in school, all they want is the education.  The teacher might have got offended because  she doesn’t agree with The Bible. 

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That Wouldn't Happen Now, Would It?     http://www.christianpost.com/news/why-are-schools-banning-the-bible-in-the-classroom-119756/                      Recently, in a school in Florida, a boy named Giovanni has been yelled at and reported by a teacher and principal for reading The Bible in class.  The teacher said The Bible is very inappropriate to read at school.  The teacher told him before not to read The Bible, but this time she talked to the dad about it.  The principal agreed with the teacher, stating in a letter: "Your child is permitted to read the Bible before school, after school and during lunch, in accordance to the law."  The kid’s rights were violated, so him and his parents hired an attorney to fight against it.  Questioning The Bible is an example of people that are offended too easily.  The people don’t want religion going around in school, all they want is the education.  The teacher might have got offended because  she doesn’t agree with The Bible. 

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Jeanette Walls. The book allegedly had questionable content such as,sex scenes, abortion, and abuse. It was tried because it wasnt what the people wanted to hear. This article is an example of how society is in Beatty's eyes is the people didnt want to see what was in the book so the fire men got rid of the books. Today there are many examples not in just books but things like, black lives matter, and the presidential elections.
-Mason Myers

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http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/controversial-ads-time-gallery-1.1714547?pmSlide=1.2667776

Versace recently released their campaign for fall fashion in 2016. The article features 21 year old supermodel Gigi Hadid along with an assumed to be boyfriend/husband, along with their son and daughter. People are very upset with the age of Hadid in relation to the age of her oldest child. Many are saying the add is advocating or sensationalizing teen pregnancy as Hadid would have been highly likely to have been in her teen years upon the birth of her son. The add creators are also being called racist because the young couple's daughter, who is not Caucasian, can be seen with a chain that is suspected to have the toddler "chained" to her stroller. This is an example of people being too easily offended by a topic. Versace is a clothing company that were simply trying to gain popularity with the youth and young adults. However because of the way people interpreted the content of the add, the clothing company now has a bad reputation among many who have seen the add.

- Logan Roadcap

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http://keranews.org/post/after-parents-complain-highland-park-isd-suspends-seven-books-classrooms?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=FBKERA4076
Parents at a school called Highland Park,challenged a book called A Glass Castle, A memoir by,

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http://www.newsweek.com/how-come-libraries-are-still-banning-books-379958

This article says this book is challenged because it has sexual content. IT talks about real events from a New York zoo of two male penguins making a baby named Tengo. This booked was banned multiple times because of its homosexuality. This artical goes along with people getting offended to easely.

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2016/07/21/megyn_kelly_bared_her_shoulders_last_night_and_some_fox_viewers_couldn_t.html
The Fox News anchor, Megyn Kelly, was judged by viewers for showing her shoulders. On the third night of the Republican National Convention, Kelly wore a spaghetti strap, V-neck shirt. People came to twitter about her shirt asking if she was "going to the club or the beach" or if she was "wearing her yoga outfit." This is an example of people being offended to easily. People were offended because her shoulders were not covered which was considered "scandalous, unacceptable, and deeply inappropriate ." People felt as if her shoulders were distracting and unprofessional for TV.
- Marleigh Hoover

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Most of this article is about a presidential nominee and a first lady trying to enforce feminism. This article is an example of people being too easily offended. Mrs. Obama and Hilary Clinton are both in their own ways trying to make sure women are not viewed as a minority. Clinton has stated about women being sexually assaulted, that women can be whatever they want to be (including president of the United States), and that women's rights are human rights. Beatty said about that everyone is a minority in some way, and in this article some people think that women don't have all of the rights and respect they deserve.

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http://dailycaller.com/2014/10/29/victorias-secret-ad-sparks-meaningless-controversy-for-featuring-attractive-models/ Victoria's secret is receiving heat for their new ad for their new bra that says 'The Perfect 'Body". The ad refers to their new bra but many people take it as referring to the models featured in the picture. People think that they are body shaming people that don't look like the models. This represents Beatty's second reason, people too easily offended. The people are offended by three simple words that are interpreted incorrectly
-Shailynn Hoke

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http://digitalintelligencetoday.com/apple-watch-confirms-convenience-tech-as-the-next-big-thing-images/

Technology/Mass Convenience-  This article is about how the new apple watch  allows you to do everyday things such as paying with a credit card or calling a taxi, using the watch. This is an example of mass convenience because you are able to do many things, that usually require your phone, directly from your wrist.

Josh Rothermel

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3785697/Instagram-s-new-feature-stop-people-posting-offensive-comments-photos.html
This article shows that so many people can be offended by anything.Beatty explains that people get too easily offended.People post so many offensive comments or posst that Instagram had to create a new freature so people  can hide them or delete them.
-Katelyn Meyers

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http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/fat-fly-passenger-sues-southwest-airlines-discriminatory-actions/story?id=16271932

This article shows one instance of a woman being denied the ability to fly because she was too fat. They told her that since she can't fit within the 17 inches of the seat, that she'll have to buy a second one. She was offended and humiliated, so she decided to sue. This would fall under the "everyone is supposed to be made equal" point. You can't just point out the fact that she's too heavy to fly in just a single seat in front of everyone right before she has to board her plane.

-Faith Johnson

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http://www.livescience.com/56497-artificial-intelligence-intriguing-uses.html

In this article we are advancing in artificial intelligence. This can help scientists find out where animals live, unique features, estimate how old the animal is, and whether it is a male or female. All automated just by people posting picture online. This   would be under " people want things more simpler" Why and how because this helps scientists save so much time by not going out finding them and it is easy and they don't have to do work   -Colton  Heim

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http://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/the-most-offensive-article-youll-read-about-offensive-halloween-costumes-all-of-them/?_r=0

This article shows that some costumes can be offensive if we share them past the parameter.  This article also describes the most offensive costumes that have been exposed to the media. This also shows people being offended just as Cpt. Beatty said.

-Stephen Hoke

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http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-shirtstorm-rosetta-scientist-matt-taylor-shirt-20141118-story.html

Back in 2014, this article was written about scientist Matt Taylor. His decade year old probe, the Rosetta mission, landed on a comet for the first time in history. When interviewed he was wearing an offensive shirt to some as depicting scandalous women with weapons such as guns and blaster. To women and feminists around this was depicted as extremely offensive and an uproar started. Even after his tearful apology, the people still revolted over his attire for the broad casting interview. This incident has since died down after 2 years. This is a perfect representation of Beatty's point of people being too easily offended. In the article it states many time of the wicked things the offended group said to him and literally made a grown man cry. The depiction of the women seemed to offended the people because they took it as lessening the value of women worth and how they couldn't believe a scientist with a very professionally career would present himself as that.

Hannah Carns

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/us/high-school-students-transgender-bathroom.html?_r=0

This article shows people being offended, as Beatty said. This article describes the issue of transgender teens using the bathroom of their choice in their schools. Many are upset because they are afraid that their children would be sexually assaulted while in the bathroom. - Cheyanne Zinck

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Highland park brought back the book A Glass Castle: a memoir by Jeannette Walls. It was challenged. They allegedly had questionable content, sex scenes, abortion, and abuse. The book got challenged because people got offended too easily.

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http://humanismbyjoe.co/more-focus-needed-on-academics-than-on-athletics/
More Focus on Academics than Athletics
This article shows how athletics dominate academics in schools

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The Kite Runner
http://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/kiterunner.asp

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No late fees, no due dates and no shushing librarians. Those are just some of the perks of the Little Free Libraries program. Several of them are popping up in neighborhoods across Dallas this summer.

The idea is simple. Build a small, basic structure, fill it with reading material, plop it in a neighborhood and encourage people to borrow.

Even in a world that's increasingly digital, a box of books can be pretty magnetic.
"Reading just kind of opens up a door"
When people think of West Dallas, the shiny new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge or the contemporary Trinity Groves restaurant incubator tends to come to mind.

But in a neighborhood known for fresh construction, some older community staples get overlooked.

"Since it's still a developing area, we kind of got lost in the mix," says Jamonica Washington, youth development director for the Lakewest Family YMCA. "So sometimes, when you pull it up in the GPS, it's like, 'YMCA who?'"

Washington says that's kind of funny, because the Lakewest Y is actually 13 years old. There's a lot that's new about West Dallas, but the community has been around for a while and has some age-old problems. Hunger, poverty and literacy are all issues the YMCA tries to tackle. Their new Little Free Library is part of the process.

"Reading just kind of opens up a door to a whole new world and a whole other imagination," Washington said. "It gives kids the opportunity to learn things outside of their neighborhood and just kind of be involved and read together with their families."

Another 16 Little Free Libraries are slated to go up in West Dallas and South Dallas. The Dallas Public Library, Big Thought and BC workshop, a nonprofit design center, have teamed up to make it happen. One Little Free Library is being built inside a detention center. Another is made from a re-purposed paleta cart - one that used to be pushed around full of ice pops on hot summer days.

Dozens of other little libraries have sprouted up across Dallas-Fort Worth. And there are scores across the country.

Library patrons can borrow a book and bring it back. Or bring a different book back to replace it. There aren't many rules, and the honor system is the only enforcer.
Astroturf and reading material
The Lakewest Y Little Free Library is painted in purple, a wooden rectangle with an easy-slide door. It's mounted next to a stained concrete bench.

But where can kids and teens lounge? A patch of bright green Astroturf that would make NFL stars jealous. This particular creation was designed by Scott Taylor and Leo Gonzalez, who volunteered their time and expertise.

Reading can be a tough sell. Just ask 15-year-old Michael McCoy.

"I do it for school, sometimes for fun. It depends if I'm bored or not," he said. He laughs.

That's why Little Free Libraries make it as easy as possible to dig in to a good book.
Where are the libraries in Dallas? Build your own library
If you feel moved to build a Little Free Library, you don't need a community center to back you. Your front yard or stoop are perfectly acceptable locations. Here's a map of all registered Little Free Libraries. You can zoom in on your neighborhood.
Where are the libraries across North Texas?

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Little Free Libraries Show The Power Of A Box Of Books

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No late fees, no due dates and no shushing librarians. Those are just some of the perks of the Little Free Libraries program. Several of them are popping up in neighborhoods across Dallas this summer. The idea is simple. Build a small, basic structure, fill it with reading material, plop it in a neighborhood and encourage people to borrow.

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And Tengo Makes Three:

This article there is an instance where a children's book, And Tengo Makes Three, this book is challenged on issues of  sex and sexuality. This book is based off the  actual events of the New York Central Zoo, and it tells of a story where two male penguins hatch and raise a female penguin named Tengo. This book was challenged many times because of the idea of homosexuality of penguins. This article goes under the second category where people are too easily offended because of the fact of the homosexuality  part.

-Aaron K.

http://www.newsweek.com/how-come-libraries-are-still-banning-books-379958

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In this article, it states about the school, Highland Park ISD, has suspended seven books because of parents complaining on matte such as racism, language, sex, abortion, etc. This effected teaches lesson plans and has contributed to a loss of precious learning time from the students. The school board is now re-looking into the books to see if they are truly unfit for students to read and study.