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The criminal justice system’s purpose is to uphold the law and protect society from crime. The system does this by investigating crime, prosecuting criminals, and punishing those who are convicted.

The Outsiders was banned because it contains profanity and violence.

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He is famous for his role in leading the country through the American Civil War and for his famous speeches, including the Gettysburg Address.

The Kite Runner is about a young boy who witnesses the murder of his friend and must grapple with his guilt. The novel follows the boy into adulthood as he flees his homeland and tries to make peace with his past.

Human rights are the inalienable and fundamental rights that every person is entitled to regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic. These rights include the right to life, liberty, and security of person.

The ceremony of loss is when a person in the community is given the memories of loss and pain so they can help the others in the community who are going through it.

John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the “Father of Liberalism”.

It protects the right to privacy and the right to choose.

The Giver is set in a dystopian society where people are assigned specific jobs and are not able to experience emotions.

The conflict in The Giver is that Jonas is assigned the role of Receiver of Memory, and must learn the true history of the world, which includes the knowledge of pain, suffering, and death. This knowledge is too much for Jonas to handle, and he struggles with whether or not to keep this information to himself or share it with the rest of the community.