A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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Have you ever read a fantastic book and know that in certain places its banned? Should it be allowed for people that read the books and think there not appropriate be able to have a say in whether it should be banned or not. I recently just finished a book called Lush it was an eye opener to a several things I don’t think I would’ve paid attention to if I didn’t know that they did ban it somewhere. Although the knowledge might not be good for certain age groups‚ parents and other human beings shouldn’t
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The ALA bans books for bad language‚ sexual themes‚ and much more. If it was not for the ALA we would not have the entire subject of a banned book‚ but it is so I am here. The book that I am doing is the art of racing in the rain. This book doesn’t have much in it to get it banned but for the little that is in it got it banned. But this has been the loom on what I think about this book getting banned. There are a bunch of little reasons for this book getting banned such as cussing or
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professor at the same university in which I enrich the minds of adolescences with knowledge of English Language Arts and Literature. When I heard that my son‚ Leo‚ was starting to read a banned book in school‚ I was appalled! Banned books were banned for a reason! Why on earth are we letting previously banned books back into our society? This is
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you think we should banned books? We should ban inappropriate books that have sexual themes. We also need to be aware of books that could hold racist words and ideas. These books could have a negative effect on young people. I will be tell you reason why we should banned some books that may harm kids futures. Why we need to banned books with sexual things in them .How dare alfred kinsey ask men and woman questions about their sex lives( alfred c. kinsey). Alfred C. Kinseyś book talks about sex that
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and enjoy R.L. Stine books such as the goosebumps series and the fear street series. Even though many people love to read R.L. Stine books some of his books are still banned. Many parents have agreed that these books are not appropriate for children of certain age levels. When it comes down to it‚ it is the parents’ choice on what their child reads‚ but that doesn’t mean the book should be banned so that no child can read it without going to a place where the book isn’t banned. This is why I think
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Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and even the Harry Potter Series have been banned or challenged in towns across America. This may come as a surprise since these books are favorites amongst many as the texts range from educational to simply an enjoyable read. Censorship of books goes back to 360 B.C.‚ but has become more of a problem in recent years. Over 11‚300 books have been challenged for their content since 1982 and many people can’t seem to find reason behind
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Banning books is suppressive‚ and limits the speech and printing of other’s ideas throughout literature. The censorship within today’s society makes it hard to believe we actually have freedom of the press nowadays. It makes us think is it truly fair for books and other types of literature to be banned ? Banning books shouldn’t be allowed anywhere around the world‚ it shows censorship and negative publicity toward the press and author’s of books. Banning literature is suppressive and unfair to
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Book Banning has existed in America since colonial times‚ when legislatures and royal governors enacted laws against blasphemy and seditious libel. Legislatures in the early American republic passed laws against obscenity. Though freedom of the press has grown significantly over the course of the twentieth century‚ book banning and related forms of censorship have persisted due to cyclical concerns about affronts to cultural‚ political‚ moral‚ and religious belief. Drugs‚ sex‚ and profanity are
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Dear Jay Asher (author)‚ In the United States today‚ more than 11‚000 books have been challenged or banned. Many people disagree with how authors write about graphic topics like sex‚ drugs‚ partying‚ abuse‚ religion and much more. Although‚ what they fail to realize is how accurate these topics written about are to the everyday events in our lives. The banning of your book‚ Thirteen Reasons Why‚ is unreasonable and unfair because it focuses on suicide which is a growing issue today‚ emphasizes
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