Books can contain so much knowledge and information‚ but what happens when children want to read a book with information their parents deem inappropriate? People are afraid that ideas and influences in books their children can read may be wrong. Whether it is sexual content‚ the presence of magic‚ or something bad that the parents dislike. This leads to books getting banned. This is a wrong thing to do‚ as it is unfair‚ unconstitutional‚ and‚ in some cases‚ completely ridiculous. Banning books is
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Persuasive Essay Should schools move on to the next stage of learning by using more technology such as MacBooks? This question has been asked to me many times‚ and my answer has always been no! People’s opinions about this situation differ greatly. Moving on in learning is a spectacular idea but with technology and the internet‚ there are many things kids could get away with. There are various reasons as to why this idea is not the best benefit for the students. Here are some examples. First
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The burning of books by Jewish authors in Nazi Germany‚ books on evolution and science by religious conservatives‚ and the banning of the Harry Potter series from school libraries are infamous cases of censorship‚ but the issue is far more pervasive. Controversy over censorship has existed for as long as authors have been writing books. In 360 B.C.‚ Plato wrote of censoring works and oversight of what is allowable to read. Some secular and religious authorities‚ as well as parent groups‚ maintain
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I strongly believe in the fact that people shouldn’t be able to challenge or ban books. First‚ it doesn’t follow the first amendment‚ free speech and beliefs. The public has different beliefs‚ opinions‚ and what they believe is right and wrong‚ just because a couple people don’t believe in what the book is stating‚ they don’t need to extract the book from other people who believe in the book. If another person has the urge to declare their point of view about what they believe no matter of the religion
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Book Banning Ethics The controversial topic of banning books has been considered in nearly every high school in America. Some schools actually are banning certain books in the current curriculum that are considered to be offensive to some people. Dr. Wes Scroggins‚ author of a document presented to the Republic School Board concerning context of textbooks and other curricular material‚ goes as far as to say that “requiring children to be exposed to this content at school is immoral. It is an abomination
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Goldberg World History II HN Mr. Boni- 5 9 January 2016 Candide: A Book Critique Candide‚ A novel written by Voltaire‚ shows many new ideas of philosophy. First published in French in the year 1759 there have been many new publications with modern translations of the original book. In 1922‚ the book was translated by Henry Morley‚ it grew to be very popular and still is to this day. The version published by Barnes and Noble This book allows students to explore ideas of the Enlightenment Era and the
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The Book of Jonah is a special and interesting book in the Hebrew Bible. Unlike other eleven prophets’ books which focus on the prophecies from the Lord‚ the Book of Jonah is a book which focuses on the prophet himself. Jonah alone is the main human character in this book. The fours chapters are like four acts; together they tell a story about Jonah’s special travelling experience and portray the image of this running-away prophet. However‚ the Book of Jonah does not tell the readers about Jonah’s
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I chose Holes by Louis Sachar for the book that I would save if I could only save one book. Although I read it about eight years ago‚ I have very fond memories of this story. I remember when I was about eight years old‚ my family and I listened to the audiobook while we were waiting for the Fourth of July fireworks to start. It is a small event‚ but I have not forgotten it yet‚ and I am not sure that I will anytime soon. In addition to the fond memories of reading and listening to this story‚ the
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The Chrysalids John Wyndham Book Report Static vs. Change: Waknuk did not want to change anything about their society‚ and wanted to keep fighting Deviations until the whole society was pure according to the way church and they think god says it. For this reason‚ they had no progress. More and more deviations were created in the society as‚ Waknuk wanting to stay the same grew. Example: The Sealanders say that they are against the Waknuk people because the Sealanders accept change‚ but the Waknuk
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The Hound of the Baskervilles was written by Arthur Conan Doyle in the august 1901‚and was published in The Strand Magazine in April 1902.This book is not the only one: it is the third book in the Sherlock Holmes series. The genre of this book is detective: all other books from the Sherlock Holmes Series is written in the same genre. The Hound of the Baskervilles was listed in the BBC in 2003 as the “best-loved novel”. The action starts in the family house of the Baskervilles‚ Baskervilles Hall.
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