Looking Back to Move Forward: Approaches to Teaching Civil Liberties in 21st Century Classrooms using 20th Century Case Studies Antonio Thompson thompsonas@apsu.eduthompsonas@apsu.edu Austin Peay State University Clarksville‚ Tennessee Abstract The history of civil liberties has been fraught with constant violations and infringements. These violations often result from an ignorance of what constitutes civil liberties. It is the duty of teachers
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Module 6 Homework Module 6 Homework Steven McCord Allied American University Author Note This paper was prepared for COM 120 Module 6 Homework taught by Katherine Tracy. PART I: SHORT RESPONSE Write a response to the following prompt using proper APA Style. Prompt: You will read a description of a speaking situation‚ make decisions about how to adjust the speech delivery based on the situation‚ and answer questions about your decisions. Step 1: Review the information presented
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Also that by sheltering children from sexual information‚ “…adults could completely deprive children of opportunities to think about the nature of their sexuality.” Fudaka continues to express his belief that the government should do more than just censoring art‚ but going out into the world of preventing sexual attacks. While the point Fudaka brings up is valid‚ it is more reasonable to believe that “materials positively depicting sexual acts of minors are hampering the ability of
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Censorship of Literature on Students “The child who is taught nothing of his or her country’s cultural‚ political‚ and intellectual heritage must be pitied as much as the child who is compelled to conform on all respects to conventional wisdom” (Riechman 5). Throughout the centuries‚ literature has been censored because it has been accused of being inappropriate or promoting religious or racial ideals. Parents‚ school districts‚ and school board members believe that these subjects shouldn’t be taught
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discuss that I will talk about in this paper will be religion. Plato was a polytheist. He believed that there were multiple gods. Plato seemed to be very concerned about how stories regarding the gods were portrayed. Plato advocated censoring any story told about the gods because children may hear these stories and be exposed to blasphemies. Plato wanted the censorship to occur in order to protect children from said blasphemies. Plato advised that the gods only be portrayed doing acts
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to live. In the novels‚ Divergent and A Brave New World‚ both share many similarities and differences in their over controlled societies. The citizens of these societies life’s are controlled by their government’s educational courses‚ the extreme censoring of important information‚ and the restricted amount of individuality allowed in their communities. In Veronica Roth’s novel‚ Divergent‚ the citizens are split into different factions. Each faction has a high specific character standard that must
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of self-delusion” through this constant curriculum censorship. Theses children and students need to realize from an early age that there are horrible things in the world and that they need to take caution when faced with difficult situations. By censoring books‚ that would aid in a student’s maturity‚ these parents and educators are putting these kids on a path to future ignorance and
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Pros and Cons of Censorship Censorship is prevalent in the modern society. It is a highly divisive issue. Here’s a look at its pros and cons. Censorship is the control of information and ideas in a society. Both democratic and non-democratic countries use it. With the explosion of communication technology‚ it has become all-pervasive. There is a dispute as to whether censorship is good or bad. Pros of Censorship • Censorship of pornographic material prevents the corrupting of the children
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political revolutions. My question is‚ should such an influential expression be censored? I believe despite the power of music‚ it should not be censored. I believe music carries important messages about life both good and bad that need to be heard. By censoring music‚ we shut out the ability for people to process and decide on their own those important messages. Furthermore‚ censorship in any form is a violation of the first amendment. Also I believe the approach should be not censorship‚ but literacy.
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schools because of what the literature represents and inappropriate for children of a certain age. Although many schools banned and censored the literature‚ the literature can provide a positive in-class discussion and encourage group projects. Censoring The Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a fictional book about British schoolboys being evacuated on a plane to escape war. The plane is shot down into a deserted island. Challenges are faced‚ rules
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