needs to be censured for the betterment of the State‚ it should be. Plato presents a logical argument of the arts‚ specifically painting and poetry‚ and comes to the conclusion that art should be censored. The reasoning behind Plato’s call to censor the arts starts off with the explanation that art is mimetic‚ and thus twice removed from the truth. Although he once wrote that art imitated Ideal reality‚ rather than a direct imitation of it‚ he attacks art in that it often presents images that
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marched into the Darkness"(179). Rashid even says‚ "Really‚ this is beginning to look like a war between buffoons"(179). Rushdie gives both sides equally ridiculous‚ clown-like appearances‚ mocking the battle between the censors and the free-speech activists. The Chupwalas‚ or censors‚ wear the nosewarmers at all times‚ while the Guppees don them merely for the battle‚ but at the time of the fight both sides appear equally silly. The fact that the Chupwalas wear the noses all the time simply suggests
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condemn‚ ... and what would have been obscurely said in one written work is then repeated in a thousand others." This sentiment describes a major fault of censorship in democratic countries‚ that when the people do not hold up the opinion of the censors‚ the whole populace is exposed to what was tried to silence. Tocqueville offers that the idea of censorship is counter productive in the case of trying to hide something from the public‚ as if the information trying to be hidden is discovered‚ than
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carries the brands Extraderm‚ Maxi-Peel‚ and Skin White. It also carries one of the fastest growing skin care brands in the Philippines – Biolink. In 2002‚ the Company invested in a Php400 million state-of-the-art manufacturing complex in Canumay‚ Valenzuela City which is expected to meet the Company’s capacity requirements in the medium-term. The Company established the Splash Research Institute in 1997. Through state-of-the-art facilities and equipment‚ and a research staff of more than twenty (20)
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Phil Turner Philosophy 02/14/2012 Censorship Should the government censor media‚ literature‚ and the internet? Censorship has been a major controversy in the United States even before it was country. In 1734 a New York newspaper printer‚ John Peter Zenger‚ publicly bashed the current ruler at the time and was imprisoned. He was defended by Alexander Hamilton who made his famous speech “truth can ’t be libel.” This case led to freedom of speech to be added to the Declaration of Independence
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world. But even these skills are not enough to win the political glory you crave. Natural talent may be important‚ but one must still prepare. My whole life was dedicated to preparing to participate in politics‚ and look at me now—I’ve been elected censor. Knowing you and your diligence‚ you will go far. I am honored that you want to be like me—and here’s how you can. You are twelve years old now‚ which means that your journey into the political world can begin very‚ very soon. Every first step begins
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searching on Google’s site experienced inordinate delays. By 2005‚ Chinese search engine company Baidu emerged as the leading internet search company in China. To compete with Baidu‚ Google decided to launch a Chinese website - www.google.cn and agreed to censor its content. Table of content |S.no |content |Pg no | | |
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right. We need public educational programs to instruct people on proper usage of the Internet and how to personally and positively regulate their (or their children’s) experience. Furthermore we need to grant every Internet user the full ability to censor out that which offends them. One of the many benefits the Internet has to offer is that it employs a system for true democracy. It’s governed by the people‚ for the people. Multitudes of private online communities ranging anywhere from games
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offensive is being said. On the other hand‚ a high school student should be mature enough to handle anything that is thrown their way. By the time they get to that age‚ they already know a good handful of the stuff that administrators are trying to censor. Offensive topics like racism‚ sexual contact‚ rape‚ and homosexuality may be contained in the book being read‚ but in all reality‚ there is nothing more real to the book than there is to a scary movie. President Obama said “censorship includes teaching
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Pornography is one of mankind’s most revered‚ respected‚ and repulsed pastimes. Adults can use pornography to relieve stress‚ enhance their sex lives‚ or simply as a means of entertainment. One of the easiest and most popular ways of obtaining pornographic material is over the Internet. The only downside is that the Internet is accessible to children; therefore‚ pornography is accessible to children. While adults should have limitless access to Internet porn‚ minors should be kept away from this
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