What exactly is censorship? Some feel censorship is a violation of their rights. Others say censorship is a must in the violent‚ abusive world we call "society." Who has the right to censor? Who doesn’t? What needs to be censored‚ and what doesn’t? The fact of the matter is that there are many pros and cons in the music and entertainment industry about censorship. Personally‚ I believe that the consumers and viewers should be charged with the ultimate responsibility of censorship. <br> <br>One major
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The Censorship of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a significant book in the history of American literature that presents readers with the truth of our past American society in aspects such as speech‚ mannerisms‚ and tradition that we must embrace rather than dismiss by censorship. It is a novel that has been praised and proclaimed America’s “first indigenous literary masterpiece” (Walter Dean Howells) as well as one that has been criticized and declared obscene. It has
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English II- 3rd Block 13. Nov. 2015 Censorship The average citizen would be surprised how often he/she looks at any media related things‚ such as newspapers‚ television‚ books‚ even the internet‚ that are censored. Think about it. Have you ever watched a movie like 21 Jump Street on TV‚ and during a conversation‚ a character’s dialogue goes silent? The character’s lips seem to be moving‚ but no words are being expressed. That is an example of censorship. Sure‚ censorship can be used for great things‚
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Censorship The power of censorship is used greatly for several reasons. Censorship is used to censor explicit language‚ profanity‚ nudity‚ etc. It’s mostly used on the radio‚ apple music‚ and television. I feel that it’s good to use censorship to prevent younger children from hearing words they aren’t ready to be exposed to. For example‚ if I had a son I wouldn’t approve of him listen to music with profanity‚ at a young age. I believe children should enjoy their youth without being exposed to inappropriate
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Research Paper Censorship means many different things to many different people. To some it may mean the ratings on a movie or video game‚ or the banning of books. There are many reasons for censorship also‚ Judy Blume believes that “censorship grows out of fear‚ and because fear is contagious‚ some parents are easily swayed” (Judy Blume on the Web). Although censorship may have thought to be and out dated practice and to have no place in our modern society‚ it is alive and exists in many forms;
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Censorship is seen throughout the world‚ including the United States where the first amendment protects educators’ judgment of their professional standards. Moral and religious censorship in schools confines the flow of ideas that make a classroom a place to truly learn. Knowledge is needed by young citizens to become contributing members of society. Students in America differ in cultural traditions and religion‚ making it hard for educators to balance educational needs and respect of individual
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Art Censorship Art is a part of everyone’s life‚ whether they acknowledge it or not that’s different. Without the work of artists and their creative capabilities‚ life would be extremely difficult and depressing. Artists have always despised censorship and control by the government. In the digital age they come under more scrutiny as power hungry politicians and conservative community members try to find offense in every bit of art. Currently in China the government blocks movies that they do not
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Censorship is important to our society in order to protect the young and vulnerable. Censorship can cover many different topics and situations that people are involved in. Some situations can be uncomfortable to many people and make them feel out of place like the use of explicit language. Whether on television or at work this can make people feel uncomfortable. Violence on television‚ movies or even on the local news is why censorship is necessary. Not everyone needs or wants to see violence or
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concepts of life. Some of these concepts can show us many things about our own society‚ and the way we‚ as a people‚ are headed. In Fahrenheit 451‚ one of the major concepts is Censorship. In the novel‚ reading and owning books is illegal. Bradbury doesn’t give a clear explanation as to why such extreme censorship exists. Instead he refers to many causes. Loud music‚ Fast cars‚ and entrancing television sets‚ create a society that’s too overloaded on stimuli to have time to sit down and think. Bradbury
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Art censorship and obscenity People in the United States of America are allowed to express themselves in many ways. One of these ways of expressing yourself is through art. Although we have this freedom‚ it is not completely accepted or viewed as right. What makes the many different forms or art acceptable or unacceptable with censorship? Why should creativity and artistic abilities be censored from other people or artists? “According to Plato‚ ‘because art has the power
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