made by feminists that censorship of pornography is more sensible than other forms of censorship‚ by pointing out that some nude depictions are attractive to some women and offensive to others. In fact‚ she says‚ if feminists censor girlie magazines‚ they will be unintentionally aiding opponents of their own movement to censor discussion of abortion‚ rape‚ etc. She says that feminists‚ like other potential censors‚ want to use the power of the state to achieve their ideal society‚ abandoning the democratic
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School Internet Censorship: Protected or Freedom? As of 2013‚ 71 percent of the United States population age three and over use the internet on a daily basis (“Fun Facts”). This time allows people to look at anything they want. They can find almost everything and anyone within minutes. They can steal identities‚ make bombs‚ and find anyone’s personal information at any given time. Many of the people that use the internet are children and teens. Children and teens should know internet safety to protect
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powerul ways for a human being to educate themselves is through reading books. I support the First Amendment because it opposes the censorship in libraries because it affets peoples freedom of speech. Many things are considered inappropriate and need to be censored‚ but I disagree with censorship in libraries because it restricts peoples interests in several ways. Censorship in libraries goes against our right to view any book‚ therefor restricting my views on books. Books are censored because of
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lived without basic freedoms‚ limited by their president‚ Viktor Yanukovych and their government’s censorship. The Ukrainian government may not have to promote the United States’ principles‚ yet are expected to follow the articles of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. By this document‚ censorship of any manner is illegal‚ questioning the action of any government’s right to censorship. Regardless of the way the Ukrainian republic was
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Lang/Comp 04/10/13 Position Paper Censorship is the prohibition of allowing an individual or a group to read or see something. Censorship on written works has long been debated whether it is necessary or not to perform such an act on books. The Catcher in the Rye is among a portion of literature pieces that has been outlawed in libraries and schools across America for the unsuitable and inappropriate topics‚ language‚ and themes. Some believe censorship is positive because it regulates and sets
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Internet: Censorship versus Human Rights Jesslyn Sung 10/02/2011 What is your ideal picture of a free-speech internet where your human rights as are prioritized? Since Hillary Clinton’s landmark speech last year‚ "Remarks on internet Freedom"‚ the net today promotes a more open internet with human rights. The internet revolution is further supported by the social networks services such as Facebook and Twitter‚ where people’s right of freedom of speech and expression seemed to be ungovernable
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Human Rights and Censorship in Modern Day China China today is very different from the China of the time when Mao Zedong‚ the communist leader ruled. Mao died in 1976 yet‚ China remains a communist country‚ but. In the past 30 years or so China has come a long way in improving the ways its people are treated and the way it interacts in the world. Many would say it is in much better shape than it was many years ago. It still has many violations of human rights and mass censorships‚ and also works
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In-class essay: Prompt #2 “Censorship intrudes upon freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Individuals have the right to learn about their world‚ both its positive and negative aspects‚ and express their ideas on it.” People should have the right to learn about the world‚ including even if it’s negative about it. Individuals should have freedom of speech‚ and their ideas about the world. Censorship in some cases we need it‚ sometimes we don’t it depends on the situation. The world
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Censorship of music is the practice of restricting free access to musical works. This censorship may stem from a wide variety of motivations‚ including moral‚ political‚ military or religious reasons. Censorship can range from the complete government-enforced legal prohibition of a musical work‚ to private‚ voluntary removal of content when a musical work appears in a certain context. In order to allow songs to be played wherever possible‚ it is common to censor particular words‚ particularly profanities
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ENGL 1123 P18 A Critical Response to “Censorship: A Personal View” In the article “Censorship: A Personal View”‚ an introduction to her book Places I Never Meant to Be: Original Stories by Censored Writer‚ Judy Blume‚ an advocate in the anticensorship movement‚ shares her experiences dealing with censorship and the banning of books throughout her career as a writer of children’s books. In this article‚ Blume explains how being told not to do or read certain books increases temptation and desire
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