Although censorship sometimes limits rights and opportunities‚ it is often clearly justified. Many situations occur in which it is necessary for people or the government to make sure some information is not released to the public. For safety‚ well-being‚ and the greater good in general‚ censorship is a very vital part of society. As the British censorship in WWI and the Chinese censorship of the press demonstrate‚ censorship is justified. The way the British government altered or deleted some news
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2nd period 27 January 2008 Video Game Censorship From the blurred images on TV to the beeped out words on the radio‚ censorship can be seen everywhere. It can be defined as the act or practice of suppressing material deemed objectionable on moral‚ political‚ military‚ or other grounds. Censorship has been around for decades and has been done by various groups‚ such as the government‚ religious groups‚ corporations‚ or the mass media. Censorship is also seen in every country and each of them
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the government for a redress of grievances‚" censorship in America still exists in a big way. "Music censorship is the term used to describe the act of editing‚ altering‚ or preventing the listener from hearing the music as the artist created it in order to either deny certain information or to act as a moral gatekeeper of potentially harmful material" (http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~barndollar/courses/spring98/students/fabfive/index.html). The Censorship of music in the United Stated is documented as
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While some people believe censorship to be necessary in some contexts‚ many believe the opposite. Some reasons why censorship is not necessary are that it deprives students of their first amendment rights‚ shapes a student’s mind to think a certain way‚ which is a form of dictatorship. Lastly‚ censorship restricts the student’s and nation’s development. Censorship is about deciding on what content people can see and what people have limited access to. Whether it has qualities that are sensitive to
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Julia Else-Green Eng 103 DE2 October 11‚ 2008 Critique of “Censorship: A Personal View” In her essay‚ “Censorship: A Personal View” Judy Blume gives readers insight on the impact of censorship based on her personal experiences as a young reader and then later in life as a censored writer. She provides numerous examples of educators who were affected by censorship and chose to take a stand against it (345). Although the piece lacks evidentiary support for these accounts‚ and draws on sarcasm
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Censorship in Art Censorship has existed in the United States since colonial times. In the early history of American culture censorship’s emphasis was on political statements and actions‚ banning literature‚ music and even people from being heard in this country. This leading too more closed-minded views about different cultures and society‚ which we are still fighting to over come in the present day. Today a better-informed America has switched their views to a more sexual content when deciding
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Children Censorship In their article An Exploratory Study of Children’s Views of Censorship‚ Isajlovic and McKechnie present the idea that instead of adults making decisions about censorship‚ children should have their voice heard on the matter. A study was performed with a focus group of six children ranging in age from nine to twelve‚ differing in home life and backgrounds. The group was then asked how they felt about censorship‚ whether they thought that certain books in the library should be
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Censorship: an official authorised to examine printed matter‚ films‚ news‚ etc.‚ before public release‚ and to suppress any parts on the grounds of obscenity‚ a threat to security‚ etc. (Dictionary‚ MS Encarta) Censorship is the removal of material from public viewing or the ability to withhold any material from being released. Using this definition‚ this issue of pornography seems to be in the grey area of the censorship debate. On the one side there are the people who want to protect their children
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laissez-faire political ideology. It allows for private systems within the country to operate without government interference. With these two factors working together‚ American culture is able to blossom and American citizens are able to thrive. Placing censorship on any source available to the nation‚ such as movies with violent scenes‚ is a violation of both freedom and
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Nationwide Internet Censorship and the right to freedom of Speech and Opinion. In nations such as China‚ the Government controls what journalists write and who they interview‚ what statistics you are allowed to know and what TV programs you can easily watch as well as individual access of internet. When all your channels of information are censored you can’t be certain about what is really going on around you – in your neighborhood‚ your city‚ your country‚ or the world which infringes
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