The Great Gatsby Books are banned or challenged because they have capacity to “corrupt” a reader’s mind or influence. Banning a novel is actually one of the greatest things that can happen or be “awarded” to a book. The Great Gatsby is an example of one of these great books that was banned. The book was banned in 1987 by a Baptist college in Charleston‚ yet it is considered of one the “Great American Novels” and a literary classic. The book was banned for language and some sexual content. By examining
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Holden’s language reflects the bitter‚ angry‚ and cynical aspects of his personality. Holden’s constant use of profanity and obsession with certain words such as: no kidding‚ madman‚ and crazy reinforces that he is a person that is not mentally health yand justifies his feelings about the phoniness of the world. His use of profanity is very strong. He refers to Stradlater as a “dirty stupid sonuvabitch of a moron.” He also tells Maurice that he’s a “goddam dirty moron.” These outbursts are reflective
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article Trash-Talking Teens the biggest problem mentioned is high viewed T.V. stations‚ such as ABC and NBC‚ authorizing a large quantity of profanity and sexual dialogue. This inflation is creating a concern to the growing body of science. The studies have demonstrated the negative side effects of children and teens consuming entertainment including profanity and sexual dialogue. One of the main reasons this is occurring is because the TV ratings with PG (acceptable for younger teens and children)
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impact that will teach them to use profanity‚ drugs‚ sex‚ crimes and disrespecting their parents. Not only can it bring a negative impact‚ but also portray a negative image of African American males and females. The media now can be prejudice to African American’s in ways that will make them look like thugs‚ lazy‚ and just violent people. Living in the 21st century‚ everything we watch or hear on TV is very different from the past. For example in the 1950-1970’s‚ profanity couldn’t be used to show express
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hinder you from doing your job; just some employers are looking for a reason not to hire a person. II. Some tattoos are inappropriate for the work place. Vulgar tattoos should not be in the workplace unless they can be covered up. Tattoos using profanity are inappropriate for the workplace they should also be covered and if they cannot be covered then this should prevent a person from being hired. III. In one state it is going against your first amendment to get turned down for a job because of
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Gatsby‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ and Gone with the Wind all history changing books which has frequently been banned or challenged‚ this collection of raw American Literature have been attacked for numerous of reasons. Sexual content‚ profanity‚ and explicit scenes. All of these are among the most common reason these classics have been either banned or challenged. Many of these book serve educational and life learning lessons purposes. The Catcher in the Rye is a very well-known piece of
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An attribute to fame is building a connection. Without connecting no feeling can emerge and no impact can be made. This is relevant to artists‚ singers‚ and even writers. What makes a writer successful is the connection they establish with the reader. To do so‚ they have a great quantity of tools‚ but the preponderance is rhetorical appeals. In the videos‚ “Drunk History – Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks”‚ “Drunk History – John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson”‚ and “Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening
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Mice and Men in 1937 with the aspiration to tell the world about American society during the Great Depression. After being published‚ Of Mice and Men soon became a controversial book‚ and school boards had banned it‚ since the book contained much profanity‚ bullying‚ prostitution‚ and racism. Nevertheless‚ Of Mice and Men accurately reflected the Great Depression society in ways that people should read and observe‚ rather than banning it. One of the main reason supporting the value of the novel is
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In the Bible‚ we can see murder‚ annihilation of cities‚ bludgeoning‚ burning people alive‚ cannibalism‚ decapitation‚ disemboweling‚ hanging‚ genocide‚ stabbing‚ stoning‚ suicide‚ etc. These are different kinds of violence. The Bible portrays violence with gruesome images and hideous acts of evil (Godawa 34). In the book of Judges‚ God wrote the script with lies‚ espionage‚ intrigue‚ and grotesque images of murders. It was necessary because the Israelites needed a leader to show them that they were
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To Kill A Mockingbird‚ written by Nelle Harper Lee‚ was published in 1960 and immediately became successful. However‚ starting in 1977‚ the book was challenged and even banned from many school districts due to the themes presented by the novel. (American Literature Association) The novel is in first person point of view and the speaker is Jean Louise “Scout” Finch. In the first part of the novel‚ Scout simply narrates her everyday life‚ in which she has a brother named Jim‚ a friend who comes to
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