traumatized many students around Fulton County due to the explicit content throughout the book. Although To Kill A Mockingbird has valuable morals‚ the book displayed content that children should not be exposed to at this young age. A big part of To Kill A Mockingbird exposed racial expressions specifically towards African Americans. Children who have read To Kill A Mockingbird learned various racial slurs that children should not know about at such a young age. For example‚ Lee used the word “ni***r” in
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Do you think we should banned books? We should ban inappropriate books that have sexual themes. We also need to be aware of books that could hold racist words and ideas. These books could have a negative effect on young people. I will be tell you reason why we should banned some books that may harm kids futures. Why we need to banned books with sexual things in them .How dare alfred kinsey ask men and woman questions about their sex lives( alfred c. kinsey). Alfred C. Kinseyś book talks about sex
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Have you ever read a fantastic book and know that in certain places its banned? Should it be allowed for people that read the books and think there not appropriate be able to have a say in whether it should be banned or not. I recently just finished a book called Lush it was an eye opener to a several things I don’t think I would’ve paid attention to if I didn’t know that they did ban it somewhere. Although the knowledge might not be good for certain age groups‚ parents and other human beings shouldn’t
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Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and even the Harry Potter Series have been banned or challenged in towns across America. This may come as a surprise since these books are favorites amongst many as the texts range from educational to simply an enjoyable read. Censorship of books goes back to 360 B.C.‚ but has become more of a problem in recent years. Over 11‚300 books have been challenged for their content since 1982 and many people can’t seem to find reason behind
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trademark of Redskins was registered in 1967‚ and there was no issue raised about the name at that time. Later‚ a lawsuit was filed by a few Native Americans against the Redskins organization in 1992. They said the name and its trademark were a racial slur that should be changed. I think these particular Native Americans put too much weight on fighting the name and consequently overlook the merit of applying the name to a beloved institution. Redskins represents football‚ one of the most popular
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The ALA bans books for bad language‚ sexual themes‚ and much more. If it was not for the ALA we would not have the entire subject of a banned book‚ but it is so I am here. The book that I am doing is the art of racing in the rain. This book doesn’t have much in it to get it banned but for the little that is in it got it banned. But this has been the loom on what I think about this book getting banned. There are a bunch of little reasons for this book getting banned such as cussing or
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Dear Jay Asher (author)‚ In the United States today‚ more than 11‚000 books have been challenged or banned. Many people disagree with how authors write about graphic topics like sex‚ drugs‚ partying‚ abuse‚ religion and much more. Although‚ what they fail to realize is how accurate these topics written about are to the everyday events in our lives. The banning of your book‚ Thirteen Reasons Why‚ is unreasonable and unfair because it focuses on suicide which is a growing issue today‚ emphasizes
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A book should not be banned‚ because it can impose other people’s beliefs on children‚ and goes against our First Amendment‚ which guarantees everyone the right to free speech. However‚ some people may view the content in books as offensive‚ and believe that books should be censored. One of the most prominent reasons as to why a book is banned is for religious reasons‚ such as the Harry Potter series‚ which was banned for "promoting witchcraft‚ setting bad examples‚ and being
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Adults are the most dangerous predators of books. Parents have the natural instinct to protect their children when they see danger‚ but sometimes they don’t realize that they themselves are the danger. There’s parents that go psycho when they see their children reading BOOKS that involve sex‚drugs‚alcohol‚ or other delicate subjects‚ so then there they go and challenge or ban it! There’s also the question that goes with it‚ why did you just do that?? Parents often think that they are protecting their
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to pick a book of my choosing‚ it was new and very exciting. Granted‚ it was an age appropriate book because I was in school at the time‚ nevertheless it made me feel like I was truly independent and had a choice of my readings‚ though it was monitored by my English teacher. This feeling happens to many children‚ teens‚ and even adults who enjoy reading. So‚ should be certain books really be banned from libraries and schools? Many believe certain books should be banned because some books are not age
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