publish the novel under the name S.E. Hinton. They were worried that readers would not respect a females perspective on violence‚ and that is why they chose the non-gender author name of S.E. Hinton. Books have been challenged and banned for years. Censorship is the one factor that negates our true freedom of speech and expression that is part of our constitutional rights. The first amendment states that congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise
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ethical considerations that inform censorship debates about potentially harmful entertainment media content. Students must apply their understanding of the ethical principles and concepts discussed in this course to explain if and why certain types of media content should be censored and‚ if so‚ by whom. Select and complete one of the following assignments: Option 1: Artisic Freedom‚ Commercial Demands‚ & Ethical Responsibility Option 2: Video Game Censorship Option 1: Artistic Freedom‚ Commercial
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Taylor Cummins R.S. Huttman Honors English IV 20 December 2011 Finding a Voice Laurie Halse Anderson‚ author of Speak‚ is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning. Born on October 23‚ 1961 in northern New York‚ Anderson was in the literary world from the beginning (“Speak- Anderson”). She received a Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Linguistics in 1984 after transferring to Georgetown University (“Speak- Anderson”). “[Anderson] began her career as an author of three picture
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minority groups. It is oftentimes impossible or dangerous for minority members to try to respond to hate speech directed at them. People need protection from hate speech. If we care about the quality of life‚ we have to be in favor of some form of censorship of freedom of speech. Many campuses are noticing a rise in the number of incidents of hate-ridden speech directed at minorities‚ gays‚ lesbians and others in the last few decades. Campus
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SUBJECT: Google in China Given the guidelines and requirements on self censorship imposed by the Chinese Communist Party on local internet service providers‚ it is my recommendation that before Google develops businesses under such requirements it has a clear understanding on the role and impact its services will play in peoples lives under these circumstances to avoid being used unintentionally as a political tool. Services provided by Google‚ such as blogs and email accounts‚ which are knowingly
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billion (pg.41) Google motto “don’t be evil” (pg. 42) “With a population of 1.6 billion people‚ China had become an attractive market for many U.S.-based multinationals” (pg. 44) Chinese internet controlled through both governmental and censorship (self-Censorship) (pg. 47) Chinese government was able to monitor all foreign internet traffic by routers (URLs) (pg. 47) In 2002‚ google.com was inaccessible for 2 weeks‚ it was slow and temperamental for all Chinese users (pg. 53) Google was losing
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assemble‚ and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (National Archives and Records Administration 2001). We have the right of freedom of speech and by definition‚ this means that we have “the right to express any opinions without censorship or restraint” (Dictionary). This law is stated in the Bill of Rights and has been around since 1971. It is one of the oldest and most important amendments we adopted because as American people we have a
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Essay (First draft) Should rap music that has filthy lyrics be censored? Introduction : Some people believe that rap music should be censored so all audiences can hear it without it containing any controversial lyrics. Others believe it should not be censored and musical artists should be able to speak‚ sing‚ rap‚ or rhyme freely without anyone censoring them. Thesis statement I think it should be censored because censoring rap music that has filthy lyrics is a good factor to decrease using
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The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Throughout recorded human history‚ some people have written books and others have‚ sometimes‚ decided on disliking certain books. Once someone is against a book to the point where it offends them on one level or another‚ this is where challenges or bans against a book arise. More times than not‚ a book is banned/ challenged due to religious or spiritual reasons. This is exactly the case of the only reported challenge on The Lord of the Rings‚ the 40th most
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A Female for the First. Although a very respected female journalist‚ Susan Jacoby was labeled as a "First Amendment junkie" by many other women for her personal views concerning the censorship of pornography in society. Ultimately‚ she believed that censorship of any kind against pornography was wrong. Feminists were infuriated that another female acknowledged pornography ’s right to exist. Susan Jacoby did not necessarily agree with pornography‚ but she felt that its rights guaranteed under the
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