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A positive being inappropriate things being censored a negative would be the government would be impairing us to express our ideas and crimple us from being who we really are. An example of another negative would be the United States government has passed a legislation to enable them to censor students speech in schools as well as any threats toward the government during war time. We are moving in the direction of being like the world state in the novel brave new world. When people disagree with the way their society is being ruled the government takes care of them. Edward Snowden was known as a whistle blower and a traitor because he leaked information about the spying by the NSA the point of this that he rebelled against our government and was painted an outcast and traitor just like john in the brave new world. A less dramatic type of censor is a naked lady having the black strip covering her private parts due to PG-13 movie regulations but other states do censor a lot more of material like north Korea for instance. They’re a communist nation who censors everything from movies to music to education. They feed their people lies about the world to maintain absolute

Censorship has been adopted in many societies as well as the governments of our world. As the history of the world expands we see many countries try to censor what their citizens see. When the countries do this they are not assisting the country, they are leading it into a self-destruction. A good example of this would be America in Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. This nation is destroyed in a futuristic war that only lasts a couple of minutes, if not seconds. Other fitting examples include the Nazi regime and the Soviet Union, both governments censoring their population in what they could read, write, and see. As we know both of these governments did not succeed and ultimately were obliterated and the countries were punished. Government censorship not only wounds the ability for people to grow and expand in their thought process, but it eventually causes the ultimate self-destruction of the nation.

For instance in the novel the protagonist Guy Montag says “Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave.They might just stop us from making the same damn insane mistakes! I don't hear those idiot bastards in your parlor talking about it”. In this quote we can see some of the effects of extreme censorship, where it can lead to people not being able to discuss certain topics and talk about things that are important because other people find it offensive or can’t even get the news out in the first place because of censorship. Another negative thing that could be caused by censorship is that in a way it would take away the some of our freedom for example in The New York Times article “Lights out, Huck, They still want to sivilize you” it says “This is the academic equivalent od Ed Sullivan in 1967 prudishly making the Rolling Stones change ‘Let’s spend the night together’ to ‘Let’s spend time together.’ Or Cole Porter having to change ‘cocaine’ in ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’ to ‘perfume in Spain’.” In this example you can see how there are other artists that have already have some of their artistic freedom taken away unfairly because of

Censorship is one of the most controversial topics in America today. It provides rules or discipline for new technology. It covers music, video games, movies, plays, and the internet. Censorship is all around us, but how has it affected our nation as a whole? Censorship is the suppression of words, images, or ideas that are “offensive,” happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral values on others.

There are various reasons as to why censorship is used. They include: security purposes, prevent hate speech, to protect vulnerable communities and also to counter unethical religious and political views. Censorship is currently being used for both political and social purposes. Most of these reasons for censorship are not absolute because they hinder people’s freedom of expression and speech. This confirms my argument that censorship is bad in the modern world. Despite some aspects considering censorship to be good, there are several aspects that promote my argument that censorship is bad thus its advantageous nature.

Censorship is examining books, newspapers, magazines, movies, songs and subdues the unacceptable parts. Censorship hurts journalism because it violates the first amendment. The first amendment gives every citizen in the United States the right to express their thoughts and feelings freely. Censorship prevents journalists from getting their ideas heard or their point across. In other words, censorship represses journalists from expressing their ideas freely in journalism. Furthermore, there is also self-censorship. This is when the journalist retains information to be released to the public. It can hurt journalism because not everything is written in the news or discussed on the radio. Self-censorship exists because the journalist doesn’t want

The issue of censorship is not just an issue from the old times however. This controversial epidemic has been increasing in importance and mass, looming over the freedom of information as a cloud of darkness and uncertainty may in recent years.

Censorship is the protection against things that are deemed questionable. Censoring can be hurtful to journalist in many ways such as, journalist may not be able to get their specific point out, it prevents some valuable knowledge that journalist may want people to obtain, and it disrupts the creative process of a journalist. Journalist may not be able to put out their best product if they are censored. As previously listed, censoring is not a good thing and can be damaging to an article.

  The common image that comes to mind on the topic of censorship is that of book burning. Dating back to ancient times, the easiest way to deal with unwanted writings has been to get rid of them, usually by heaping them into a blazing pyre. In his most famous science fiction novel, Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury warns of a futuristic society where all literature is destroyed under a kerosene flame and the citizens' freedoms are kept in check by the lack of written information. In fear of this kind of totalitarianism, many bibliophiles have fought against all manners of censorship, wielding the first amendment and the rights recognized by our fore-fathers. But with the technological advances of this the

To begin, one must define what censorship is and determine when something has been censored. There are several definitions going around, both by non-partisan group as well as special-interest groups. The term "censorship" has its entomological roots in Latin and the word censere, meaning "to give as one's opinion, to assess," and it was in Roman times when censors were magistrates who took the census count and served as assessors and inspectors of morals and conduct. Censorship then came to mean the act of assessing the morality of a work. In the 21st century, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary explicitly defines it censor and censorship as:

When I first heard the word censorship, I did not know what to think really. Censorship to me was like R-rated movies, limitations in school and certain government rules. I knew that censorship had a negative meaning behind it and that its popularly practiced in other countries. When I looked more into censorship, I had no clue how much of our world actually provoked it as well. I began looking into the definition of censorship and a light bulb went off in my head! I realized that in high school, I learned about the censorship of journalism in America. With that and the help of our professors writing outline, I was able to begin the idea process of this essay. This essay allowed me to push my limits as a writer and make my writing even better!

It lists the reasons they censor things and then explains they are trying to “protect” people (Censorship). “Censorship is the denial of access to certain

Williams (2008) and Papandrea (2012) are both law review articles about social media. While Williams focuses on student use including, Papandrea reviews legal cases that affect educators. Williams presents various challenges concerning use of social media including cyberbullying to free speech. Papandrea addresses free speech as well, but presents it from the educators view point. Additionally, free speech in the context of employment is addressed.

The articles “A Comment About Censorship” and “What Children Need is Censorship” both discuss how censorship affects children. The articles address how censorship can affect youth, however “A Comment About Censorship” is very opinion based while “What Children Need is Censorship” includes a lot of facts. The two very different ways the articles write about the shared content, and their somewhat tantamount opinions allow the reader to see two very different perspectives on the topic. The articles contain extremely similar content, which is censorship and its affect on children, be it positive or negative. Both articles discuss censorship, and the effects it can have on children.

Another very good example of a good use of censorship is a parent raising his/her children. Children who are raised with parents who only speak of abhorrence and hate, will eventually become young people who only tolerate abhorrence and hate. The guardians of children need pay attention to the world around their children thus committing the act of censorship.