Censorship Of A Wide Range Of Books

This article aimed to express the concerns and disappointments of those who are not pleased with the banning of very popular books they loved as a children. These people do not agree with book banning because in their times, when they were children, they were allowed to read whatever appealed to them. Amongst these now banned books are; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Black Beauty, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Catcher in the Rye, as well as many other classic books. But this book banning is not something fairly new. Book banning started in the early 1990s where by 1994, the demand for removal of books had increased by more than 50%.

The idea to ban certain books from schools and libraries is preposterous due to the manner in which the people trying to enforce these bans try to do so in. Banning books doesn’t help with the already present problem that our youth’s intelligence levels are already declining, and neither does allowing the freedom to all books. Banning certain books due to their constant use of inappropriate language, sexually explicit nature, and all around mature content has a respectfully reasonable reason to be inaccessible to younger audiences such as minors and teens; not young adults. The banning of books in libraries is outright inexcusable, unless the material is directly racist, subjective religious content, and all around hatred for a certain race or ethnicity; not if it’s used for fictional writing, in a softer manner mid you, to express the conflict in a story and/or to show real world problems, same go for non-fictional writing that expresses ideals in a manner of which isn’t disrespectful to other ideals and that do so in a manner of which isn’t so subjectively and deliberately showing hate for a certain race or ethnicity, especially

From the very beginnings of literature, the act of banning books has long been a heated controversy. While almost everyone can say that there are definitely books that they do not want their children reading, the line between what is acceptable and what is not is much harder to define, especially in today’s world. In “How Banning Books Marginalizes Children” (2016), Paul Ringel argues that the current policy of banning books has had a negative impact on children because it has conveyed a message that rebuffs diversity and has contradicted the fact that the power to ban books should be used to “curate children’s choices with the goals of inspiring rather than obscuring new ideas.”

Through censoring books, schools make the messages of books unclear, concealing vital parts of stories and society as a whole; additionally, censorship sometimes even endangers students by failing to provide them with important knowledge. A lack of significant information in any situation restricts

I believe that books play a key role in school so they shouldn’t be banned.

The controversial act of banning books in the public school system is hindering children from growing in their intellect and identity. “Schools and Censorship: Banned Books” is an article released by People For the American Way, which explains that American’s were given one basic right and it is one that must be fought for and maintained daily. This is the freedom to express as each individual sees fit. Because of concepts that challenge the level of what is “appropriate” for students, millions are being deprived of powerful works of expression which possess the power to shape students in who they are and who they can become.

It is often argued that schools should be able to ban books Nevertheless, it is absolutely imperative that schools not be allowed to ban books because books help people understand other ways of life, books help people gain empathy, and books help

Many individuals are concerned with the banning of ideas to be the problem, the real issue is the freedom to read. As Helen Adams suggested at the opening of a banned books week; “School librarians can turn [banned books week] around, having the observance focus on the patriotic theme of the ‘freedom to read’ vs. just banned books and incorporate all types of books into a display or event”

First of all, books are one of our best teachers because you can learn so much from different writers with their experience and how it can relate to yours. For example, books can teach you than regular teachers. Books can teach you more to life than teachers. Books can teach us the value of life and how to respect it. Books can teach us how to understand others. their past experiences. How they lived in their books. Another example is that books teaches how to use our vocabulary. Books can teach us many more than we have already known by regular teachers. It makes us think. Makes us visualize what you read. Finally, I believe that books should not be banned because we can learn life lessons from books than we can from teachers. For instance, books can change the way we feel after life. They can teach us compassion. Books talks about others actual lives that can affect us

Imagine analyzing a character within a novel, but being restricted to only exploring that characters meritorious actions and thoughts. Correspondingly, then being unwillingly forced to disregard the unfavorable and often deleterious characteristics possessed by a character, and only being permitted to examine the qualities of an individual that makes he or she virtuous. While this extreme limitation of character observation seems redundant and radical, novels worldwide are banned daily in high school curriculums for containing sexual content viewed as "problematic" and "distasteful". This banning is credited to individuals who fail to recognize that the inclusion of banned books in a high school curriculum containing obscene aspects would not

As the new generation has a fill of new technology and new ways of communication, some argue that these new forms of technology could be harmful to the youth of the world; however, many people argue that the media being portrayed is harmful and vulgar for people who are either watching or listening to some sort of media. This has developed to the argument that censorship is important to shield certain groups from being exposed to raunchy or inappropriate material, but is that always what is best? Shielding certain groups from a show or movie constantly due to something controversial could take away a moment of learning and could possibly stop the group from learning about morals and what is right and wrong. This problem of people hiding material

Every year, an event called Banned Book Week calls to attention the list of books removed, or ‘banned’ from school libraries and classrooms. An organization known as the American Library Association, or the ALA, holds this event to “celebrate the constitutional right to access reading material”(Censorship). These books, many times, are called to attention for their sexual content, explicit language use, or controversial topics discussed. Books should never be restricted for children by anyone but their own parents, and no school board, PTA board, or community should be able to stop a child from learning and pursuing knowledge. Banning books, instead of protecting a child from harmful content, would marginalize their way of thought and restrict them from new ways of thinking or ideas.

Book banning is an issue that is seen as archaic in today’s society. Between New Zealand’s right to the freedom of the media, and a generally liberal government, the idea of banning a book due to its content is unheard of. So, it is understandable that there was a massive uproar when conservative lobby group Family First managed to get the first book banned in New Zealand in 22 years in an attempt to “promote a culture that values the family” . In relation to this, recent statistics performed by the American Library Association show that the vast majority of those who challenge books are parents . We can infer from these statistics that this is most likely to “protect” their children from the harsh realities of the world today. As many of

Literary works are in danger of being banned. Children’s books are no different and have fallen culprits. It all lies in the controversial nature of the content that is contained in the book. Upcoming writers should take note of the above, and many other reasons as to why their works may be banned across some states. The authors should then work to ensure that their books are void of such controversial

The five sections of Freedom of Speech covered five different aspects of First Amendment debate prevalent in the United States today: book banning, whistleblowers, Islamophobic conspiracies, election campaigns, and theater. I personally enjoyed Part I: Books the most out of all of the case studies, and I believe making it the first section was a very clever and purposeful decision. The other four sections dealt with colossal, public, life-changing issues that most people have not and will not personally encounter. Book censorship in schools and public libraries, on the other hand, are comparatively minor, isolated incidents that many citizens will have encountered by age 18. By not immediately jumping into topics that could overwhelm readers