Disadvantages Of Books

This would be taking away our rights through the first amendment. However, the first amendment states that we have the freedom of the press and freedom of speech, not the freedom of reading what we want. Another reason books would be banned is because of the suggested content. This could encourage kids to do wrong things. However, people need to remember that many kids know the difference between right and wrong and also have the ability to make their own decisions.

     It is well known that books read by adolescents are somewhat inappropriate in certain ways such as language and the types of actions done by the characters. Some books consist of drugs, sex, and violence which obviously isn’t very appropriate nor does it consist of

According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate for their age group, censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver,

Books are a part of our society that entertain us through literature by showing us new experiences and characters that we may relate to or easily might despise due to how they are written, these are usually found in teen novels, comic books, manga, and many more. Books have also usually taught us through traditional means by teaching us about history and other things about society and overall morals we learn at a young age. However, some people have actually taken offense to certain books due to the content inside the book being “too offensive to them and have asked that these books be banned while other people want these books to stay. It’s a consistent debate of whether certain books should be banned or not and there are different viewpoints

Meaning that is that it is not acceptable for grades lower than ninth because some children are exposed to a lot of stuff. Some teachers say that if these books are not acceptable in schools because of the way the books are than they shouldn’t be acceptable anywhere. These parents are now ratig books like how they rate movies and it isn’t turning out well.

When certain books are given to the right age groups, then some situations won’t be so cruel. Such as “In 2006, some parents in a Kansas school district decided that talking animals are blasphemous and unnatural; passages about the spider dying were also criticized as being ‘inappropriate subject matter for a children’s book’” wouldn’t be such a big deal if the children were old enough to understand that the talking animals were not real and the spider dying is simply a part of life. (15 Books Banned For The Most Absurd Reasons Ever.) Also, children should be given the opportunity to read books that are about or from the perspective of children the same age. Even though some books may have a negative effect towards the readers, most books that teenagers read are about the same difficulties that lots of teenagers go through. Therefore, children can learn ways to deal with the conflicts they have in their lives. (Banned Books Week 2015)

Some books contain extremely harmful information that can put lives at risk. Understandably, a guide detailing the step-by-step process of making a bomb could spell disaster in the wrong hands. However, this argument falls flat when you consider that most bookstores would never choose to carry books like this. As shown in Forensic Files, even the attempted purchase of a book like this is often discovered by the authorities There is no reason why this cannot be applied to libraries as well. Less shockingly, most others cling to the concept of moral decay. Some content is supposedly not fit for children, or even people of any age. However, a study hosted on the American Library Association website between the 90s and early 2000s shows that over than 2,000 cumulative book challenges were because of offensive language and sexually explicit content. A parent’s decision to censor their child from more mature themes, should not unfairly spell the same fate for their

The information that children take in will shape their opinions about morals and values in society. In Fahrenheit 451, the reading of any book is made illegal; if one found out about another’s hidden stash of banned material, firemen would light the entire house on fire. The burning of books was extensively drilled into the society that a schedule evolved, which Montag explains to Clarisse. “Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes” (Bradbury 8). Even in modern day society, many schools and universities still ban books because they do not adhere to their teachings. According to the American Library Association (ALA), the top five most frequently challenged books to be banned in public libraries and public school libraries last year were: The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye, The Grapes of Wrath, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Color Purple (B). The authors of all of these books were similar to Bradbury. They questioned popular opinions at the time, and suggested opposing views that those in charge did not like. However, without these challenged views, Americans would never question those in power and would not allow themselves to create their own beliefs and

The rating system also ignores the fact that the age divisions are wide-ranging. The different age divisions are ages 0-13, 13-17, over 17, and over 18. The main concern is the group of kids aged 0-13. The problem with this is a four-year-old and a twelve-year-old would react in different ways to a movie because “younger children attribute life and realism to any character that looks real” while older children are more mature and

Banning books is an exaggerated solution to an avoidable problem. Specifically, “rather than banning [a] book for it’s sexual content, a better solution would be for parents to put such subjects into perspective for the children who may want to read the book” (Rich). Some parents think that banning books is the only to deal with their children around touchy subjects, when, in reality, sitting down and talking with their children would have been not only easier, but more effective, too. Books are banned for a multitude of reasons, many of which most people do not agree upon. For instance, there is “a biased, non-standard scale of what random people perceive as wrong or unsuitable” in which determines whether or not a book is banned (Yung). What some parents might consider horrifyingly inappropriate, others might consider a necessary lesson for the education of their child. Promoters of book banning say that they are protecting children's innocence, but book banees only do what they do because they’re afraid, afraid of new things and afraid of letting their kids grow up. In the words of accredited author and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award recipient, Judy Blume, “I believe that censorship grows out of fear, and because fear is contagious, some parents are easily swayed… They want to believe that if their children don’t read about it, their children won’t know about it. And if they

Book banning in the United States has been a problem ever since words have been written down, and should still be allowed. People think that since the author is different colors or a different sexuality then that was the reason the book was banned. Adults consider “younger kids” not mature or under age is because they don’t show it. Parents don’t want their child, or children, to think that even though it’s a book don’t mean that it can’t influence them. Many people also think that since the book isn’t good that it should be banned but just because you don’t like doesn’t mean that they should get rid of it because other people may like it.

“Books tell children what to expect, what life is, what culture is, how we are expected to behave--what the spectrum is. Books don’t just cater to tastes. They form tastes. They create norms…” P. 4. Books nowadays have taken teenagers to a different level entirely. Books like the Hunger Games, Divergent, or The Maze Runner have a dystopian theme to them where kids are thrown into a different world from their childhood. They create norms for the real world for the teenagers because we have been sucked into this new world. For us, this gives us a different intellect on what we think is right. As readers we look for a character that we can relate to. If we can do that, but it gives us a different perspective we may not want, then the books are giving us a norm that may not be healthy for

In order to establish a group that censors televisions and movies, the Motion Picture Producers Association (MPAA) was created. Each rating category has a description of the appropriate age at which to view the film and whether or not a parent’s accompaniment is necessary. The Motion Picture Producers Association assesses a film and gives it a rating of G (general audiences), PG (parental guidance suggested), PG-13 (parents strongly cautioned), R (restricted), or NC-17 (no one under seventeen admitted). As the film industry has been changing over time, so have the ratings. More and more parents are having issues with the ratings that some films are issued. “The man behind the ratings, Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), says the system works just fine. ‘Parents use it and trust it, and that's why it's lasted for almost 35 years,’ Valenti says. ‘It warns parents in advance about what's in a particular movie, but ultimately, parents are responsible for the behavior and conduct of their children — not the ratings system’ (Hansen 273).”

There are numerous children’s books available for educators to utilize as they create, integrate, and incorporate reading books into their lessons. When selecting books for students, many factors come into play. One central component to employ when selecting Children’s books is ensuring the book is developmentally appropriate for the child (Lennox, 2013). In order to select

During the development of technology, most people have shifted to use electronic books to read both academic and non-academic texts. However, despite the technological changes, there has been a wide debate about the benefits of paper books over the e-books. It is important to understand that various reasons are suggesting why people should shift back to using the traditional books rather than the electronic ones. Even though some think that e-books are better that traditional ones, I believe that readers should return to traditional books because of various reasons.