Chris Wong Ms. Sommer Advanced English 9 08 September 2014 Banning Books: A Severe Prescription Mix-Up A thought that could make many Americans sick is the thought of losing the basic human rights outlined in the Bill of Rights. Others, however claim to feel queasy with the thought of Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and its contents. One parent, Jennifer Andersen, who objects to the book says, “I began reading, and I started to cross out sections that I didn’t want
(Island Trees…). This case presents the issue of banning “vulgar and immoral” books from school libraries (Board of Education, Island). The Board of Education of the Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26, including Richard Ahrens (President of the Board of Education), Frank Martin (Vice President), Christina Fasulo, Patrick Hughes, Richard Melchers, Richard Michaels, and Louis Nessim (Board Members), presented the issue of banning books from the Island Trees High School and the Island
Book banning is something that should be done away with in schools. It hurts everyone, and the only time it is appropriate is if the book is deemed to be truly inappropriate for children by students, teachers, parents, and everyone else that deals with children for reasons related to obscenity and an imminent clear and present danger. In the outside world, public libraries and such cannot ban books. First amendment affects book banning a great deal. The US first amendment makes it very hard to ban
“If I have the right to remove that book from the shelf … then you also have exactly the same right and so does everyone else. And then we have no books left on the shelf for any of us." (Katherine Paterson) Many resources such as books are being taken off the shelves of libraries because they contain blasphemy, sex, violence, race, satanism, witchcraft, or political bias. The Giver is a book that has been banned time and again for being not suitable for kids and violent. Even though there have
“Book Banning” may seem like an issue of the past, but, in fact, it is still a very pertinent issue in the U.S. today. These classic books have been banned at one time or another: Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple, Huckleberry Finn, The Grapes of Wrath, The Harry Potter series. You’re probably wondering how these, extremely famous, books can be so censored in America today. There are many reasons that are given in regards to book censorship. For instance, language or profanity
Does Obama Really Want to Take Our Guns? Our country has always believed in a citizens right to own a gun. It is a principle that is so important to our country, that it is listed as the second of twenty-seven constitutional amendments. Gun control is a subject of great controversy that carries many true and false claims. Many people believe our second amendment rights are being attacked, and that the government wants to take our guns away. It is my belief that Obama does not want to take our
of the Constitution guarantees the freedom to read and write books that might be considered unsuitable by others. Whether the subject might be too violent, hateful, or offensive anyone has the right to read whatever subject matter they want. Censorship or the attempt to disrupt the flow of information consumed by people is a disservice to the fundamental rights of the American people. The best example of censorship is the banning of books because it is a guaranteed way to stifle a person’s individual
the censors! Give me knowledge or give me death!” — Kurt Vonnegut. Do you think books should be banned? Or do you think its unconstitutional? In my opinion, banning of books is ridiculous. Books serve the greater good, and their power to unite, entertain, and inform. Why are people against them? Literature is art. Why would you ban art? When you go to an art galla, you see more nude bodies then you can imagine. The books that are being banned more than likely don't have pictures, they just go off
Constitutional Cafe The focus of this paper vis-à -vis the book Constitutional Café by Christopher Phillips will be tenth chapter, which is titled Rights and Responsibilities. This chapter of the book focuses what are defined and codified as rights, what implications both rights and responsibilities hold when speaking of the Constitution and how the Constitutional framework surrounding these two topics has evolved since the Revolution. The two terms sound easy enough to define and assess but the
instead of using censorship to hold their power, schools use this technique to maintain students’ innocence and create a wholesome, educational environment. School administrations have the power to ban books from school libraries or require students to have a signed permission form to read a book. Many parents and administrators feel as though this is an acceptable use of power because of the school’s duty to provide students with a safe and appropriate educational environment (McLaughlin). However