The Importance Of Censorship

Censorship is the suppression of any books, films, news, etc. that are considered offensive, or may propose danger to society. Censorship has been around for centuries; even now, with the constitution and laws that protects our rights to freedom, censorship still managed to have somewhat of an impact on our lives today. It’s in the media, our education, and in other countries. But not everything about censorship is terrible, a certain length to what should be censored could be acceptable. It’s the general idea of exercising censorship could do harm to society without us even noticing it. Some countries that practice censorship can be extreme, their lives are turned around and they are not living their lives to their fullest potential. Thus, society should not practice censorship as it is used to promote negative agendas, violates people’s rights, and slows down innovation.

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Computers, televisions, and radio are all ways that we can access information, but how much of this information is accurate? Censorship happens all over the world and can range from blocking websites or articles, arresting newscasters and journalists, to killing/ murdering them for writing things that their government deemed unacceptable. It takes away people’s freedoms and rights. It also being used as a means to control people and keep them misinformed. There are some valid reasons for censorship such as parental controls, and withholding information during an ongoing investigation but the misuses of censorship outweigh most, if not all of the beneficial reasons. Therefore, censorship is an abuse of power that should not go unchecked.

The history of the world has undoubtedly been dominated by an endless struggle for power. However, after a brief glimpse into the pages of history it should not take long to realize that the trick to maintaining power lies in the control of information. Even the most fearsome military generals of the past acknowledge the power of the mind and ideas over lethal force. Former Soviet leader Joseph Stalin once said “… [Ideas] are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns, then why should we let them have ideas.” Stalin’s quote personifies the main concept of this literature review which will be discussing the history of government censorship and its effects that are

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What would life be like without censorship? Though there might be upsides to it, such as more freedom of speech, it could also cause some problems. Not only would we be exposing children to many horrors of the world, we also would be doing nothing to prevent offensive and oppressive content in the media. Therefore, some censorship is necessary for all people; however, in most cases, we should be allowed access to most information in society.

Children’s innocence must be protected by censorship. The debate on whether censorship is beneficial to society often compiles to a few main reasons. Subjects like freedom of speech, women’s rights, and children’s innocence is brought into question when discussing censorship. It is an important debate because what is censored influences societal beliefs of what is right and wrong. It decides what truths are revealed publicly. Some people think censorship is beneficial because it supposedly protects children, but it is actually useless because it underestimates children’s tolerance, witholds information, oversexualizes women, and sugarcoats the truth.

Is there too much censorship in america, are your kids not allowed to share their mind with the world because of people getting offended over a joke or a misunderstanding. People all through history have been writing free speech to prove a point or for justice or freedom against the government to make a change for the better. But now if you have an opinion some won’t even express you feeling through social media because it will offend people or creators of the website will block the pager or use because their agist there opinion on the matter. Even some parents won’t let their children watch cartoon that are meant for kids because of the creator being homosexal or them no beliveing in the same religion. Some people we hate or distreat that person and won’t let them speak their mind or are be treated the same because of their religion,color or gender appel.

The press is dishonest due to East Coast Bias and lack of objectivity and diversity. Cunningham discusses that, though one out of eight people live in California, most of our news are produced in New York since New York Times’ headquarters, the most influential newspaper, are found. He points out that New York’s values differ from the values of the rest of the country. This creates a dishonest representation of the diverse perspectives in United States. Moreover, compared to past years goals, there is still a lack of racial diversity. Furthermore, female journalists find it difficult to move status due to the glass ceiling. In Four Theories of the Press, the authors argue that the press is controlled by only one socioeconomic class--the business class. As Agnew mentioned, there is censorship when only a few people decide what are news for million of Americans (70)--and censorship results in dishonest half-truths.

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We’re growing up, learning new things and ideas, seeing more of the world but should the world show us everything fully and completely like raw meat you see at the butchery? People have been going at this question many times throughout the years, countries have it different just like states and so on, but if it came to the point where there had to be a final saying to it and it could never be changed after it, what would it be? Of course there isn’t a straight answer to this, even now there isn’t, there’s a limit, it has never been completely a yes or no answer, but should it? Censorship, it's everywhere and on everything that we use, watch, see, etc. that people and/or a company

What exactly is censorship? Some feel censorship is a violation of their rights. Others say censorship is a must in the violent, abusive world we call “society.” Who has the right to censor? Who doesn’t? What needs to be censored, and what doesn’t? The fact of the matter is that there are many pros and cons in the music and entertainment industry about censorship. Personally, I believe that the consumers and viewers should be charged with the ultimate responsibility of censorship.

Books are some of the most powerful tools in education. They contain knowledge, thoughts, beliefs, wisdom, and insight. When these valuable instruments of learning are taken away, the results can be detrimental. Censoring is an age-old tactic used to control the thoughts and actions of people. Today, it poses one of the largest threats to learning. The censorship of books in America’s schools must be avoided due to its violation of the First Amendment, its restrictions on student’s critical thinking abilities, and its negative effects on learning.

In the United States of America, we have been blessed with the freedom of speech. This freedom allows us to express our thoughts and ideas (within reason). But there is a hidden concept that still lingers among us, even now in the twenty-first century, censorship. We are also fortunate in that we are not forced to read certain novels, we have the ability to choose for ourselves what to read. Even though we have these rights, some people still want certain literary work to be censored. It isn’t often that we think of literature being challenged or banned. So what does the freedom of speech, free will, and censorship have in common?

Men and women in the United States of America, find censorship helpful when it protects their children from harmful things, but they are against censorship when it is used out of context. Parents seem to appreciate censorship more when it shelters children from learning indecent things in the world that could cause danger to themselves or the others around them (Pillai, Prabhakar ). But censorship is not always good like when it is used in school’s or in books; but censorship can be helpful when it is used on the internet, social media, or in music. For instance censorship is favorable when it stops the epidemic of racism, but when censorship stops an individual from saying what that individual wants censorship is not liked by many people