Why Smack Should Be Banned

One of the main reasons I’m sure you want to ban this book is because of the profanity used in it. Yes, there is a lot of foul language use in this book, but when you think about it kids are used to hearing people cuss, and reading it is a lot less worse than hearing them or saying them in my opinion. The cuss words add a lot of character to the book to be honest, it sets the mood a lot of times. It would not be fair for someones who is older and more mature to not be able to read it because some little kid can’t be serious about it.

Profanity should be the last reason a great novel should be banned. After all, it is reality, it is how people talk, and in the case of Harris and Me, its definitely how young boys talk to each other. The use of the language is hardly profanity at all. For example, Harris says, “Well you can just blow it out your butt you old cow, you ain’t no grown-up to tell me what to do. How the hell am I supposed to know things if I don’t go ahead and ask them? (Gary Paulsen, Harris and Me .7)” The words feel elementary to me, he says butt instead of ass, and old cow instead of old heifer. Maybe it’s not the actual words that parents are losing their minds about, but more about

The main reason for the banning of this novel is because of the profanity according to NCAC. NCAC states that this novel has " been challenged or banned due to objections to profanity." Therefore this novel should be banned from high schools and libraries. The use of profanity causes a sense of disproportion for the youthful minds reading this publication.

High School students are mature and they had experience of uncensored books and movies. Alexie’s novel remains in high school libraries available for the students to check it out by their own choice. Students should have the right to choose what they want to read. The main character Junior in Alexie's novel shows

Censors typically feel as though the subject material of controversial books in the high school English curriculum is too much for teenagers to handle (Shen, 2002).

Foul language, gang violence, rivalries, dysfunctional families, underage drinking, and drug abuse at a young age are all examples of things a teen should not learn about. Children or teens can be immature and take the examples of things within the book the wrong way and use it to their advantage. Overall, this book should be on the banned book list and not be read by

     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

I believe that you should be mature enough and warned about it before you read it. This should be required to read in high school. It teaches a very good lesson that everyone should know about. People need to understand how tough she had it, but that she overcame that and became a better person. This book should not be banned just because one person can not handle it. Just because someone does not have the maturity level to get the concept does not mean others should be able to read it. This is an amazing novel that shows you is you think you have it worse than others that you don't and there is people struggling more than you, but it doesn't mean you cannot change it. It might take time but it is

Reason one; books should not be banned on the grounds of “they’re a bad influence”. The world is a bad influence and the people that inhabit the world are worse. In the cases of some books, some children have already lived through what has been banned. In other cases, it is just the parents being too over-proctective. They have already lived through some of the events, and do not want their kids to experience the same thing, which can also slow down how the child learns. In addition, if the students are desperate to find ideas for things because they don’t get the help from their parents, it means the parents are ignoring their kids

On the other hand, parents fear that reading this novel will give their children ideas to rebel against them, and consequently cause them to lose control of them. Ultimately, it is the counter-culture attitude and the distaste for any kind of authority that governs the novel that leads many to shy away from exposing the material to teenagers.

After talking to some of my friends, they complained about the way the story is told; that it’s too slangy and hard to understand. I didn’t find this to be the case. I thought the slang created for this book was perfectly suited for the characters and the setting. Anderson doesn’t try to mimic the way teenagers in modern day talk and how they think. Instead, he creates a teen language that is based on having 24/7 access to information and entertainment inside your head. Yet, he also managed to keep a stereotypical teenage attitude. These kids in the book didn’t have more or less attitude than the kids have had for the last fifty years. In fact,

This novel has the perfect balance for students to learn important lessons and not going too far with a description of obscene

At a time in life when teenagers are just beginning to be exposed to the violence and cruelty in the world, Boston College High School students should not have to read the book “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” written by Benjamin Saénz, due to the glamorization of violence in the book. Studies have proven that violence in literature tends to mold teenagers into aggressive and hostile people. Novels that teach people that violence is the only solution should be banned from schools due to the negative effects on a teenagers mind. In

Some think the violence and sexuality within are too graphic or vulgar, particularly for a young adult novel. I’m not sure I agree with that argument, simply because today’s young readers are exposed to much of this content in their everyday lives (though I am personally glad I read it as an adult rather than as a teenager). There has even been a petition encouraging the Canadian government to rescind the book of the Governor-General’s award for best fiction in children’s literature. That’s where I’m torn.

I was very surprised and shocked to hear the news. Personally, I think spanking should be banned in our society. Spanking is an unsuitable punishment, an abusive form of discipline and can be destructive to a child’s self-esteem. . Spanking may also teach a child to physically lash out at others as a way of problem solving Adults need to use consistent and effective approaches of discipline to assist their children learn.