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    Banning is like an isolated cage trapped around something with no way in or out. Banning books in case you didn’t know is a serious problem involving the people who ban books and the authors who get threatened by lawsuits due to their books. The first banned book in America is the New English Canaan which was published in 1637. CLAIM: Banned and censored books are not bad COUNTERCLAIM: and some people believe that some books should be banned due to the graphic nature. However, every book shouldn’t

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    are prohibited have a way of remaining present in society by people passing them down. Banning books should cease to remain because readers should have access to information since without it people won’t be able to reach their full social potential, future generations won’t learn from past mistakes, and readers will be able to broaden their perspectives on life to resolve world issues. Firstly, book banning is plausible for various reasons, one is due to mental health problems or a child’s molding

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    Why do people ban books? Is there even a purpose? While many people may not enjoy reading certain books, but they certainly don’t think their least favorite book is heinous enough to be banned. Most people understand that books are meant to be read and judged by everyone; One man's favorite book may be another's least. However, some people think that banning books is a grand idea. So, the question is: Why, why ban them? The answer is simple: They don’t like the book, and they think their opinion

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    Libraries Should not be Allowed to Ban Books Books are windows to knowledge especially for students who are still growing and learning how the world outside works. Books have different genres and some are forbidden to be read by certain age groups. However, when a certain book that might contain the F-word, sex, violence, or something common in the real world, the parents would complain and it results in the book being banned in the school or even across the district. This may bring negative

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    own Choices Books are banned quite often for multiple reasons, although there are much more reasons why they shouldn’t be. Books are among our best teachers and people are taking them away. Also, books really are able to change the world in the best ways. A great fact about books is that they usually are or become celebrated classics and don’t think that’s a coincidence. Banning books is being deprived of an education which is completely contradictory in America. Firstly, as books are banned, our

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    Censoring and banning books is a very bad idea for many reasons, but one being that it creates ignorance and belittles people. Censoring makes young people very sensitive to things that other people say and do in their everyday life. This is not good because these sensitive mindsets can hurt not only themselves but others because of the judgment. Everyone should be able to understand other people's lives. In fact, many books get banned for talking about cultures and sexuality. This is horrible because

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    A book is thrown into a furnace of hot coal and flames. Our Founding Fathers efforts are tossed away into burning flames of ignorance. Banning Books should not be allowed in public libraries. Books serve as a teaching tool and inspire new ideas for all of society. Banning books also goes against our American rights. Books should not be banned because they are a teaching tool to our younger and older generations. In the text, “I Am Very Real”, Kurt Vonnegut states,” You should also resolve to expose

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    Library Association, famous children books such as, Alice in Wonderland, The Giving Tree, Charlotte’s Web, and The Lorax were all banned in certain states in the country. These are not the only books that have been banned, countless numbers of a variety of books have been removed, erased, or trashed because of how people negatively perceived them. The banning of books has been a long controversial argument from the time they were created. All over the world, a book has been banned or challenged because

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    Books are being banned and kept from people throughout the world, and it removes the ability of people being able to read them. I believe that by banning books it creates negative effects on children and it might even eliminate some life lessons for children. Going through life is tough enough as it is, but not knowing what's on the outside of "rainbows and unicorns" can be detrimental, some kids might not be able to handle life too well once they're out in the real world, because they won’t know

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    Books are not becoming banned because the authorities want to protect the public from certain beliefs, violence or language. Books are becoming banned because those books contain something in them that a higher authority, such as the government, doesn’t want released to the public. It is for the good of the people to have higher authorities agree to a more diverse selection of books open to the public. Censorship is something that the government and institutions created to deny access to something

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