Books

Hindering one's ability to think for oneself is an issue in the area of censorship. Prohibiting children from reading certain books leaves them naive and almost oblivious to the real ways of the world. They need a wider view on the world and what real life issues are. It is best not to leave them blind in preparation for the future. “Edgy books give readers a broader perspective, with real outcomes of choices and is infused with hope,”(Hopkins, par. 7). Thinking both outside the box and realistically

and banning of books in learning institution has been prevalent mostly due to the explicit content incorporated in them. However, banning of certain books in pretense to conceal content perceived inappropriate to impressionable children is an infringement of their right to access information of their area of choice. While banning some book at times has valid reasons, it is important to endorse and emphasize that every child has the liberty to select, at their discretion, which book to read. While

Since 1982, all kinds of books have been banned for the content they hold. Topics like race, sexually explicit content, homosexualaity, religion and more. Books are banned by librarians and teachers because they do not want children or teenagers to read about these topics. Children and teenagers are told they are not supposed to read these books with harsh topics because they are afraid it could influence them. They are afraid that books that talk about suicide, like 13 Reasons Why, will influence

The idea to ban certain books from schools and libraries is preposterous due to the manner in which the people trying to enforce these bans try to do so in. Banning books doesn’t help with the already present problem that our youth’s intelligence levels are already declining, and neither does allowing the freedom to all books. Banning certain books due to their constant use of inappropriate language, sexually explicit nature, and all around mature content has a respectfully reasonable reason to be

very amazed. “A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.” [Zusak, 154]. This quote made me laugh quite a bit because it shows the friendship beginning to form between Liesel and Rudy. “She tore a page from the book and ripped it in half. Then a chapter. Soon, there was nothing but scraps of words littered between her legs.” [Zusak, 521]. This quote shows the struggle that Liesel is going through in her life right now. “She leaned down and looked at his

There could be multiple reasons why certain books are banned.Some of the reasons may include profanity, racism, sexual content, etc. It is obvious that a book like Fifty Shades of Grey is not allowed in school, but there are parents out there who will ban books such as The Great Gatsby, Bridge to Terabithia. These kinds of books could lead the children to do horrific acts based on learning from these books. However, it could be good to have these horrific content to educate children about the various

“Yes, books are dangerous. They should be dangerous, they contain ideas.” -Pete Hautman, author of Godless. As our class got together, many discussions on books being banned occurred throughout the semester. Throughout the different books we read as a class, the reoccurring theme kept being brought up; why do we need the things in books? At first the answer was easy, we need books to keep learning. But the more we discussed and read the more we discovered that the basic answer isn’t all there is

Book Banning and book challenges has been around just as long as books were invented. Book banning is a way to take away parents rights to decide whether they want their teen to read that book or not. A book challenge however is an attempt to restrict or remove a book from other citizens, especially teens. A way book challenge works, is when a certain district or person doesn’t feel like the book is appropriate for a certain age group. For reasons like; sexual content, violence, offensive

Book censorship tries to shelter us from certain books that carry messages that are known as controversial, but this promotes cleansing children from the harsh reality that we live in today. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, and news. That are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. Book censorship has taken many great works of literature away from us due to topics that may concern parents or school boards. These topics include

Books have been challenged and banned from schools and libraries for countless years. “To Kill a Mockingbird”, “Catcher in the Rye” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” are two of the most challenged books of their time. Many parents and faculty member in schools and libraries see these books and others like them as “inappropriate” and “wrong.” (Doyle). Books have been banned throughout history for their takes on issues such as race, damaging lifestyles, Sexual content, violence, and even their