Books like The Perks of Being a Wallflower‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ and even the Harry Potter Series have been banned or challenged in towns across America. This may come as a surprise since these books are favorites amongst many as the texts range from educational to simply an enjoyable read. Censorship of books goes back to 360 B.C.‚ but has become more of a problem in recent years. Over 11‚300 books have been challenged for their content since 1982 and many people can’t seem to find reason behind
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professor at the same university in which I enrich the minds of adolescences with knowledge of English Language Arts and Literature. When I heard that my son‚ Leo‚ was starting to read a banned book in school‚ I was appalled! Banned books were banned for a reason! Why on earth are we letting previously banned books back into our society? This is
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you think we should banned books? We should ban inappropriate books that have sexual themes. We also need to be aware of books that could hold racist words and ideas. These books could have a negative effect on young people. I will be tell you reason why we should banned some books that may harm kids futures. Why we need to banned books with sexual things in them .How dare alfred kinsey ask men and woman questions about their sex lives( alfred c. kinsey). Alfred C. Kinseyś book talks about sex that
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Book Banning has existed in America since colonial times‚ when legislatures and royal governors enacted laws against blasphemy and seditious libel. Legislatures in the early American republic passed laws against obscenity. Though freedom of the press has grown significantly over the course of the twentieth century‚ book banning and related forms of censorship have persisted due to cyclical concerns about affronts to cultural‚ political‚ moral‚ and religious belief. Drugs‚ sex‚ and profanity are
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you ever be interested in the topic of war? Fallen Angels is a book about just that‚ the Vietnam War to be exact. The main character’s name is Perry‚ a soldier who was drafted into the military in the 1960’s. In 2002‚ Fallen Angels was banned in some middle schools “for offensive language‚ racism‚ violence‚ and being unsuited to age group.” People think the book has too much profanity and drug use. Fallen Angels should not be banned because it tells young people the history of America. It gives
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up the story to keep them entertained. One of the girls‚ named Alice‚ asked him to write the story down for her. He made her a book‚ complete with illustrations and from that Alice in Wonderland was born. Despite its simple beginnings and seemingly innocent meanings‚ four decades later the book began being challenged for multiple reasons‚ and joined the banned books list. When the first of these absurd interpretations surfaced‚ the world was a much different place with different “issues” of the
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to pick a book of my choosing‚ it was new and very exciting. Granted‚ it was an age appropriate book because I was in school at the time‚ nevertheless it made me feel like I was truly independent and had a choice of my readings‚ though it was monitored by my English teacher. This feeling happens to many children‚ teens‚ and even adults who enjoy reading. So‚ should be certain books really be banned from libraries and schools? Many believe certain books should be banned because some books are not age
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Adults are the most dangerous predators of books. Parents have the natural instinct to protect their children when they see danger‚ but sometimes they don’t realize that they themselves are the danger. There’s parents that go psycho when they see their children reading BOOKS that involve sex‚drugs‚alcohol‚ or other delicate subjects‚ so then there they go and challenge or ban it! There’s also the question that goes with it‚ why did you just do that?? Parents often think that they are protecting their
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ever wondered what books are challenged or banned. “Of Mice and Men”is the book that I could see has had a lot of controversy by high school parents over the last couple of years. The book is banned and challenged in a lot of high schools across America. The reasons for the banning of this book is racism‚ profanities‚ and adult themes. For me‚ it’s a high schooler’s book‚ and it is clear that “of Mice and Men” should not be banned. The first reason for “Of Mice and Men” being banned is racism. The feelings
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Out of the books on the list I have read: "Night" by Elie Wiesel‚ "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini‚ and “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. All of these books were required high school reads‚ however‚ I learned about the immense oppression and immoral acts that were occurring in our society. For instance‚ when I read “Night‚” I learned about the effects of the Holocaust on people and just how horrid it was. When I read “The Kite Runner‚” I learned about the Taliban and just how vicious they
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