Banned Books
Banned Books
Books are supposed to be used as reading materials where information can be retrieved. Due to this, books are widely used in learning institutions amongst students. The books themselves come in different genres and age requirements depending on their customers; this is such that there are children and adult books. However, before a book gets printed and published for used, it undergoes vetting to determine its credibility. Once published, the different genres of books can then be distributed to their different customers. When the general public does not like an already published book, due to certain reasons, there may be a motion to have it banned. This is what is referred to as banning a book. A challenged book is one that is facing possible removal or restriction of materials on it, based on the arguments of one or more people. This essay briefly talks about banned and challenged books and some of the reasons for doing so.
A challenge is a move to try and discontinue or remove materials, based on the protests of a group or persons. A banning is the doing away with of those materials. Challenges do not only involve a person expressing his or her point of view; rather, they are an act to remove material from the library or curriculum, thus regulating the access of others. Due to the firm commitment of teachers, librarians, parents, teachers, students and other involved parties, most challenges end up unsuccessful, and the contents remain in the library collection or school curriculum.
As mentioned earlier, a banned book in that is no longer preferred by the public and is thus no longer sold in bookstores read in classrooms and gets done away with from library shelves. In the past, books that had been banned often ended up being burnt and their publications are stopped. Persons, who were found in possession of the same, were said to have committed treason and their punishment included imprisonment or death. Challenging or banning a book may be due
Books are supposed to be used as reading materials where information can be retrieved. Due to this, books are widely used in learning institutions amongst students. The books themselves come in different genres and age requirements depending on their customers; this is such that there are children and adult books. However, before a book gets printed and published for used, it undergoes vetting to determine its credibility. Once published, the different genres of books can then be distributed to their different customers. When the general public does not like an already published book, due to certain reasons, there may be a motion to have it banned. This is what is referred to as banning a book. A challenged book is one that is facing possible removal or restriction of materials on it, based on the arguments of one or more people. This essay briefly talks about banned and challenged books and some of the reasons for doing so.
A challenge is a move to try and discontinue or remove materials, based on the protests of a group or persons. A banning is the doing away with of those materials. Challenges do not only involve a person expressing his or her point of view; rather, they are an act to remove material from the library or curriculum, thus regulating the access of others. Due to the firm commitment of teachers, librarians, parents, teachers, students and other involved parties, most challenges end up unsuccessful, and the contents remain in the library collection or school curriculum.
As mentioned earlier, a banned book in that is no longer preferred by the public and is thus no longer sold in bookstores read in classrooms and gets done away with from library shelves. In the past, books that had been banned often ended up being burnt and their publications are stopped. Persons, who were found in possession of the same, were said to have committed treason and their punishment included imprisonment or death. Challenging or banning a book may be due