Kim Stewart A-CAPS 4360 Instructor: Jennifer Greene 2 December 2004 Should Public School Libraries Be Censored? Introduction Six years ago‚ I walked in to my oldest son’s school eager to participate in their celebration of reading‚ a week long hiatus from regular school activities in which the children simply read books all day. Parents and members of the community were invited in to read aloud as well. This was the first year my sons were in a public school‚ and I was so excited to discover
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of 12-point Times New Roman font is about 300 words.) It should be formatted according to MLA guidelines. Assignment Description: Write an in-depth critical response to one of the following articles on contemporary ethics: § “Censorship: A Personal View” by Judy Blume (pp. 317-22) § “The Singer Solution to World Poverty” by Peter Singer (pp. 323-29) In a good critical response‚ you develop an original argument on a topic by working through your agreements and disagreements with someone else’s
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illegal to be in possession of a book or books. If our civilization permits a guild of individuals to regulate what is appropriate to read‚ the world Bradbury had envisioned may become true. A book that has been challenged with censorship is Tiger Eyes written by Judy Blume. Davey Wexler‚ along with her mother‚ Gwen‚ and her little brother‚ Jason‚ has just attended the funeral of her father‚ Adam‚ who was shot to death in a holdup at their 7-Eleven convenience store in Atlantic City. Davey’s mother
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Presentation Chapter 17: Academic Freedom and Censorship: Teacher Rights or Responsibilities How should the proper balance between teacher freedom and responsibility be determined? Position 1: Fir increased Academic Freedom: * Schools are at the center of local debates about touchy subjects such as‚ morals‚ sex and sexual orientation‚ religion‚ politics‚ economics‚ racism‚ and a host of other social value controversies. * Censorship denies‚ defeats‚ or diminishes academic freedom!
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The book starts off when Peter wins a turtle at Jimmy Fargo’s birthday party. He names the turtle Dribble. Peter introduces his family and the concepts of Fudge and his habits. When Peter’s father’s business clients stay at their apartment for the night‚ Fudge annoys them by decorating their suitcase with green stamps‚ prompting them to remove the account from the company. Then Fudge decides not to eat and later adds pretending he is the family dog and wanting to eat on the floor. A week later‚ the
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Double Fudge is the name of the book‚ with the younger brother‚ six-year-old Farley (Fudge)‚ standing beside protagonist Peter and holding his gigantic “Fudge Buck.” However‚ through clever juxtaposition on Judy Blume’s part‚ I believe this obsession of a young boy to be merely a subplot‚ albeit a necessary one‚ as it leads us‚ the readers‚ to the real plot‚ and the message about family. Such appreciative contrast begins with the Hatcher family of New York‚ imperfect because of wild younger brother
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characters have something in common: they are all going through the rite of passage from being children to young adults. In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ a boy trying to figure out his identity while being bullied from a rival group‚ in Forever‚ by Judy Blume‚ a girl is coming to terms with her sexual identity‚ and in The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ a boy is facing the consequences of his adult decision. All of these characters are coming to terms with identity in some way
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In a way‚ my taste for books have gone astray since grade school. I had a passion to read. Then it became hard to find books that motivated me to keep reading. As a child reading was fun and easy‚ now it is tedious and boring. I cannot find a book that interests me as much as they did when I was younger. A Love That Became Hard to Nurture Some children have difficulties finding a good book to relish. I did not typically have a hard time. I enjoyed reading my entire elementary school life
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The Banning of Harry Potter:Right or Wrong The banning of books most of the time is a must‚ but the banning of children’s books? May not be what people make it out to be. The book I’ve found most astonishing to find on a banned book list is the very popular Harry Potter series. By examining that this book is a fantasy‚ Harry is a hero‚ and that the message has nothing to do with why it was banned‚ it is clear that Harry Potter should NOT be banned. I have found sources that agree with me‚ but also
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Junie B‚ First Grader (at Last!) by Barbara Parks ‚ was published August 20‚2002 by the publisher Random House Children’s Book. This book has 98 pages and its genre is fiction. Junie B finally started 1st grade and she was very nervous because it was a new years full of surprises. Junie is yet to start a new adventure through a whole year. The conflict in the this book is that Junie B is a first grader just how she wanted. But the first day of school he dad had to carry her inside room one
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