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I. Censorship
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." (Torr 14). This is the first amendment in the Constitution. What freedom do we really have if basically everything around in the media, on the radio, or in movies is censored? I don't really hate all censorship, but some of it is seriously way to over-exaggerrated.
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A. Censorship in Schools
1. Censorship in schools has been very tight lately. It seems like everything I see now is censored. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is the number one banned book in schools because of it's consistent use of the "n" word. I'm not a racist, but just because I read something in a book doesn't mean I'm going to go around and scream it at the top of my lungs.
2. The "Harry Potter" series is another set of books that's been banned at schools all around the U.S. They say it's because it might confuse kids between the world of reality and fantasy. Are you kidding?! I've never read a Harry Potter book but I've seen the movies and I'm not about to go buy a broom and try to fly with it. Let's get real America.
3. So basically the banning of books because of reasons such as those is completely idiotic. No offense to anyone but I'm not dumb enough to actually take action, fantasy, or science fiction books seriously. I know that dragons or 8 foot tall spirders don't exist. A little pathetic what adults think of us, wouldn't you say?
B. Censorship in Music
1. Another thing that really irritates me is the constant bleeping I hear on the radio. That's kind of why I don't really listen to the radio, I just go on iTunes or buy the CD. I understand why the "f" word or the "s" word or the "b" word can't be said on the radio, but what...