One of the most important reasons to why library censorship is unacceptable is that it limits our information resources. In other words, we will not have the right to receive and source our assignments with quotes and information from banned books, nor will we have the right to read certain books from some of our favorite authors. There are many books that are banned from people or more likely students under the age of 17 (Koss 29). One of these books is
In the course of discovery, the School Board members who voted to remove the books acknowledged that they had not read many of the books and that they removed them because they exposed students to the "religion of witchcraft." The ultimate questions: Do students have a right to read? Does book censorship violate the First Amendment and at the expense of who? As the final verdict on April 22, 2003, the Supreme Court ordered the return of the books back to library shelves. Background Information The Court cited the Tinker case and ruled that there was no evidence that reasonably showed substantial disruption or material interference with school activities if students were allowed unfettered access to the books.
Dear Editor: Censorship in public libraries is inconsiderable, unreasonable, and absurd. It must be eliminated from the minds of our town council. If a book is not acceptable for patrons under eighteen, I feel either the patron’s parents or the patron himself should decide so. The town council and the public library have no idea whether a patron is responsible enough to read a book with possible adult themes. Censorship is also ridiculous because most classic novels involve questionable language, or somewhat violent material.
No books should ever be banned because for each book that is banned, there possibly could be one life lesson that will not be learned by the next generation. Censorship of books in schools and libraries is wrong for it limits what students can potentially learn. Books such as To Kill a Mocking Bird, Of Mice and Men, and others teach valuable life lessons, which is why they are considered classics. Books such as these are being banned for they have questionable material. In the same book introduction as the opening quote, Judy Blume wrote, “Those who were most active in trying to ban books cam from the ‘religious right’ but the impulse to censor spread like a contagious disease.
read another article for your censorship document. me and Erica have chosen to write censorship document about the censorship that goes on in the media. one of the articles i read today was "Book Banning Efforts Bring on Title Fights" The article was about how many books contain content that people consider a bit explicit therefore their banned from library's and schools. In the document "Book Banning Efforts Bring on Title Fights" ,there were groups of people in favor and against censorship. Stevenson Swanson wrote the article, and in the document i noticed that Krug was against censorship in books.
A reverse effect has been that this incident caused people to put themselves on the waiting list to borrow the novel, when there were none before. | 1. Question: Why do you think parents might object to their children reading texts like Catcher in The Rye? 2. Click on the list of frequently banned books below.
I feel this is a strong premise to support the conclusion that administrators censor what students write in their publications. The author also discusses an incident in which a principal would not allow a student’s photograph to be included in the schools yearbook because the student was dressed in a medieval costume and holding a prop sword. The principal claimed that the photo violated the no weapons policy of the school (Schools fail, 2007). This premise supports the conclusion, since even though the student was not directly breaking any rules and not causing harm to any other students, the principal still had the power to censor a harmless photograph. Included in the essay, the author also speaks about support in the direction of the students.
Harry Potter – an object of propaganda In her article, "Is harry potter evil? ", Judy Blume is trying to be the defending guard of the "Harry Potter" series, written by J. K. Rowling, from these who willing to put the successful books on the restricted shelf. Blume says that in several states in the US, parents are calling to remove the books from school libraries and classes pleading that it's "promoting interest in the occult" (Judy Blume, Is Harry Potter evil?). According to Blume, whose some of her books were banned from schools, there are parents that don't completely understand the meaning of 'Fantasy' and think "these stories teach witchcraft, sorcery and Satanism" (Judy Blume). She also note that when looking back in literature history one can find other books that were called against from various reasons, like Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" that was blamed in promoting racism.
Weather movie ratings should be banned or not is a growing concern in our country. During my research I discovered many interesting theories and opinions as to why movie ratings should not be banned. The first reason I think they should not be banned is that parents want movies to be suitable for their children. Another reason why they shouldn’t be banned is that movie viewers want to have an idea of what kind of movie they are going to watch. The third reason movie ratings shouldn’t be banned is that movie ratings can be used as constructive criticism by the director.
Suspension and Expulsion are not of use to improve our schools! Suspensions and expulsions are both disciplines that are given to students for their disruptive behaviors and actions. Even our own principal in our school disagrees; suspension and expulsion should be used. (Dale) Suspension and expulsion are not the solution to the problem because too much of these two can lead to dropout rates, it causes negative behavior to students, suspension and expulsion can stop future crimes and learn from their actions and students are not learning properly and not gaining any benefit from their education. Suspension and expulsion is not an effective tool and solution in our schools because it can lead to dropout rates and other violent crimes in the future.