The parent might have thought the book was bad but others did not so it just stayed at challenged. While banned books is when the attempt is followed up. This is the removal of the book. So when whoever tried to ban the book got others to agree with them and the banning fell-through. (About Banned and Challenged Books.)
The majority of users post nasty comments but are cowards when it comes to post them with their name on the post. Bernstein tells “It’s the anonymity that Amazon grants to its reader-reviewers that I object to, on the grounds that anybody who wants to say something nasty about somebody else’s work ought to have a little bit of bravery needed to say it under his or her name (Bernstein 350). For one to hide behind an anonymous post is an act of cowardice why not express ourselves the way we feel without having to be cowards and not letting others know our thoughts or ruining lives without
A lot of people in the world don’t like who they are or what they’ve become for many reasons such as: looks, weight, personality, family, job, etc. Whatever the reason may be few people in this world wouldn’t change a thing about themselves, I’m one of those people. I’ve learned to accept all my flaws and realize god made me his way for a reason. If I were to change anything about myself, even the
Have you ever done something that you always reflect on and wish you had another chance? Did you hear that little voice inside your head? Many people make choices that they know are wrong but do it any to be considered “cool” to their peers. In the short story “On the Bridge”, Todd Strasser shows the idea that you should not change yourself to be cool because it can turn bad for you. Seth, the protagonist in “On the Bridge” wants to be accepted to his friend Adam, who makes very bad decisions.
97 If Jonas were able to get a family, he would have to hide things from them. Some people might say this, “Very frightening. I can’t even imagine it. We really have to protect people from wrong choices.” pg. 93 Hisjob was to hold memories to protect the people from choosing wrong, but it stops him from living like the others do.
Evil is simply the lack of good. Which ties into the next issue Augustine addresses; that god allows us to choose evil, while he can prevent us from doing so, given that he's all-powerful. Augustine argues that god knows what is going to happen, yet he isn’t the cause of it. We as humans have free will, and god knows what would happen if they make choices using their wills. Augustines concepts and views really interest me and I have taken to checking out books from the public library to read about his views.
I think the author holds a bit of bias in this article. It seems as though he believes nothing should be done. He starts off his article by saying “nothing’s worked” and listing a few examples. By this being the first thing the reader reads, the views may be shifted towards believing nothing can work. This falls to the side of letting natural selection run its course.
I believe we do this for two reasons, the first being we want to pretend that we have the social decorum not to ask a question in that blunt of away. The second reason is that in our society it is a cultural taboo to directly address someone’s sexual habits. In this situation, we would make the substitution because we do not want to offend our friend or coworker with a direct question. Now this can also be twisted to hide unpleasant things that we are required to report but do not want the general population to understand what is being said. In Mr. Lutz’s essay, he uses an example that in 1984 the US State Department announced that it would no longer use the word killing in its annual report on the status of human rights in countries around the world.
People will think it is temporary but ignoring it will have already hurt the environment. Additionally, not only do people not notice such doublespeak, but even in the event that they identify doublespeak, they may not be against it because they do not understand its bad effects. Furthermore, he uses active words to express how doublespeak will hide reality from people. For instance, in the last two paragraphs, he states that doublespeak will produce “suspicions, cynicism, distrust and hostility”. He tries to get people’s attention to think about how doublespeak will disturb their lives.
Ray Bradbury talks about Fahrenheit not so much being about censorship but about being a society that didn’t read. People in the story are not intrested in reading because they think books are the cause of depression and how books carry on myths and legends. Also how technology has replaced books and that it has also affected relationships. To begin with people are siimple and unquestiong. They depend upon technology so much they think is a waste of time to open up a book.