If the book is banned, the superintendent would speak, and if the book isn’t banned, Pony Boy will speak) O: Okay. Now we have the results from out voting session. (Comment on the closeness of the voting, among other things, and then announce the winner) (If book is banned) K: I knew this book would be banned. It doesn’t belong on the desks of school children in New York City, and the voting proves it. (If book isn’t banned) P: Thank you Oprah for having me, and thank you for voting to keep this book in the city’s schools.
In the passage you are about to read I will tell you some reasons why books should not be banned from any libraries. First, the children reading the book have probably heard the words before. So they should learn to use the words appropriately. Also, the children should learn not to say the words as a joke because many people can be offended by the words being said to them. I understand that you might think that people should watch their language around children.
She states multiple times that the children within the education system are being cheated every day because they are not being forced to read more difficult books. “Such benefits are denied to the young reader exposed only to books with banal, simple-minded moral equations as well as to the student encouraged to come up with reductive, wrong-headed readings of mulitlayered texts” (Prose 97). The reader can blatantly see that Prose thinks negatively of the high school curriculum that today's students face. It seems clear that Prose does not want to hide her personal view or feelings, so she starts her essay out in a way that we do not have to read between the lines to get a sense of how she feels about what she is writing. She uses more emotional language when she says, "The intense loyalty adults harbor for books first encountered in youth is one probable reason for the otherwise baffling longevity of vintage mediocre novels, books that teachers may themselves have read in adolescence"(Prose
Debating the Banning of a Great Novel Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is responsible for the controversy caused by the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This novel has been banned in many high schools across the nation for the foul language applied and the sentiment it brings to those who may relate to it. Yet many are unaware that the purpose of the novel is not to bring about resentment but to appeal the reader to the circumstances in which the characters lived. Some disregard the notice at the beginning of the novel, which contains an explanation for the dialect used. Many choose to find a plot in the novel, although the author clearly states that the novel purposely lacks a plot.
For example, if your child wants to read a book that explains why drugs are bad for the human body, why would you stop them? I have learned about sex, drugs, and violence through school and books and that has helped me make decisions about my future. If I didn’t have that I don’t think that I would have made the same decisions! Do you see my point now? When it comes to what children are reading, people only think of the bad things and what the book is about.
That’s how bad parents viewed this novel. Today’s parents should be more open-minded, they should be able to accept a novel that is a bit profane and vulgar. Their children watch worse shows than the content of this novel. Today’s time and age is well advanced and parents should expect anything from everyone. They need to understand that school
People always say that teenagers need a taste of reality right? Well this book provides it. But many people believe that this book should be banned for that same reason. It is too crude for a school curriculum. Yet I believe that this book, “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier, should be kept in schools to be read by teenagers.
Ginger Shaffer Period 4 The Great Gatsby The novel The Great Gatsby written by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel that is read in many high schools read around the world. But, it is on the top list for debatable censorship. Censorship is the control of the information and ideas that circulate within a society. This novel should be banned due to many reasons such as: drug use, untrustworthy marriage, offensive language, abuse, and murder. The book has everything in it that a student should not read until later in life.
Teen-Parent Communication About Sex When young people feel unconnected at home, family, and school, they may become involved in activities that put their health at risk. However, when parents affirm the values of their children, young people often develop positive, healthy attitudes about themselves, therefore delaying in sexual activity. The writer’s purpose(s) for writing these articles is because risky teen behavior is on the rise, and what are parents and families doing/not doing to promote safe behavior? I chose these articles because I am a teen parent, and I feel that if I had been able to have “the talk” sooner, more in depth, and more often, that it may have prevented my pregnancy. Teen Sexuality’s research showed a few things: Adolescents who stated that they were connected with their parents were more likely than other teens to delay sexual intercourse.
Starting as early as kindergarten, children should be taught about relationships and to respect others. At different levels, kids could benefit from sex education . As children become teenagers, they should be taught about abstinence and the consequences of sex. Then, as studies show, by high school they are becoming sexually active and should be taught about contraceptives as well as about venereal disease and AIDS. This may not solve the high teen-pregnancy rate nor the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among teens.