Perspectives on Book Bans in Schools Meagan Tran West Delaware High School ENG 105: Composition I Mrs. Gelwicks February 28, 2024. Perspectives on Book Bans in Schools Book banning in schools is a topic that elicits diverse perspectives among educators, parents, and policymakers. Stemming from historical instances of censorship and moral concerns, the practice of restricting certain books from educational settings continues to provoke discussion about intellectual freedom, educational value,…
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Book Banning in Public School Libraries Music, films, art and literature all have different styles that are geared toward certain audiences. There a three audience types that tend to naturally occur– adults, teens, and children. Due to the age ranges, many of the works such as music, films and other forms of entertainment have age restrictions. Placing age requirements on certain things is generally a welcomed practice because people know that the minds of adolescents can be easily manipulated.…
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banned/challenge book? A banned or challenge book is a printed work that is prohibited by law or to which free access is not permitted by other means. The habitude of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or commercial motives. Leading on to why “The Catcher in the Rye” was banned was due to its profanity, but it was not the actual language that got the book banned. Instead, it was the theme of the book that got it banned. I disagree on this book being banned…
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The novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is a great book for students in middle school or high school to read. The novel teaches many important lessons that are often found in teenagers' lives. Speak should not be banned or challenged from the United States English Language Arts curriculum. One reason the novel should not be challenged or banned because it covers serious issues, such as rape and depression, that can affect teens today. Laurie Halse Anderson said, "We have to be honest with them…
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Banned Book Summary In the story, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, two children navigate gracefully through the burdens of being the fifth grade outcasts. Jesse Aarons (Jess) has a difficult time fitting in both at school and home. He takes a particular interest in activities which are labeled as “sissy” by his acquaintances at school. In order to prove them wrong, Jess decides to practice running so he can be the fastest boy in the entire school. Once his new neighbor, Leslie Burke…
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It is up to the school boards on what gets banned and taught according to the U.S court. If there are any complaints than they should be addressed, but censoring what is being learned can affect someone’s future. There is information that is needed to get through life and…
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Banning of College Football What is the primary purpose of college? Is playing football worth risking the chance of gaining injuries or health problems former players have received? College is intended for educational or religious purposes, not to play football and risk a chance of becoming injured. A debate growing in size and becoming the headline for many sport broadcasts and newspapers is whether or not college football should be banned, and should it continue to be a sport high school football…
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by burning books instead of putting them out. Firemen enforce this censorship to scare society into following these restrictive laws. Though this book is a stretched exaggeration of what may happen to the American society if we allow technology to dictate our lives, it may happen and we even see some similarities between the modern American society and this functional society. The Main character in the novel, Montag actually plays a vital role in the government’s censorship of books.…
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In the book, the people that did not conform towards their monotonous society by abstaining from books were generally scorned of by the government through burning their houses down. This condition is further examined when Montag is embracing his individuality when questioning his wife for her mundane perspective…
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ideas they might take from it. Many schools across the country have banned the phenomenal novel,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, from the curriculum. America’s slave-filled past may be a sensitive subject, but banning the book will not hide it forever. Twain does not hold back his opinions, which gives students the opportunity to form their own. By removing it from the American high school curriculum, readers will miss the overall message that the book has to offer. The language, writing…
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