Censorship In China Essay

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Censorship can be used in two ways: One being a potion that can give us knowledge about life, and a poison that can block the knowledge of what life is. Going through life experiences is a good way to learn new things and to learn between what is right and wrong. Censorship plays a role by controlling what a person experiences and doesn’t experience. Censorship is used everywhere and used everyday. The way people use censorship can have an impact on a person's experience in the world. Sometimes censorship can be used to in a good way to teach people new life experience or used improperly and just blocking the life experience from the individual when over used. The perfect balance between a potion and a poison is the way a world will be at …show more content…
He mentions the Censorship of the internet cause a decrease in the “area of indigenous innovation” and also “hinders creativity” (BB). That this Censorship called the “Great Firewall” affected the company's ability to learning the new trends. It also kept people from learning to be creative. BeiBei even mention that he “couldn't even open an e-mail or document after waiting 20 minutes” (BB) it kept people from doing their everyday things. However he also mentioned of the Great Firewall of being good in China. BeiBei mentioned that the censorship of the Internet was a way of teaching innovation and creativity. That because of the Censorship it is a way that “encourages people to think creatively and speak up for themselves.” (BB) that China just uses the Censorship to control information flow. Base on the idea that “Ideas (for innovation) can come from everywhere” (BB). In the end the article talks about the bad views of having censorship on the Internet because it blocks innovation and creativity, however it teaches people to get it from other

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