Censorship In Schools Pros And Cons

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What we say and how we say things can often impact not only ourselves, but also the people around us as well. That is why knowing when something is right or wrong is so important, because the worst thing you can do is offend someone when you weren’t trying to offend them. The topic of right and wrong when it comes to speaking is often times a bumpy road, that is why I feel that Professor Miles did a great job of not only navigating that road, but also providing a lot of great evidence to support her idea about the censorship we use today in our school settings. And it's because of the great examples she uses that I also agree with her that in some cases too much censorship is causing more harm than actual good. The main idea of the speech

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