The Silencing of the World “There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing”(Ray Bradbury) this is a selection from the story Fahrenheit 451. The story revolves around “firemen”, who are the ones hired to burn and destroy literature, effectively preventing the common public from retrieving any information. This dystopian story may seem like something that would never happen, yet it is all too real , it happens everywhere from the United States to Beijing, from the UK to Saudi Arabia. Mankind has been filtering one another for generations, it has been justified by social, political, and religious reasons all around the world, sparking fire within itself. For hundreds of years, past even the empire of
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The Catholic church ,for example, had a no read list until 1966 , and according to gale research article, censorship, those who are still strongly connected within these devout religious groups maintain the influences needed to censor modern communities. Additionally, it was these religious factions who many television and news broadcasters to be more apprehensive towards sensitive subject matters, as these worshipers would complain, boycott, and even protest if their children were exposed to what they refer to as,“obscene”, however the united states supreme court has been cited as being unable to create a true definition of obscene. This may imply that it is within the power of the broadcasters to air what they choose if it weren't for those who fear the devil and all his minions. The expression of one's beliefs are just as sacred as their heritage and creed, however this does not give those who are offended by different opinions to quiet them through threats or any other means, for they are not
The Catholic church ,for example, had a no read list until 1966 , and according to gale research article, censorship, those who are still strongly connected within these devout religious groups maintain the influences needed to censor modern communities. Additionally, it was these religious factions who many television and news broadcasters to be more apprehensive towards sensitive subject matters, as these worshipers would complain, boycott, and even protest if their children were exposed to what they refer to as,“obscene”, however the united states supreme court has been cited as being unable to create a true definition of obscene. This may imply that it is within the power of the broadcasters to air what they choose if it weren't for those who fear the devil and all his minions. The expression of one's beliefs are just as sacred as their heritage and creed, however this does not give those who are offended by different opinions to quiet them through threats or any other means, for they are not