Importance of Censorship Essay

Kendall Anderson stated in her essay, “We should not underestimate our youth” (Adelstein, “Banned Book Week Essay Contest Winners”). Another student, eighth grader Brandon Redlinger, stated in his essay, “Reading is one of our greatest freedoms. Censorship leads to conformity. This limits the range and variety of inquiry and expression on which our culture depends” (Adelstein, “Banned Book Week Essay Contest Winners”). Students clearly do not feel protected but rather insulted that they are…

within the world’s corrupt culture. However, some would argue that banning books takes away the freedom of the youth and divulges more about the censorship than if it were not banned at all. As it stands, the matter of sheltering students versus indulging them in inappropriate subject matter has always been of the utmost importance. The line of censorship is crossed in Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire, where Blanche’s physical and mental health deteriorates over the course of…

literature in all areas for students and the community. Vizzone says “If your university has speech codes that are unconstitutional don’t be afraid to challenge them. (Another Student Stopped From Handing out Constitution) The elimination of campus censorship by speech code is the strive that Stand Up for Speech (SUFS) a litigation project hopes to…

Since the dawn of the pen and pencil, literature has existed to communicate the human experience. There are countless numbers of books in the world, all of which drastically vary in content, size and quality. Despite all of the disparate traits between them, this drive to relay another’s view on life is shared among all literature. However, there are many individuals that seek to suppress these views by banning books from libraries and schools. This desire to ban and suppress an author’s…

that offends certain groups. They state, “The First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects speech no matter how offensive its content. Speech codes adopted by government-financed state colleges and universities amount to government censorship, in violation of the Constitution. And the ACLU believes that all campuses should adhere to First Amendment principles because academic freedom is a bedrock of education in a free society.” So where is the line? One could argue that as long as…

of speech, it won’t be a freedom anymore, but in fact, when this freedom interferes with other’s freedom; it is not a freedom anymore! Limiting the freedom of speech is a controversial topic, it has two perspectives; one of them is with applying censorship because they think it is protecting their rights while the other is against it because they think it is a threat and they want to know what is happening all around the world. The media should be more aware of sensitive topics and they…

How free is a student’s speech? This question has come to the Supreme Court many times, and the responses have varied. Overall, the court has decided that students have their freedom of speech, when it does not affect the school’s curricular activities. The two Supreme Court cases that have had the strongest influence in defining a student’s freedom of speech are Tinker v Des Moines and Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier. Tinker was America’s first Supreme Court case defining the extent of…

For thousands of years, books have entertained and educated the masses. To ban a book is downright unjust in the way it forbids a person to communicate their thoughts, as well as restricts people from enjoying a piece of literature. Books as a whole are excellent teachers, and show another face to the world, and should not be banned. Moreover, the banning of books infringes on the freedom of speech and the freedom to read. Books wear an innumerable amount of topics in their pages, making them…

adversity to which she stands strong, taking pride in her flaws. This does not come as an extreme surprise, as Hawthorne was writing The Scarlet Letter during a time in which the women’s rights movement was just beginning to grow. He recognized the importance of writing about females who possess the same strength and self-confidence that male characters are typically expected to have. That idea of women having the same capabilities as men is one that is still fought over today with the…

Nudity and Naked, Where is the Art? My Disclaimer: This article contains images of the human form that some consider graphic and may be inappropriate viewing for a workplace setting. If a piece of art is displayed that contain nudity, then what is that thin line between the types of arts where nudity is allowed, and the one where it is censored. To answer this question, we need to understand the difference between art and pornography. The differences Nudity, or nakedness, is the state of…