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    The banning of books has been a terrible part of history since the beginning of printing and distributing of literature. Censorship is brought about by too much control and fear. This means that the author's freedom of expression was destroyed, their work is not allowed to be viewed. I believe that censorship should not be allowed, as many of the reasons that books are banned are silly. The reason books are banned ranges greatly; and the people who do the banning are even more numerous. Some…

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    There are many uses of fire in our daily lives. Humanity uses fire as a source of heat, the use of lighting, for cooking, and as source of energy. In "Great Expections" Charles Dickens uses fire in the book for those specific reasons as well but he also uses uses it as a good reference of emotion. A good example of a common use of fire in "Great Expectations" is blacksmithing. Fire provides a livelihood for Joe at the forge. Another example, Joe relaxes in the comforting warmth in the evenings.…

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    “The Obsolete Man” takes place in a futuristic time in which books are banned and the occupation of a librarian is seen as a crime. In the episode, Romney Wordsworth, who served as a librarian, is put on trial for being obsolete, or outdated. The episode is essentially focused on two sides of the argument, Wordsworth acting as the protagonist and advocator of books, while the Chancellor is seen as the evil counterpart who holds the ultimate power in the matter. Later, the Chancellor rules that…

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    the works of previous civilizations were forgotten and while the Dark Ages are history, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 depicts a very similar and bleak future. The society of Fahrenheit 451 is a revival of the Dark Ages, in which the government burns books of the past in order to prevent the population from learning about history thus making it easier for the government to control the people as they would not contradict any deceptive ideas imposed upon them. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Bradbury…

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    Imagine a world where books are forbidden, everything is fast paced and firemen don’t put out fires they make them. In the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury published in October of 1953, there is a main character named Montag. The book is about how Montag learns to like books. The characters in the book try to either teach Montag to like books or steer him away from books. One of the characters, Clarisse teaches Montag that not everything has to be fast paced or you don’t have to follow…

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    dystopian future, but he also inclines that our current society could go down that path if we let it happen. Firemen burn books, and that's what we see with our main character, Guy Montag. He works as a fireman, a literal fireman, and burns books. But what is Ray Bradbury really trying to tell us with this book? He is trying to warn us about our society. In the society in the book, the lack of realistic information, or information that makes you think, causes people to basically be robots. Also,…

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    of allowing people to censor books so freely. Alex Beam, author of "Why Stop with Mark Twain's 'Huckleberry Finn'?", points his fingers towards the people whom he feels are making foolish decisions by banning books. Although both articles discuss the problems and dangers of banning books, they do so in different ways. They use many of the same techniques, but with different approaches. In "Is Harry Potter Evil?", Judy Blume makes many points about why censoring books is wrong. She uses her…

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    Ray Bradbury used many different symbols in his novel Fahrenheit 451, but he used six specific symbols to really tell the story. The first of these symbols is the Phoenix. In Mediterranean mythologies, the phoenix is a bird that is consumed by fire but then rises from the ashes. The phoenix represents renewal, and the life that follows death. After the city is leveled by bombs, the character Granger directly compares humans and the story of the phoenix. The next symbol is the Salamander. The…

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    Smoking Smoking kills so why bother starting? This question is stated at the bottom of the advertisement in a big, bolded font. Within this advertisement is a picture of a man holding a gun, which he is reloading with cigarettes. This advertisement conveys the message that smoking kills. This advertisement goes by showing that smoking kills, by comparing it to bullets in a gun. It is stating that using cigarettes can cause as much damage a bullet can. The message of this advertisement is focused…

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    inappropriate subjects showcased in books and almost every form of media. In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, censorship is deeply rooted in its society and has wholly banned books in order to promote ignorance in the mind of its people, as well as equality among its citizens. Censorship is a major theme in Fahrenheit 451 and is deeply explored and practiced. The novel demonstrates a totalitarian government which burns books because of the threat it presents. Books encourage critical…

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