Book of Ruth

Why books are banned? Why are books banned? There are so many banned and challenged books we do not know why all of these books are banned? Some of these books are banned because of religious purposes or inappropriate scenes in the book. Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark: More Tales to Chill Your Bones is the book that me and my fellow peers chose to do the book report and this book has been banned because of the gore, cannibalism, and horror. The first reason this book is banned is because of…

of first and second grade, unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for me. It all began in second grade. Sitting around the big red table we waited for our teacher, Mrs. Guzman. She stood in front of the bookshelf to find a book for us to read. She pulled out the Magic Tree House book Tonight on the Titanic. She began by reading “Jack opened his eyes. It was a stormy night. The rain tapped hard on his window pane.” After reading the first page, she stopped and waited for next person to continue. As…

Book banning is not doing a greater cause. Book banning is when government or higher authority remove books off shelfs from school libraries for being political, religious, or offensive being too dangerous for young readers. People read books for adventure to discover a whole real world. Censoring books for being too offensive will not open reader’s minds for the real or creative world. Book banning challenges citizen’s freedom to read. Books are influence for new beginnings. Books support…

Introduction Ben completed his undergraduate degree in Chemistry before coming to the University of Texas at Arlington to complete his premedical studies. Growing up in a strong Christian home, Ben quickly stepped into a leadership role with Chi Alpha, however, since getting married Ben relinquished his leadership role to focus on his marriage and academics. Although Ben has recently transferred to a local Bible college to pursue a Biblical studies degree, we have remained close and connect…

same reasons and sometimes it’s a different reason. Why have they been banned? Why have countries like North Korea, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and the United Arab Emirates banned this book about animals who revolt against the farmers, but fall into a corrupt leadership. Why ban a book that is read by children in the U.S.A and others? A book can be harmless on the outside, but can be dangerous on the inside. Animal Farm has been banned in many countries such as North Korea, which is understandable in this…

Will textbooks and books in general become obsolete anytime soon? Technology is quickly advancing and becoming more widely used throughout the world. 42% of US adults own a tablet, as tablets have become more popular, a debate has formed on wether or not they should replace textbooks. Proponets of having tablets say they are supported by most teachers and students, they are much lighter than textbooks, tablets can hold hundreds of books, and that digital textbooks are cheaper than print…

does not mean it will not happen in life. Most parents like to protect their children from hard topics such as racism, sexual expression and profanity. This book is not all about those things, it is about finding one's self, teaching lessons, and looking up to role models. Discomfort is all in this book, but it feels that way only because the book displays what…

Reading books and annotating them are one of the main work done in English classes especially books like "To Kill a Mockingbird" written by Harper Lee. Why should the Heritage curriculum eliminate such a good book like that? In "To Kill a Mockingbird", Harper Lee shows that racism, discrimination and cruelty is powerful than reason and intelligence. There are a lot of reasons to keep "To Kill a Mockingbird" book and not to eliminate it. This book has been a choice to read this book from the…

"Freedom Writers" Banned Book What is a banned book? A banned book is a challenged book that has actually been removed from the shelves. According to several sources, this book has been prohibited from most high schools for the following reasons: drug references, violence, and profanity. The literary merit of this book outweighs the reasons for the book being prohibited from book shelves. Although I can understand the reasoning behind the prohibition of this book, I feel teens are mature…

Books and thinking and talking, OH MY! Reading can take you to a new world. Reading can benefit you in many different ways. Not only does it make you more knowledgeable and widens your vocabulary, but reading makes you think. Is reading always the answer? In Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 when technology twists society people can not gain knowledge. No books are to be read in this horrible and dark dystopia. Which limits the people to not be able to talk with one another that much. Everyone…