Brynmor Jones Library

claim, the author refers to an incident in Wettuckett, Ohio where an increase in students cutting class and a decrease in students attending college dropped occurred after books such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were introduced into the school library. However, the author failed to cite the source where he pulled this example from. For all we know, he could have made up the story himself. Even if the incidence in Ohio was true, the author makes an ill-logical assumption that the student's…

Banned Books Have you ever heard of a banned or challenged book? If so, you would know there are a lot of them. There are also a lot of opinions as to whether books should be banned or not. Some books are understandable but sometimes I think this is taken a little overboard. By examining the difference between a banned or challenged book, the most common reasons a book is banned or challenged, and why “Night” was banned or challenged, it is clear that the message from the book outweighs the…

At Crossroads middle school received a complaint about the book “A Stolen Life.” by Jaycee Dugard. The superintendent read the book and decided it will be a banned book becauses of its graphic nature. It wasn't allowed in the 7th grade classroom libraries. It also wasn't a 7th grade elective reading. Even though the book was banned for 7th graders, the book will be on Northview Public High School shelves.…

A white scalloped shelf in the corner for as long as I can remember holds all the books I’ve ever read. From books I learned to read with to the ones my mom has tried to get me to read for years. Over the past fourteen years my taste in books has evolved from Daisy Meadows fairy stories, to young adult books, to ones with more serious and realistic topics. Ever since I read my first Dr. Seuss book aloud in class, I have loved reading. I would spend hours in my room reading then march downstairs…

information should or should not be censored, because everyone has different thoughts and views; however, I strongly believe that certain books or informations should be removed from the libraries. The censorship in the libraries is necessary, especially for the students. Many informations in the public libraries can be harmful for students. Because students don't have their own views or ways to determine whether a information is right or wrong. Moreover, they can be affected by some of the…

If I think back far enough, I can still picture it perfectly. I remember sitting quietly in the library during first grade, scary “chapter” books surrounding me. Overwhelming me as I tried to read them even though my young brain wouldn't cooperate, just wanting to discover. Seeing me struggle, my teacher Mrs. Blankenship (I still remember her well) came and sat with me on the small, multicolored beanbags. Not only do teachers such as the one I had influence us as a child, they are an important…

Every year 35,000 Americans die from coronary heart disease another 3,000 die from lung cancer. All of these deaths have one cause. Secondhand smoke. Everyone has the right to breathe clean air. Each year 88 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke according to the CDC. Children shouldn’t have to go out in public and breathe in nicotine filled air just because smokers can’t go without their fix. Smoking shouldn’t be permitted in public areas. During the eighteenth century cigarettes…

Schmitt insist that the friend -enemy distinction is the defining feature of the political, and that violence is the mode of preservation for the state and its beliefs. “Each participant is in a position to judge whether the adversary intends to negate his opponent’s way of life and therefore must be repulsed or fought in order to preserve one’s own form of existence” (Schmitt 1927, 27). The political exist to justly defend the created political order. A group of people who willingly engage…

Scene: A family reunion at a Thanksgiving Dinner held, begrudgingly, by Adrienne Rich and her girlfriend, Charlotte Perkins Gilman at Adrienne Rich’s family home. Set in Maryland. Her brother has brought his one child, Huckleberry Finn. William Faulkner has brought his wife, Gertrude Stein, and their three children, Jason Compson II, Quentin Compson, Benjy compson and Caddy Compson. Act I Scene I William Faulkner: Children, please don’t play in the snow. Caddy, pull down your dress.…

Two authors, two different people, do not always share the same views on everything; especially government. This is demonstrated through John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath and Henry David Thoreau’s essay Civil Disobedience. Both touch on the topic of government, and what rights human beings are entitled to. Politics is a very controversial topic in itself, but it is incredibly important that everyone creates their own opinions and convictions about said topic. One thing numerous people…