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Why are books banned? Why are books banned or challenged? There are many ways a book can be challenged or banned. A book can be banned or challenged by violence or negativity which means that books that include violence are censored. Some books have been deemed for negative or depressing features. As well as being banned by the profanity, racial issues. By examining the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel, and reading over the racial issues and the work of violence that is implemented into this book, I…

negative attributes. The book includes many lessons that have withstood the test of time and are still relevant today. By examining language, sexual content, and use of illegal substances, it is clear that this book should not be banned. Explicit language is one of the reasons The Great Gatsby has been challenged. Although there are some curse words in the novel, they are very minor compared to what children hear in today’s society. According to the article “Banned Book Awareness,” the…

Copy Should this book be banned? Many people may look on websites and see that some books are banned for many unnecessary reasons. Well, one book that is not banned for many unnecessary reasons is The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Perks of Being a Wallflower has very many reasons for being a banned book. These reasons mostly include: strong use of language, sexual content, and drug use/many references throughout the book. By examining all of these reasons, it is clear that this book should…

American library association, over 11,300 books have been challenged or banned since 1982. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is one of the many books on a banned book list. This book is banned because of the mentioning of suicide, use of drugs, and alcohol. Recently I read this book. By examining the topics of this book, the number of people it has actually helped, and the lesson it teaches, it is clear that this book should not be banned. This book mentions things that teens go through…

Banned books “The Pigman” There are so many banned books, almost every book you can think of is banned or challenged in one list. Most banned books are banned because of reasons that don’t even make sense. My book I read was The Pigman, By Paul Zindel and I really enjoyed this book. I do not agree that this book is banned but there isn’t too much you can do about it. People ban these books because they do not think that they are appropriate. The Pigman is told by two teenagers, John and…

Stolen Life’ Banned Book What is a banned book? A banned book is a book that has been challenged somewhere and removed from shelves for various reasons regarding its content. The banned book ‘A Stolen Life’ is banned in many places, including a middle school called Northview Michigan, and some high schools. According to three sources, this book is banned for “Drug/Alcohol abuse, sexual explicit, smoking, and offensive language/profanity”. I feel like the literary merit of this book heavily…

is one of the most controversial books you will ever read or not read in school. It has been thought to be racist, have profane language, and violence, but this shows why it should be taught and how it has a powerful meaning it has to its readers. There are many reasons why people feel like this book is should be banned from the English Curriculum, but I feel like they are wrong in saying that. To start, people say that it exposes readers to racism. Now the book has racism in it but, in the…

Banned book week What you think about books being banned in a free country?while you're pondering about books being banned lots of books across the US have been banned for so many reasons like sexually explicit ,unsuited for certain age groups,drugs ,alcohol ,smoking ,homosexuality and these are mostly banned in public school and libraries. Thanks to American library association for defending the writers to promote the freedom of writing and expressing them selfs in their books. The perks of…

Gutenberg had gotten encouragement when he learned that the Chinese had introduced woodblock printing. Gutenberg thought of using metal letters instead so the printings would not wear out overtime. It was a success and by 1600 more than 200 million books had been printed with the Printing Press. The Printing Press did affect the Age of Exploration, but the most important consequence with the Printing Press is the affect it had on The Protestant Reformation. The Age of Exploration was affected…

Banned Books: A Girls Life Online. Everyone loves to read a good book once in awhile. Some people may tell you they hate to read, but chances are they're lying. but what if some of our favourite books gets banned? some books just aren't suitable for stores to sell. I'll go over a book called A Girls Life Online, And show you why some of these book don't need to be read. So lets get to it! This Story takes place in Connecticut, with little Katherine Tarbox as the main character.…