Freedom of expression

Today for my argumentive essay I will be going over the topic surrounding censorship and what I think about it, I chose censorship as a topic mainly because I couldn’t think of anything else I found interesting in at the time, censorship is used in many ways like taking down a news article to blocking certain things and is used in many things like the internet to other things such as newspapers it is often used to keep people from seeing things they probably shouldn’t see but is sometimes used…

that parents find offensive. Yes this may be true but authors put these things in a book for a reason, they aren’t putting bad words in books just for the fun of it. I think districts should not have the right to ban books because students have the freedom to read and teachers should be able to make the right decision. I feel districts shouldn’t have the right to control what students read because teachers should be smart enough to make the right decision on which book students read. In the…

This essay is about banning books, and whether or not the community has the right to control what students read in schools. I believe that the community should say what books students read. I believe this for the following reasons. One reason is that the community is largely made up of the parents of students, and the parents have a considerable amount of power over their children. First, the parents would be concerned that their children were being read disturbing books in school. They might…

Besides, the variety of things both good and bad that can be discovered about the world through books is limitless. Books like The Popularity Papers should not be banned for the following reasons; reading offers many benefits, banning infringes on our freedom, and books such as this one promote diversity and aid in fostering…

If you were a parent are there any children’s books you would ban your kids from reading? There are hundreds of children’s books that are banned for small things. Most are banned for containing some form of LGBT content. The word “Banned” can mean many things but i’m focusing on how books aren’t shown to kids in certain libraries and/or they’re very disputed over. I feel it’s wrong to ban children from reading any form of children’s book. If it wasn’t okay for children to read it wouldn’t be…

There was a point in time where the book The Wizard of Oz was banned for depicting a woman that had a strong leadership role. The Diary of Anne Frank was banned for being too depressing. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is another novel that has been banned as well. The book was proclaimed as, “Indecent and inappropriate for young readers(Goffe.)” What is it that leads a book toward getting banned? Being unsuitable for teenagers, or a story that is too melancholy can lead to the title being…

Freedom of speech is one of the defining features of America, and Trump’s presidency has generated a toxic environment for those who disagree with each other. Numerous college campuses have begun restricting freedom of speech to lessen conflict, costing some students the right to pray or peacefully promote their beliefs (Maloney Jr. 5). Most recently, protesters at Middlebury College in Vermont prevented Charles Murray, a conservative political scientist, from speaking and injured a professor…

happened to the freedom of speech and press? As a matter of fact, education is deeper than just math and science. Books grant people the opportunity to allow their minds wander and assimilate new information. If you love reading books, then you would understand when I say, "Books transfer readers to a diverse universe, enabling them to soothe their minds and worries for…

Banning A Streetcar Named Desire from the High School curriculum Society has a responsibility to protect the minds of the innocent 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…

banned such as witchcraft, homosexuality, racism, and language. “A Day No Pigs Would Die”, by Robert Newton Peck banned because of cruelty to animals, violence, and graphic sexuality. Banned Book Week is the celebration of being able to have the freedom to read (Crum, 1). It is the ALA’s way of responding to the censorship of books (Monges, 1). Groups such as schools, bookstores, and libraries join together to bring attention to the problem of censorship which they think gets overlooked. Banned…