Internet censorship

"I know, I know. You're afraid of making mistakes. Don’t be. Mistakes can be profited from. Man, when I was younger I shoved my ignorance in people’s faces. They beat me with sticks. By the time I was forty my blunt instrument had been honed to a fine cutting point for me. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you’ll never learn" (Bradbury 104). The words of Professor Faber in Fahrenheit 451 shed light on a society where being politically correct is the only option. Fahrenheit 451…

Some school districts in the United states allow police officers with drug sniffing dogs to make occasional, unannounced visits to high schools to teach school property, including student lockers, that the dogs identify as suspicious. Some people believe that these dog searches are necessary, and others think we deserve our privacy and that it shouldn't be allowed. do you think dogs should be able to search your property? I believe that drug sniffing dogs are a good thing in schools because it…

Simon Sinek and Hasan Piker are two guys in two separate YouTube videos with opposing views on the Millennial generation. Sinek’s video preceded Piker’s and the topic was on how “Millennials are not compatible for the corporate workplace because of bad parenting, social media, participation medals, and a false sense of self-image”. Piker responded with exigence by arguing that “Sinek is totally ignoring all the problems that Millennials face in the workplace”. Piker’s argument has the upper hand…

In a few areas a great book, To Kill a Mockingbird, and many books like it are being banned. To Kill a Mockingbird is a very informative book on what life was like in the 1930’s, but it is still being banned for strong language, “strong content”, and strong cases of racism. Many schools have had kids read that book, but because of recent events a few have started to ban it. Some people believe that they can teach messages like the ones taught from this book, but in a better way, so they make it…

Control of What Students Read in Schools Over 11,300 different books have been banned since 1982. Many of those books have been banned in schools. The community should have control of what students read in school to shelter their kids from inappropriate language. The community should have control over what books students read in school because parents may want to suggest a book to add to the curriculum. People might not want to include the community in the decision of what books are read in…

Dystopian fiction is a genre of fictional writing that magnifies the flaws that exist in our world and what could happen if society continues to take the path it is taking today. Authors of this genre, such as the author of the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins, create the question of not being able to control our fate or being able to control our fate. The answer is simple. We can and can’t control our fate. We have the opportunity, but no one takes it because we aren’t taking these warning signs…

Advertisements targeting children should be banned in the United States. These two articles: Protect Children from Targeted Advertising and Self-regulation and Education-- Not Legislation sum up the main arguments regarding targeted child advertising. As the name implies, Protect Children from Targeted Advertising supports such a ban. Adversely, Self-regulation and Education--Not Legislation opposes a ban on child advertising. I believe whole-heartedly that advertising, especially when directed…

Have you ever been woken up at night to hear a child scared or even crying because of a scary story? The school board has recently put a ban on horror books in the middle school setting. This ban has been effective in many situations at home and at school. Some people argue this ban is unreasonable and should be revoked. This is a mistake for many reasons.One example of this is a quote taken from Common Sense Media. “These horror stories are deliciously spooky without being too terrifying.”…

Your body is your business. It’s not anybody else’s job to tell you what to do with it. Still for women, this happens everyday. A woman’s chest is considered indecent, and as result has become a societal taboo when brought into the public light. The female nipple should not be censored, and step one in fighting his battle is through media. Currently, Instagram policy states that “you may not post….nude, partially nude...pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other…

The Harry Potter books have not only gained millions of fans, but also sparked a lot of controversy since their release. Allegations that say the novels contain occult or satanic undertones have caused religious debates about Rowling’s work and many Protestants, Catholics, Christians, as well as some Muslims have spoken out against them. While supporters of the books argue that Harry Potter does not encourage these beliefs and are simply fantasy novels alike the works of authors such as C. S.…