Open Book

censorship is, provide examples of books affected by this censoring, and discuss the future of children’s literature. Prior to about the Renaissance age, there was no clear genre or set of standards for what made a piece of literature specifically for children. In the ancient world, children enjoyed stories about wars, quest, and greek and roman mythologies. Examples of such work include Odyssey, Fables, and Metamorphoses…

Book banning, censorships, and challenges have been a significant issue in the United States since the early 19th century. A book challenge is an attempt to have printed work be removed or restrained by the objections of a group or person. Whereas a book ban is an actual removal of the written work from a curriculum, or library (Edwards 2). The practice of book banning is a kind of censorship that restricts and prohibits the mass by law to have any access to banned materials. The First Amendment…

re-read pages or take a moment to stop and think about if what I was reading could be of importance later on in the story, if I thought it was I wrote it down. I would rather take a longer time to read my novel so I can remember the details of the book and make sure I understand the plot as well. This also benefited me later on when analyzing the novel because I was able to remember details within the story that I may not have noticed if I did not stop to understand them. Another strength I…

High Schools around the world are what to remove the book speak for their library's.Why you might ask well in the book speak their is rape in the book speak.Their is also use of drugs and alcohol in the book speak. Read this and it might change how you think of the book speak. The book Speak show´s that rape is not just one thing.In the book the main character is raped, but she was not yelling,screaming or kicking. She did not say anything she just sat. Most people think rape has to do…

In the book, Dancing Through the Snow, by Jean Little, there are many different events that happen. These events, both small and big, leave you wanting to read more. In the book, the main character is a 12 year old girl named Min Randall. She has no family or no home, she is a foster child who is always jumping from house to house. Not after long, Min was back at Children’s Aid and this time it was a week before Christmas. Min, with no hope left, became very sad. Jess Hart was a former doctor…

Many popular books have been banned throughout time. The reasons vary but usually include the explicitness of the topics or language within the books. Controversy is all around us and books are not excluded from it. Many states, schools and communities rise up to get books banned. The intentions in doing this may come from a good place but is questionable whether it is truly necessary. Available research can demonstrate whether it is or not. Due to the lessons they teach, viewpoints they…

Ban on Fiction Books To the School Board, I believe that the banning of fiction books is a defective idea for the reason that countless number of people get creative ideas from these types of books. Fiction books make people want to explore outside their comfort zone, and give motivation to keep fighting for different goals . A larger number of intelligent people think fiction books are helpful, Albert Einstein supports this quote that fiction books can help you become brilliant by saying,“If…

Book Banning “I am very real…I am angered sickened and saddened by you who have damaged my reputation in the eyes of children and the world” said Kurt Vonnegut the famous author of the Slaughterhouse series. Banning books may seem like a good idea, no sensitive material to reach children, but it stops them from learning. It also hurts people when they are banned, it hurts authors, editors, democracy, and the children society is trying so hard to shield. Book banning hurts authors and editors…

people of your town suddenly decided to remove books that you value but they deem inappropriate? Would you feel angry? Shocked? Or perhaps both? These feelings are not without cause. It is against the basic freedoms of both the reader and writer to restrict, or more accurately, censor the texts that some may view as vulgar and unnecessary. Such acts are completely preposterous and against the things we value as Americans. The removal of these books must be prevented and while some will still…

Maya Angelou was a famous author and performer and had an amazing story to tell. She overcame the trauma of rape and during the time she didn't speak she read every book she could. I think although she was extremely negatively affected and horrified by what happened, she wouldn't be who she was without her past. I chose to write about Maya because she was, and still is, a very inspiring person and has an incredible amount of joy and confidence despite overwhelming circumstances. Maya said she's…