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    The book, Library: An Unquiet History, by Mathew Battles, discusses the history of libraries and books and how they have shaped the way, we as people have advanced throughout history. The destruction of books throughout history has been pretty common. The dozens of political brawls and genocides in history of mankind have proved that books are a sign of freedom that isn't seen highly by war mongering generals and power hungry dictators. Yet, Battles repeatedly explains that although history…

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    entity to have in society today, but is it necessarily the best for people? In the book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, television is a major source of technology in society, and books are banned from everyone. As the main character, Montag is influenced to understand that television is shattering people’s minds, so he begins to act out and try to outsmart his own co-workers by placing books in their own homes. While reading the book, readers should be able to realize that television is ruining…

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    A book always has its details which include the theme, symbolism, setting, the reason to why it was written, and why it is a popular book. Mark Twain wrote this book in a way that touched many people. The past was made a reality when Mark Twain describes the thoughts and actions of each character in this book. A book has a deeper meaning than just words on a page. The book that Mark Twain wrote, has identified many of these features, the book is called, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this…

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    Bradbury is a fiction novel. This is written to create future America where books are prohibited and fireman are charge of burning those books. Fahrenheit 451 has various important character. And all character has their own ideas, relationship and action in novel to developed the feel of the story. Montag’s boss Beatty character is very complex but he is knowledgeable about various books however, his job was to burns books. The character of Montag’s boss (Beatty) in this novel is very complex.…

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    Backlash In Huck Finn

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published on December 10th, 1884. Witten by Mark Twain as a novel and known by others an American classic This book has dealt with a lot of backlash.In this essay I will address how two people could view this book differently all bacuse of the N-Word. Here is a little backstory of the book In this book, we have the main characters, Huckleberry Finn, Jim and Tom Sawyer. Tom is Huck’s best friend and fellow peer. Jim is Miss Watson’s slave. Huck’s…

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    act of banning books with the following statement: “Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight” (“A Quote by Stephen Chbosky”). Challenging books usually comes from trying to protect people, mainly students, from “inappropriate” material found in the book. This can effect teachers by making them lose their flexibility to teach of teaching subjects to their students (“About Banned & Challenged Books”). Even…

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    some things are just better left alone. For centuries people have been in pursuit of ways to better the world with technology, whether others wanted to accommodate or to continue to reside in a classical age. As convenient as Ebooks and Kindles are in this day and age, traditional books have an advantage that electronic books and devices do not. Ebooks can also have some advantages over the classic reading materials. Furthermore, Traditional books can easily be compared and contrasted to…

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    good book… oh no, not that one. All over the world, books of all varieties are being banned. The ban of books should never happen, because it stops the world from having a variety of material to learn from. Books should not be banned based on a group's beliefs, the ban denies an author freedom of speech, and the laws which prove whether a book is obscene or not are very unclear. Books should not be banned based on a single person or group's religious, moral, or political beliefs. Many books…

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    Huckleberry Finn, and To Kill a Mockingbird. These are just some of the books that have been banned in certain schools, bookstores and libraries. The Grapes of Wrath because of profanity and sexual references. The Scarlet Letter because it is pornographic and obscene. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn because it is oppressive and racially insensitive. And To Kill a Mockingbird because it is degrading and racist. All of these books have shaped America and the world. Yet, the true meaning behind…

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    prohibition of any parts of the book, films, news ,etc. That is considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security. In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, he uses a tone in several ways to illustrate censorship through his use of charged words, his use of historical symbols, and his ability to reflect the ideas of historical positive role models. In the document 1-excerpts from the book it talks about how Montag, who is a fireman that burns books feels so powerful. He felt…

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