Profanity

been causing so much controversy all over the U.S. Students, teachers and parents all over schools have been wanting to take the book off of high school students having to read it because for them it is inappropriate, sexually explicit, too much profanity, and also shows a lot about religion. Although many students, parents, and teachers might have different perspectives of the this book some may believe it teaches ,important live lessons or even shows how a person can struggle no matter at what…

Catcher in the Rye is a book that pushes the boundaries.All the way from sex acts to swearing it gets very touchy at some points within the novel.Catcher in the Rye has been banned from many schools throughout the US.what schools call the book is “Just Inappropriate”. According to Gradesaver,A censorship debate took place between 1966-1975 making it the most banned book in schools.When this debate took place many teachers were fired for assigning the book to their students requiring them to…

Books are a principle staple mark in a child's social and academic development. They furnish the foundation for an adolescent's inspiration and curiosity to be constructed. In America's modern day curriculum though, countless immature students are being forced to read a series of novels that promote profane and violent content, one being the popularized Fahrenheit 451. Positioned in the 24th century, Fahrenheit 451 apprises the reader about the principal protagonist, Guy Montag. Early within the…

I can agree with Meghan Cox Gurdon about one thing in the article, Darkness Too Visible; YA literature has become much darker than it was in 1967. So what? All of the topics she laments have taken over YA literature are certainly not new. Profanity, kidnapping etc. have been around a lot longer than 1967. Are some of these topics not appropriate for kids at age 13? Maybe not, but that is for a parent to decide. That is, if a parent is actually monitoring what their child reads. Most parents…

to be a catcher in the rye, his goal of protecting the innocence of children is conveyed, but the golden rings on the carousel represents his realization that this is an unrealistic goal and also unfair to the children. Holden’s reaction to the profanity he sees on the walls at Phoebe’s school and at the museum also represents his desire to protect the innocence of children. The symbol of the…

James Wilson – 4010 sitting in a chair and Officer Villalon standing beside the desk to the right. While in the room Officer Villalon was explaining to Wilson that he could use profanity towards Pat Garrett the Pharmacy Supervisor. Wilson stated “Well use profanity towards me”. Officer Villalon stated “you use profanity towards him first”. Wilson said something to the fact of “he’s a fuck head”. Officer Villalon stated “I’m charging you with disorderly conduct”. At this point I stated to…

The profanity is written all throughout the school . Holden was rubbing all the profanity on the walls but there was too many to erase. “Somebody'd written 'Fuck you' on the wall. I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see If you had a million years to do it in, you couldn't rub…

Since the 1960s, high school administrators have debated whether or not to ban the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger. This book has countless instances of profanity and rebellious behavior, all of which, high schoolers are exposed to on a daily basis. For that reason, high schools should not ban The Catcher in the Rye despite its obscene and profane content. High schoolers are mature enough to read inappropriate content without following a negative path. The Catcher in the Rye does…

their shock value? States: Most the time a swear word is used, there is a better word be used in its place, and it does not add to the quality of sentence. Today’s generation of youth does not see a problem speaking to their superiors or adults with profanity because it is difficult to separate the way they constantly talk with their friends once they speak to an adult or authority figure. Cussing has evolved in the past 100 years, is this necessarily a good thing? Cussing has truly evolved, but…

literature, such as One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, that contain profanity and insulting…