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Censorship has followed the free expressions of men and women throughout history. The very first record of censorship was in China, 300 AD, when the first censorship law was introduced (Otite). Books should be free for anyone and everyone to read, although children and young adults may be naive and impressionable, books should not be exclusive to certain age groups or social classes. The challenging and banning of the books like Huckleberry Finn, Fahrenheit 451, and The Great Gatsby. These…

these authors are being robbed of their opinion. So, again I ask, due to them being offended they feel it’s fair to ban the book from others? In my opinion I feel we are being stripped of our opinion. In the constitution we are granted FREEDOM OF SPEECH and FREEDOM OF PRESS! So why are they trying to stop us from reading what we want. The book “Holes” was a great book and I would STRONGLY encourage you to read it. Although these books are banned from certain groups many others will continue to…

Since the beginning of time, all of mankind has depended on the land for basic survival-such as the “Bare Necessities.” However, man began to stray away from “al-naturale” by finding any way to control nature and use it to their advantage. Therefore, over time, the relationship between man and nature grew despondently, just as Richard Louv emphasizes in his excerpt, the “Last Child in the Woods.” Louv stresses that the loss of nature will hit home in present and future generations by using an…

Rebellion is everywhere all the way from when the world was created to present day. All generations had a different way of living and all of them had unique ways to see their life. Two generations that have greatly impacted America are the Baby Boomers from years 1946-1964 and Generation X from 1965-1980. The Baby Boomers were rebellious and teens accepted Rock and Roll greatly but parents where against it. Generation X had many fashion trends during their era and technology changes. The Baby…

Civil Disobedience is definitely an impactful act to our society. But I wouldn't consider it as a positive impact. Although it is a common act that has been seen throughout our world history, and in many cases, it is a form of cry for help, it usually ends up in two ways. Violence or a cease. I am for civil disobedience since it demonstrates how people who share the same belief can gather and use their communication skills rather than using weapons to murder the opposing party. But although I am…

Freedom of speech, a basic right and amendment that most students who grow up in the United States come to learn and take pride in having from a young age. Many of us take this right for granted at times, what we do not realize is that there are so many places around the world that are continuously fighting for this innate right. Although we lack the fortitude at times, it is a vital right to all of us in our identities and abilities to grow as people and become who we are and allow ourselves to…

My personal communication style is normally I get very frustrated when I'm trying to prove my point especially if I have actually facts to back me up in my argument. Especially in a personal setting it feels to me sometimes that people tend to talk over me. I'm not much of an person of emotion, my argument are a matter of right and wrong. I have learned that an academic argument is a method for communicating a singular position with evidence, logic, and persuasion. There are essential elements…

“A Stolen Life” is an autobiographical memoir of Jaycee Dugard. Dugard was abducted in June of 1991 at the age of eleven on her way to the bus stop. She was abducted by Phillip and Nancy Garrido. For the next eighteen years, she was held captive and forced to endure repeated sexual abuse and false imprisonment. A Stolen Life has repeatedly been not only challenged but banned in many middle schools across the nation. This book has been banned for its references to drugs, smoking and alcohol,…

protesting during the national anthem, this, in turn, is causing an uprising about when should people be allowed to protest. People should be able to protest whenever they feel like because that is part of their constitutional right to freedom of speech. Toni Smith author of “A Leader is More Than a Messenger” writes about how everything is advertised during major events. She goes on to explain how sports are filled with political messages even though they relate nothing to the sport…

Though free speech only represents one topic in a larger subset of aspects of society that make up individual liberty, it is often thought of as one of the more important aspects of individual liberty. Individual liberty is essentially entails the extent to which a person has the ability to act as they see fit. Free speech guarantees “the ability to speak freely, to express any view, without censorship.” Rather than merely representing the most basic protection of opinions (free speech doesn’t…