Censorship Selena NuutinenMrs. Hill 1 st hour November 12, 2000? Censorship… a system under which official censors must give permission before communications of a specified type can lawfully be made? (Wilgoren, 1).
Recently censorship has become a major problem in our society. Censorship should not be banned on books.
People should not be told they cannot read a book. ? Unfortunately history has shown that words can be used for ill as well as for good, to destroy lives as well as to enhance them? (Steffens, 9) Words and reading them gives us a better understanding of other peoples views. Censorship should not be placed on books. Every person can find a particular section in a book that they do not agree is appropriate.
? Many local censorship incidents still consist of one parent complaining about one book? (Fege, 10).
? In Colorado kids were eager to hear the fascinating tales of Harry Potter. That all stopped when people thought the book was evil and thought that it did not belong in the schools. ? (1) How can people take a book that a child enjoys based on their views? In schools some kids may or may not have read the book Huckleberry Finn. ? Huckleberry Finn is not only one of the best books ever written in this country but it? s also the most influential? (West, 43).
Reading books gives people a sense of what history is all about.
? If black kids are never taught Huckleberry Finn they are put at a real disadvantage if they ever go on to study literature at the college level? (43).
The Essay on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 13
Cindy Hall THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN In the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, uses several major themes. The book is primarily about racism. Some of the other topics are freedom, bondage, religion, and society versus the individual(Grant 2758). Twain also uses a variety of colorful vernacular dialects. The book The Adventures of ...
? You can get all hyped up about the fact that the word? nigger? appears in the book over two hundred times, but that was what black Americans were called in the 1840? s, which when the book takes place? (43).
Some people might take the word nigger in an unfashionable way. I twas never meant to do any harm. ? Even though Huck calls Jim? nigger, ? he treats him like a friend? (43).
Slaves were known as niggers at that point of history.
? Black kids need to know the history behind the word so that when they hear it on the playground they know where it comes from? (43).
? They (parents) might not want their own children to declare their own independence in the way that Huck does at the end of the book, and perhaps this is one of the reasons why they don? t want the book taught in the schools? (44).
One alternative from the banning of any book is to provide a different book. ? … the school system offered separate reading classes at each grade level for youngsters whose parents objected to Impressions? (Lueker, 18+).
? Protecting the freedom to learn is much easier if a school system had adopted formal selection policies to set academic standards and spell out goals… ? (Fege, 10-12).
Everyone has different views on different books, if every person listens and works together then the freedom of learning will no longer be harmed. Choice is one thing everyone is entitled to. ? The freedom to read or teach any publication is being threatened by well-organized community groups, state legislatures and the courts? (10-12).
Members that decide wether a book should be censored or not a repeople of the school board, government officials or actual censors.
The people of these boards meet and decide if the book meets certain standards that do not discriminate. ? The censors are moving against public schools when they teach anything that conflicts with their views? (10-12).
? Using their own criteria of acceptability, today? s censors are often more interested in teaching children what to think, than how to think? (Sipe, 2).
Every person may not agree with what the censors views.
That may lead to arguments. ? The freedom to read or teach any publication is being threatened by well-organized community groups, state legislatures and the courts? (Fege, 10-12).
The Essay on The Books and School
In the first few pages of the book, Bloom highlights the importance of reading and studying literature and at the same time mentions one’s limitations about conducting this exercise. He writes, “The Biblical thee-score years and ten no longer suffice to read more than selection of the great writers in what can be called the Western tradition, let alone in all the word’s traditions. ”(Bloom, 1995, ...
There is always an alternative. ? … A teacher at the Windsor Forest High School required seniors to obtain permissions lips before they could read Hamlet, MacBeth, or King Lear. The teacher? s school board had pulled the books from class reading lists, citing? adult language? and references to sex and violence? (Ockerbloom, 1-7).
If people stand up to these censors it could possibly make a difference if they hear others points of views. ? The first amendment to the constitution forbids congress to abridge the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances? (Wilgoren, 1).
The first amendment is to protect freedom of speech. We are allowed to say what we like. Instead of saying what they feel, people can write it. That is a person? s constitutional right.
? Congress shall make no law abridging… freedom of speech, or of the press? (Steffens, 30).
The government should not take any part of putting ban on books. Putting a ban on books is putting academic freedom under attack (Fege, 10).
We should not take books away. Books that teach history and allows our imagination to soar beyond our wildest dreams.
There is always an alternative to a book someone does not like. They can choose not to read that particular book. Everyone can find one thing wrong with a book, but one person should not ruin the chance of reading that book in the future for everyone. Banning of books should not take place. Works CitedFege, Arnold F. ? Censorship in the Schools: Parents can Protect the Freedom to Learn.
? PTA Today March 1991: 10-12. Lueker, Donna Harrington. ? Book Battles. ? American School Board Journal Feb.
School Views
Students in America need a good education to keep our economy strong, and school is the best place to get it. Whether someone attends a private, public, or home school, they're all going to get an education, and that is what is important. However, there are certain factors that can detract from a student's ability to learn and perform in school. An overemphasis on sports is one of these. I know ...
1991: 18+Ockerbloom, John Mark. The on-line Books Page Presents Banned Books On-Line. 13. Oct.
2000. web l. Sipe, Rebecca Bowers. ? Don? t Confront Censors, Prepare for Them. ? Education Digest Feb.
1996: 42-46. Steffens, Bradley. Censorship. San Diego: Lucent Books, 1996.
West, Mark I. ? Some Thoughts on Censorship and the Teaching of Huckleberry Finn. ? Multi-Cultural Review December. 1996: 42-44.
Wilgoren, Jodi. ? Don? t Give Us Little Wizards, The Anti-Potter Parents Cry. ? New York Times 1 Nov. 1999: 1. Thesis: Censorship should not be placed on books. I.
Unfairness A. Listening 1. Parents Views 2. Kids Views 3.
Teachers Views B. Freedom of Learning 1. Expressing Views 2. Trust II. Choice A. Kids and Parents B.
People 1. School Boards 2. Government Officials 3. Censors III. Constitutional Rights A.
What it states B. How we can change Censorship by an alternative.
