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    Topic Name Date Instructor’s name Banning of Books in the United States Introduction Providentially, committed teachers, students, parents, librarians, among other individuals have evolved to challenge the existing ideologies on book banning (Niccolini & Alyssa 22). According to the American Library Association (ALA), a good percentage of these challenges are steered by parents. Public libraries, school and university libraries, businesses as well as classrooms across the world have made great attempts

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    censorship or banning of books for subject surrounding the matter of vulgar language usage, violent situations or often controversial topics to be taught at schools. The removal of banned books is to help protect children and young adults from knowing about the world and the hardship that follow along with it. With banning books we decide what is seen as a good choice in books that we allow students to read for the safety of people's beliefs. While looking at the process of banning books, many topics

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    of books that have banned or challenged. The titles of these books that have been listed taught people great lessons and have changed the way many see the world. Banning or challenging a book, in a nutshell, is filing a complaint in hopes of getting the book removed from school, libraries, or public places. The banning of books happens for a number of reasons, but it all really comes down to what is contained in the books, like: inappropriate language, graphic scenes, or racism. Book banning is not

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    Many people think that some books that are considered as "inappropriate" should be banned in public places, like schools. A lot of high schools have already banned certain books, such as" Of Mice and Men" because of many different reasons, but these books should not be banned in public places like schools. Books like Of Mice and Men should not be banned because students need to learn the background and history behind the books, students need to be prepared for books they will read in high school

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    soon be able to read books without them being banned because of some content. It is unfair that people don’t get these books even though they need it for things in school or other types of things. They ban some books because they are either too challenged or they have some other problems. The society is taking away kids and adults rights because they are too challenging. We are going to explore why people are deciding to ban books because of their content. The reason why books should not be banned

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    Hook: Did you know banning books has gone so far to create a celebration for it? Banned Books Week. This week expresses our freedom to read, and highlights our value of free and open access to information. Motivate: According to American Library Association, “Most common book banners are parents. The also most common setting is in schools, or in public libraries. We assume books are challenged by concerned parents.” Assertion: I don’t agree with book banning, and don’t believe it should have ever

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    who are not pleased with the banning of very popular books they loved as a children. These people do not agree with book banning because in their times, when they were children, they were allowed to read whatever appealed to them. Amongst these now banned books are; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Black Beauty, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Catcher in the Rye, as well as many other classic books. But this book banning is not something fairly new. Book banning started in the early 1990s

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    Books are a part of our society that entertain us through literature by showing us new experiences and characters that we may relate to or easily might despise due to how they are written, these are usually found in teen novels, comic books, manga, and many more. Books have also usually taught us through traditional means by teaching us about history and other things about society and overall morals we learn at a young age. However, some people have actually taken offense to certain books due to

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    Banned Books There are multiple reasons that contribute to banning a book, these reasons are mostly drawn from the disapproval expressions targeted towards the content of the book. Even though the reasoning has a valid explanation, it is important to acknowledge the liberty that is being taken away because of this. Without question, the banning of books has increased in public schools due to the complaints submitted by parents or school officials. According to the Butler University, these

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    Martin. Books have been around for centuries and all different types, written by all different types of people. But what is so powerful about books? Books for me and many other people are used for an escape from reality, they somehow make us realize that we're not alone in the world. How? By the story, some stories and books are relatable. Such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which is a book that I connected with greatly. But what is so powerful about banning books? Banned books are

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