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    Censorship Within the United States Censorship within the United States is not only an immoral and "big-brotherly" practice, but also an insult to each and every one of those who call themselves US citizens. Every day, censors attempt to sanitize TV, radio, music, print, and even the Internet. In their infinite wisdom, they deem what should and should not be viewed by John Q. Public. Censors succeed in suppressing our free spirits and restraining our thoughts in virtually every medium.

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    Censorship: The practice of officially examining book and suppressing unacceptable parts.(online definition). For many years people around the word people try to banned books, and many of the books they try to band or do band have secret message in then about real life. The Giving Tree by Shel silverstein is one of the books that they think is not suitable for school libraries because it does not suppress the the parts that people think is unacceptable. The Giving Tree by Shel silverstein was

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    Essay #2: Censorship and Banned Books How can one person's decision impact others? Every time i'm reading a book i have my own opinion of what i just read not everyone has the same opinion of it. I could read a book that contains drug dealers and love like the book Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles and think that it was a great book but another person can think that it is to inappropriate. If that person decided that the book should not be in their school library a decides to challenge and it gets

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    Argument on Censorship Photos are tools to bring clarity and truth. Published in 2003, “The Falling Man,” was written by Tom Junod in Esquire magazine. In this article, Junod examines the controversial photo that triggered an investigation, censorship, and offense. When photographer Richard Drew took a picture of a man who seemed to have jumped from the World Trade Center on September 11th, America erupted into assumptions, forcibly causing the photo to disappear from public access. In a time where

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    topics that relate to the student body. In college, students often write for the school paper with hope of one day becoming a journalist or paid blogger. By the time a student journalist enters college they have most likely experienced some type of censorship. I believe that Student journalist should have all the same rights as a paid journalist has and not be censored on what they can and should not say. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution gives everyone the right to freedom of speech

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    Censorship is constantly limiting the freedom to choose and make decisions. Also, the right to express your own opinions is taken away. Throughout Brave New World the characters are brainwashed before they are even born. Society is completely set up to seem as though everything is happy, and that’s all that matters. The government knows what is best for all people. So, why would you need to choose anything? Expressing opinions is okay, as long as it in in accordance with the beliefs of that society

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    Hi, my name is Monica Paz Solis, I am a student at Summit High School. As a student, I am writing to you concerning censorship. As a High School student, I believe that in most cases censorship is used excessively, mostly concerning books. All around the world books have been one of the most banned elements of being too uncomfortable. Censorship leaves the minds of young adults susceptible by not allowing us to create our own opinion on the issues happening in our society. Kids sooner or later

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    its existence, and students and parents alike met each act of censorship with strong retaliation because they know the themes and lessons the novel (independence, activism, and freedom of speech) will influence the reader more than the brief mentions of substance abuse, profanity, and anti-religious content. This novel, in its purest form, should be available to students all across the nation. There have been many cases of censorship for this book, one instance being at Venado Middle School in Irvine

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    Mill bases his argument against censorship on two premises. The first is that human beings are fallible, and we can never be entirely sure we have everything right. The second premise is that humans are corrigible – capable of being corrected. His argument is that censorship prevents humans from correcting errors. If a censored opinion is true, we lose the ability to learn the truth, and vice versa. He claims that free discussion is the best way of correcting our errors, which is most beneficial

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    Censorship and book banning are similar, but also different things that are in everyday lives of people. Book banning happens to books or other printed works such as essays or plays which are prohibited by law or to which free access is not permitted by other means. The practice of banning books is a form of censorship, from political, legal, religious, moral, or (less often) commercial motives. Censorship is the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered

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