So, I have a persuasive speech and this is the topic I am doing. So what do you think, should books be able to be banned in school or not. My arguement will be they shouldn't be able to be banned. It is in violation of freedom of speech, but I need to do a lot more research on it and try to tie it to violation of other laws. voice your opinions. If it is good enough, I may use it in my speech and of course i'll give credit in my bibliography I have to make.
does this make any sense? how could books be banned in school? that's like banning teachers or pencils(though pencils can be weapons, more so than most school material). i just don't get the point of this thread
Its like the stupied questions we get at school to :\ For example we had "should school starting time be changed? (by like an hour)" and it obvious because "students were not getting enough sleep, etc" Srry to ramble but its the same concept. Should books be banned from school? We'll think about it. No books for at class (like language arts, science, other language classes), so learn has to come from the teacher more and more activity because you have to "see" to learn it. But its they were Computer would be more likely to replace them more, so the school can still show you but in virtual form ~_~
As long as it isn't teh pr0n, there should be no reason to ban any book in a school, even if its contents go against your beliefs/ ideas.
In no way, shape, or form should a book ever be banned in a free-thinking society. In relation to the time period, people who attempt to take this on do so because they think they know better for the "good of humanity", or something similarly laughable. Clearly, time reveals the ignorance of their ways. Check out some of the books that have been banned throughout the years: 1984 - George Orwell Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885) - Mark Twain Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain Age of Reason - Thomas Paine Animal Farm - George Orwell Arabian Nights As I Lay Dying (1932) - William Faulkner Black Beauty - Anna Sewell Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Call of the Wild - Jack London Candide - Voltaire Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey Chaucer Catch 22 - Joseph Heller Catcher in the Rye (1951) - J. D. Salinger Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Ronald Dahl Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau Color Purple - Alice Walker Dubliners - James Joyce Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Gone With the Wind - Margaret Mitchell Grapes of Wrath (1939) - John Steinbeck Hamlet - William Shakespeare I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou King Lear - William Shakespeare Lady Chatterley's Lover - D.H. Lawrence Lolita (1955) - Vladimir Nabokov Lord of the Flies - William Golding Macbeth - William Shakespeare Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck Origin of the Species - Charles Darwin Portnoy's Complaint (1969) - Philip Roth Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne Separate Peace - John Knowles To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee Tropic of Capricorn - Henry Miller Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare Ulysses - James Joyce Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe source I certainly hope that some of you know and have read some of these books. All of the above have gone on to be considered classic literature, and have inspired every one of the modern day authors and writers that we enjoy. Think of the ramifications if any one or all of these were never to be allowed to reach print. Books were the precursor to all of the current media that we ingest on a daily basis, and not having such a rich array of literature to inspire and give joy to people would have drastically changed the way our world currently operates.
That's basically a list of some of the greatest literature ever written, lol. Lord of the Flies and 1984 have to be my favorites on this list. [edit]: Why the hell was "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" banned? lol
Some of you are missing the meaining. The question is should they BE ABLE TO be banned not, should they be banned from school. Thanks for the lists. that might come in handy, and yes it is some of the greatest literature written.
No books should be banned; usually the only reason for them being banned is because it offends someone. If it does, then that person shouldn't read it; simple as that. Why ruin the enjoyment of that book for others? They might learn a lesson from it. So no, schools should not be able to ban books. If there is student who has to do an assignment on a book that offends them, then they can do an alternate assignment. I hate it when people become so afraid of change or try to be so politically correct.
I think everyone here got the point. The whole reason we go to school is to learn about what we don't understand. The reason why so many people are intolerant of one another is simply because of ignorance. It would be incredibly dumb of anyone to suggest that a book should be banned...and it should never be allowed.
I agree draw the line. THere was a post, I think it was the 6th one that said no books should not be banned and he said that this is a stupid question but it is a good topic. I think he thought I said should all books be banned or not.
well, a few months ago in the shool library, there was a book on the news table with a paper behind it saying somthing like this: THIS BOOK WAS BANNED IN FLORIDA (good thing i live in south carolina) and i asked the libraryan why, and she said some parent was offended and took it to court, and said he would sue, so it got banned, me and the librarian both agree books shouldnt be banned for offending a single person, of course, i can understand "inapropreit" (or however you spell it) be banned, but not somthing that maybe offends a person or two.
That is pretty ridiculous, mostly because I've had to read most of those books in school. I'm considering myself very lucky that our school isn't concerned about reading material being banned. The only reason I think something should be banned is if it's porn, or an erotic novel (the book can have sex in it, but that shouldn't be the whole book). My school is very lenient on most things, for example, I'm doing a project on The Godfather (Novel, not movie), considered one of our nation's (U.S.A) greatest novels. This book contains a lot of violence, and some amount of sex, especially between Sonny. Lucy, and Johnny. That doesn't take away from the fact that it is a good book. I hope schools follow behind in what my school does, because now I feel very fortunate for my community and what they allow for reading material.
I do not believe that any books should be banned from a school unless it is a private school because it does violate your freedom of speech. Really thats my opinion on the matter.
I'm struggling here. Maybe my head isn't working right, but I'm more foncused than anything. I'm gonna assume you mean particular books and not books in general. My answer to that would depend entirely upon the books of which you're speaking. As was mentioned, pornography shouldn't be allowed. Books featuring lewd content, especially in elementary and middle school grades, should not be allowed. Even in high school classes, the content of books is definitely something that should be monitored. In order to avoid the bias call, I'll use an example far from my own. Say you're the parent of a 12 year-old male. You're a devout Muslim, and you'd honestly prefer he not be exposed to things that would cause him to step outside the parameters you've set, be they religious or merely in the interest of raising a morally-bound child. For an avid reader, or even someone mildly interested, books can have a dramatic effect on the way one lives or believes. Allowing a public schooling system to interfere with a parent's wishes for his/her child (assuming those wishes are moral) is simply insane. Now, a line is drawn for each of us, and that line is never in the same place. I know that more than enough of the aforementioned Classics have their share of lewd content. If a class is reading a book with possibly offensive content; then, the teacher should notify the parents via note or what have you. Otherwise, a librarian should be smart enough to realize that 1984 might not be the best choice for a 7th-grader. Classics, as I said, have some notably crude stuff. As those books are generally on a higher reading level, it's obvious that they are intended for older children. I see no reason why an older child shouldn't be able to discern right and wrong at his/her age. Consequently, if Bob writes a book entitled, DP: You and Me, I'm not so sure any parent would consent to his/her child being able to find that in their school's library.
Yes it means particular books, not every book. You do have a good point, but if a person starts to read something and they don't like it, they should ask the teacher for an alternate assignment and explain why, not ban the book from the school and make it so other kids who want to read it.
Well, that's assuming you have a child who wants to read moral books. Suppose you have a child with ill intent perusing through his public school's library in search of a book with sexual content. Especially if this child is of young age, there shouldn't be lewd material at his fingertips.
True, but they will also end up banning probobly half the library. Any book with killing in it would have to be removed as well as any book with cursing. Also, they would end up removing most stuff on the internet as well if it was like that.