Censored; Don’t Open; Banned!!!!

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Censored Dont Open Banned!!!!

• By Ahmed Issa

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Banning Books
Every year books are challenged, some are banned
and some are not.
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Pico Case

• Local school boards may not remove books from
  school library shelves simply because they
  dislike the ideas contained in those books
• U.S. Supreme Court in Board of Education,
  Island Trees School District v. Pico (1982)

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Published in 1884, The Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, by Mark Twain has been banned on social
grounds. Concord Public Library called the book
"trash suitable only for the slums," when it
first banned the novel in 1885. The references
and treatment of African Americans in the novel
reflect the time about which it was written, but
some critics have thought such language
inappropriate for study and reading in schools
and libraries.
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Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's Brave New
World has been banned with complaints about the
language used, as well morality issues. Brave New
World is a satirical novel, with a stringent
division of the classes, drugs, and free love.
The book was banned in Ireland in 1932 and the
book has been banned and challenged in schools
and libraries across the United States. On
complaint was that the novel "centered around
negative activity."
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First published in 1951, The Catcher in the Rye
details 48 hours in the life of Holden Caulfield.
The novel is the only novel-length work by J.D.
Salinger, and its history has been colorful. The
Catcher in the Rye is famous as the most
censored, banned and challenged book between 1966
and 1975 for being "obscene," with an "excess of
vulgar language, sexual scenes, and things
concerning moral issues."
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Fahrenheit 451 is about book burning and
censorship (the title refers to the temperature
at which paper burns), but the topic hasn't saved
the book from its own experience with controversy
and censorship. Several words and phrases (for
example, "hell" and "damn") in the book have been
deemed inappropriate and/or objectionable.
Fahrenheit 451 ban video.
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The Lord of the Flies is a novel by William
Golding. Before the book was finally published,
it was turned down by more than 20 publishers.
The book is about a group of school boys who
create their own civilization. Despite the fact
that The Lord of the Flies was a bestseller, the
novel has been banned and challenged--based on
the "excessive violence and bad language." For
his body of work, William Golding received the
Nobel Prize for literature and he was knighted.
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Published in 1937, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and
Men has been frequently banned on social grounds.
The book has been called "offensive" and "vulgar"
because of the language and characterization.
Each of the characters in Of Mice and Men are
affected by physical, emotional, or mental
limitations. In the end, the American Dream is
not enough. One of the most controversial topics
in the book is euthanasia.
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To Kill a Mockingbird is the only novel by Harper
Lee. The book has been frequently banned and
challenged on sexual and social grounds. Not only
does the novel discuss racial issues in the
South, but the book involves a white attorney
(Atticus Finch) defending a black man against
rape charges (and all that such a defense
entails). The central character is a young girl
(Scout Finch) in a coming of age story--fraught
with social and psychological issues.
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Top Ten Challenged Authors 1990 to 2004 1. Alvin
Schwartz 2. Judy Blume 3. Robert Cormier 4. J.K.
Rowling 5. Michael Willhoite 6. Katherine
Paterson 7. Stephen King 8. Maya Angelou 9. R.L.
Stine 10. John Steinbeck
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10 Most Challenged Books of 2006
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and
Peter Parnell, for homosexuality, anti-family,
and unsuited to age group Gossip Girls series
by Cecily Von Ziegesar for homosexuality, sexual
content, drugs, unsuited to age group, and
offensive language Alice series by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor for sexual content and offensive
language The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big
Round Things by Carolyn Mackler for sexual
content, anti-family, offensive language, and
unsuited to age group The Bluest Eye by Toni
Morrison for sexual content, offensive language,
and unsuited to age group Scary Stories
series by Alvin Schwartz for occult/Satanism,
unsuited to age group, violence, and
insensitivity Athletic Shorts by Chris
Crutcher for homosexuality and offensive
language The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky for homosexuality, sexually
explicit, offensive language, and unsuited to age
group Beloved by Toni Morrison for offensive
language, sexual content, and unsuited to age
group and The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
for sexual content, offensive language, and
violence.
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Banned Books WeekPublic Service Announcements
Banned Books Week is a week of supporting banned
books by reading them. Visit the ALA site to see
when banned book week is this year.
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Banned Book read-out video.
Another parent who wants to ban a book.
Forbidden Library containing banned and
challenged books and the reasons why they were
banned or challenged.
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How To Save a Book from Banning
A children book being banned because the penguin
in it is gay.
Censorship Page
Yet another banned book site.
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Banned Books Video's (That this school isnt
blocking)
http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
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http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
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http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
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http//www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey
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Read Banned Books!
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