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  1. Argumentative Essay Ten Reasons for Banning Books

    Banning books has been a controversial topic for decades, with strong arguments on both sides. Some believe that certain books should be banned due to their content, while others argue that banning books goes against the principles of free speech and academic freedom. In this essay, I will present ten reasons why banning books is justified ...

  2. Essay on book banning by 'Out of Darkness' author Ashley Hope Pérez

    Author Ashley Hope Pérez wrote Out of Darkness, which is on the American Library Association's lists of most banned books. This essay by Ashley Hope Pérez is part of a series of interviews with ...

  3. Banning Books Essay

    Essay On Banning Books. Since 1982, all kinds of books have been banned for the content they hold. Topics like race, sexually explicit content, homosexualaity, religion and more. Books are banned by librarians and teachers because they do not want children or teenagers to read about these topics. Children and teenagers are told they are not ...

  4. Book Bans and their Impact on Young People and Society

    Since the 1980's the ALA has sponsored "Banned Books Week," which is an annual celebration of "the freedom to read.". It is usually held during the last week of September and highlights current and historical attempts to challenge and ban books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community— librarians ...

  5. School Book Bans: The Mounting Pressure to Censor

    In the 2022-23 school year, PEN America recorded 3,362 instances of books banned, an increase of 33 percent from the 2021-22 school year. Over 40 percent of all book bans occurred in school districts in Florida. Across 33 school districts, PEN America recorded 1,406 book ban cases in Florida, followed by 625 bans in Texas, 333 bans in ...

  6. Banned Books Lessons: Teaching about Censorship in High School

    When literary censorship is covered in the classroom, teachers need to keep in mind that even high school students are impressionable and need adult guidance. However you choose to approach it, teaching students about banned books is an excellent way to open their eyes to the truth. While literary censorship can certainly be beneficial for ...

  7. Opinion

    He wanted to show that war brutalized soldiers, as well as the civilians caught in their path. The novel was a damning indictment of American warfare and the racist attitudes held by some nice ...

  8. What Should We Really Make of Book Bans?

    In her opinion essay, ... In their own research comparing 2,532 instances of banned books identified by PEN America against school library catalogs, they report that nearly three quarters of the ...

  9. Who's Behind the Escalating Push to Ban Books? A New Report Has Answers

    In the 2022-23 school year, book bans don't seem to be slowing down. PEN America found at least 139 additional book bans that have taken effect since July 2022. The most frequently banned books ...

  10. Argumentative Essay: The Banning Of Banned Books

    When you ban and censor books inside those books are the fears you hold and that you don't want to see. It is because of that reason why today there are so many social problems in our world. Not banning books wouldn't solve all the social problems in the world but it would take us into the right direction. Keep people from the truth of ...

  11. Banned Books Pros and Cons

    1. Evaluate the perspective of parents who would like to remove a book from a school library. 2. Consider " 11 Banned Books through Time " at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 3. Explore the American Library Association's resources and efforts against banning books, including the 13 most challenged books of 2022.

  12. Banned Books

    Book banning, a form of censorship, occurs when private individuals, government officials, or organizations remove books from libraries, school reading lists, or bookstore shelves because they object to their content, ideas, or themes.Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, is sexually explicit ...

  13. How to Fight Book Bans: A Tip Sheet for Students

    Let PEN America, the NCAC, and the American Library Association know when a book is challenged at your school. This data will help advocacy organizations like ours fight book bans in the future. 5. Find support and protect yourself from online harassment. Women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are disproportionately ...

  14. What You Need to Know About the Book Bans Sweeping the US

    The student plaintiffs in Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico (1982) march in protest of the Long Island school district's removal of titles such as Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. While the district would ultimately return the banned books to its shelves, the Supreme Court's ultimate ruling largely allowed school leaders to maintain discretion over information access.

  15. The Spread of Book Banning

    Bryan Anselm for The New York Times. By Claire Moses. Published July 31, 2022 Updated Feb. 27, 2023. Book-banning attempts have grown in the U.S. over the past few years from relatively isolated ...

  16. Banning Books or Banning BIPOC?

    The Naked Ape, by Desmond Morris; Down These Mean Streets, by Piri Thomas; Best Short Stories of Negro Writers, edited by Langston Hughes; Go Ask Alice, of anonymous authorship; Laughing Boy, by Oliver LaFarge; Black Boy, by Richard Wright; A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich, by Alice Childress; . . .

  17. What Students Are Saying About Banning Books From School Libraries

    In the article " Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. ," Elizabeth A. Harris and Alexandra Alter write about the growing trend of parents, political activists, school board officials and ...

  18. Why Are Schools Banning Books?

    Daily Correspondent. September 23, 2022. Advocacy groups played a major role in the bans that took place during the 2021-22 school year, according to PEN America. David Madison / Getty Images. It ...

  19. Argumentative Essay: The Banning Of Books

    The Argumentative Essay Of Banning Books 609 Words | 3 Pages. At one point in time, over 7,220 books have been challenged to be banned. Though these books have been removed for the safety of children, not all books should be banned for many reasons. These include the fact that banning books is infringing on the First Amendment, keeping children ...

  20. The Argumentative Essay Of Banning Books

    The Argumentative Essay Of Banning Books. 609 Words3 Pages. At one point in time, over 7,220 books have been challenged to be banned. Though these books have been removed for the safety of children, not all books should be banned for many reasons. These include the fact that banning books is infringing on the First Amendment, keeping children ...

  21. Research Guides: Banned Books: History of Book Banning

    Book banning is nothing new. In fact, it has been around for centuries. What is considered the first book ban in the United States took place in 1637 in what is now known as Quincy, Massachusetts. Thomas Morton published his New English Canaan which was subsequently banned by the Puritan government as it was considered a harsh and heretical ...

  22. The Lawyers Using Defamation Lawsuits to Address Political

    In late 2022 Sandy Hook families defamed by the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones won a total of nearly $1.5 billion from juries in Texas and Connecticut, though Mr. Jones has yet to pay them anything.