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Some books should be banned for the protection of kids.  Parents should also have a say so in what their kids read at school. If the parent and teacher both agree that it is age appropriate then, the student should be allowed to read it.

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Some books should be banned for the protection of kids.  Parents should also have a say so in what their kids read at school. If the parent and teacher both agree that it is age appropriate then, the student should be allowed to read it.

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Book banning is used to keep inappropriate words and information from young kids. Books are banned for use of  profanity, violence, sexual content, and death. For example, Harry Potter  series were banned because they contain magic and sorcery and the eye of some religious schools, magic is the work of the devil and kids shouldn't read about because it will take them away from there faith. A kid can read Harry Potter and still believe in God but not people are like that.

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A banned book is one that has been removed from shelves because of it's controversial content. Booking banning to me is used to keep certain information from kids. Books are banned for numerous reason such as use of profanity, racially offensive,  violence, conflicts with values etc.  Kids may think it's okay to use violence and profanity language. These books may cause an increase of violence in the community which affects quite a lot of people. Kids may also forget about all the values there parents thought them to abide by.

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I thin books should be banned. Like people don't even read books anyway.that's what audio is for anyway and people either be watching youtube .and the only thing i read

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@McElrath
I was mostly aiming towards the idea of countries banning books that would talk about why their country is bad and how they do not have enough military power, for instance, to win the war, which would cause panic to arise among the people. The country might want to wait until the war is over or there is a high chance of them winning before they release said books.

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You said you do not have an opinion one way or the other. Would you let our child read books that you deemed "unholy"?

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@Kayley  What if someone told you that you could not read a book because it was inappropriate for 13/14 year olds?  Where does it stop?

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@Cialen  So kids over the age of 10 should be allowed to read anything they want?

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@A'Daijah  If a book is banned in a school, nobody in that school can read this book in the classroom.  How will we teach our kids about multiple perspectives, if we only teach them about one?

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@Adam - What is harsh language?  and Who makes that determination?

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@Kirsten  Who determines what is inappropriate?  You? Your parents?  The government?

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@Skylar  What about middle school students?  Should they be allowed to read Fifty Shades of Grey?

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@Elena It sounds like you are okay with banning books that discuss injustices that certain countries endure.  Am I correct?

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@nm6  What do you mean, "how it's worded"? Don't you think we need to expose our students to all types of language so they will know how to react when they get out in the read world?

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@Sheldon - Who determines what is appropriate?  Who should have that awesome responsibility?

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@Kelly Is there really such a thing as expressing ourselves "too much"?  Where do we draw the line?

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@JoshuaMosley  How will we ever grow and learn from the mistakes of previous generations if we do not read about their mistakes and learn to think critically about such subjects in order to form our own opinions?

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@MaKenzie Who determines what is right or wrong?  What if a family is Muslim and another is atheist and their children must read a book about Christianity?  Should the Christian book be banned because it teaches what others might find "inappropriate"?

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@ Tyteianna Maybe offensive music should be banned... I do not want to expose my child to inappropriate content.

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@Adrien - Who makes the determination as to what is offensive or inappropriate?

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@Alexus  If we do not explore these topics in a safe environment, how do we expect our kids to determine their own value system regarding the issues discussed in books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

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@ Rhian  If kids are not exposed to certain "words" in the book, how will they ever learn how to react when they come across this type of language?

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@ Allissa  How do we know if the kid is feeling uncomfortable if they never get a chance to read the book?

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@ Bethany Does your 3rd sentence support your claims that books are banned because of the language they use?  It seems like you are arguing that they should not be banned because people have a choice to read the book or not.

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@ Day'Johnna How will children know the pros and cons of a topic if they are banned from reading the books.

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Many books are banned because of the language they use. I don't think these type of books should be banned. If you don't like the language they use then don't read it like its that simple. There are tons of reasons books are banned but this is just one.

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Day'Johnna Burden                                                                                                                                                             I think books should be banned because different people may feel that certain quotes or opinions are offensive. I understand that books are banned for a reason, word choice has an affected on how the tone is given to the readers. Children are also in thought when books are banned. There are things that children read that affect their opinion towards subjects. Children should be able to understand subjects while knowing the pros and cons of the topic.

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I think that some books should be banned. I  think that because some books are not meant for some kids to read. Also because some kids tend to be childish about the words that they say in the book. Rhian Stewart.

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~Allissa Peake

I think that books should be banned because their could be a kid in class that is sensitive to the topic that the book is about. If the book makes people uncomfortable then I don't think they have to read it. Books should be a way to help people calm down and transport them to another world. You shouldn't feel uncomfortable reading and book and some books do this to kids especially because they are young and might not understand the topic fully. This is one of the reasons I say books should be banned.

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I believe there are some books that should be banned. Nowadays, it seems like little kids such as 8-year-olds have too much access to enough as it is, so things that can possibly be controlled, such as reading material should be. Books such as Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in which uses curse words, and stereotypical placements on colored races, and involves racial slurs, which kids should not read. Parents have to watch for what their kids read not only because it can cause bad behavior, but it can give a child the wrong impression and get them into problems with other people, including the parents being blamed.  - Alexus Burbage

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Adrien Jackson...I feel that books should be allowed to be banned. I think that because some books can be offensive or inappropriate. Books can be politically incorrect and taken out of context so they should be banned altogether. In my opinion, books should have the ability to be banned.

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I thin that certain books shouldn't be banned. One reason is that for us to understand the feelings of the author a little deeper they express themselves explicitly. Every book has a life lesson behind it so order for us to be able to take to heart the some authors write the way we talk and think. To argue, almost all the songs we listen to have inappropriate content, and the aren't banned. T.Kennedy

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I think that some books should be banned. One reason is that some books contain inappropriate content. With inappropriate content that teaches children wrong things. Banning the books that are inappropriate will help the kids because then they won't be tempted to do what is in the book. -MaKenzie Harris

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Book banning is a practice that shelters our children from the cruelty of literature. Banning some books that immoral practices protects our children from awful acts like racism, sexism, and rape. These controversial subjects can cause triggering thoughts or actions that disrupt the classroom and therefore derail the flow of learn. These books could also give children ideas and appropriate the horrific acts done against minorities in the world. Book banning is totally lawful for the minors and protects them from the mistakes that our generations made long before                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                -Joshua Mosley

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Sheldon Free                                                                                                                                                                  Books can be banned  because of things that are not appropriate that certain book.  They can be banned about things that don't satisfy people like religion or racist things.  Book banning is a great thing because propaganda and another that will spark greater things that will cause great problems in the world.

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The controversial topic of book banning has cause the argument "Do you feel book banning a good or bad thing?" A lot of people said yes and a lot of people said no, I am indifferent to it. Book banning does not seem to be a good or bad thing.  You ban books that you do not see fit for people understandable you just want to protect them from the world's corruption. You don't ban books that may or may not be fit for people, also understandable you either want to show them what the real world is like by letting them read unfit material or if the material is made for that specific person then there is no real reason to ban books seeing as they oppose no harm. Now that we have that clear, let us talk about other factors such as religion and age.  Some religions do not permit the reading of unholy books such as books about sex or books with profanity in them. We can not justifyingly call this right or wrong, this is simply that persons religion. They have the right to believe book banning is good same as you have the right to believe it is bad. A prime example of this would be a Christian not allowing a "Harry Potter" book into their house because it is dealing with magic and witchcraft and goes against what they believe in. This is understandable and you can't insist they are wrong simply because they think differently than you.  Now, that religion is out of the way, let's focus on the topic of age. Many parents and schools practice book banning based on the reader's ages. They ban books that have profanity and sexual content to protect the minds of the children. You can't justly say that they are wrong for wanting to protect the minds of their children. If you think that kids should be able to read teenage, maybe even adult, books then you can introduce your children to it, if you truly feel that you must and that it is the right thing. An example that puts things into perspective would be a school, full of young and impressionable children, banning books such as "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" because it promotes rule breaking and violence. Saying that they are right would be understandable considering you are protecting them from non-child friendly content, and saying that this is wrong is also justified by saying that you want to teach them at a young age this is wrong. You can always find a right and a wrong to something, the rights, and wrongs cancel each other out and keep things in balance. That is why I feel book banning can be classified as neither right nor wrong, and that people do what they think is best and they have their own reasoning behind it; you may not understand or agree with their reasoning but they have one none the less.

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Kelly Veintimilla

I feel like various books are banned for various reasons. Inside the United States we have freedom of press where people are able to express themselves with books. Books are how you can express yourself, but I feel some express themselves too much, and I guess this can caused some books to be banned. Depending on the subject it could be too sensitive and hurt other people. Also some books are probably banned because of religious reasons. I agree with some sorts of book banning.

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Elena
I believe that book banning could be a good thing if the subject matter of the books being banned is considered morally incorrect, even though it is difficult to set a standard for "good" or "bad' things. If the author is racist, sexist, or publishes anything excruciatingly inappropriate for the suggested audience, perhaps it would be okay to ban that book. If a dictator is ruling over a country that is losing a war, they might have a "good" reason to ban books that tell about how bad the country/ruler is, since they want the citizens to think that their homeland is better and is going to win the war. Book banning is okay depending on many different factors that have to be acknowledged.

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I think book banning is a good thing. A lot of books should be banned because of the inappropriate things that happen in the book or the inappropriate themes. Some books might be banned because of how harsh the language is in the book. Book banning is basically a good or great thing. Adam Gonzalez

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I think some books should be banned.There are many different reasons books should be banned.Books should be banned because they may contain inappropriate things.Also,the book may teach kids things that are wrong.Some books may be banned due to an unpopular religious views or opinions in the content of the book.     Kirstin Padgett

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If I had to support the practice of book banning i would think it's needed because of the language that they use or how it's worded. nm 6

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Cialen Gadson                                                                                                                                                              Book banning should only be allowed because of the protection of children and negativity. In the case of children, there should be laws restricting bad words for children under the age of 8. There should scene restriction for books with pictures in them but they would not be for children under 10. And there should be a book banning on too much explicitly used words. Books when people express themselves in ways that aren't child appropriate should be banned.

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I believe that there are certain books that should be banned. Multiple books should be banned for more than one reason. One reason that certain books should be banned is because of the language that is used in them. A child that has recently learned to read shouldn't be filling his or her mind with obscene language because that could lead to them using it later in life. Another reason are some of the graphically written scenes in a book. For example, I don't believe that a ten year old child should read the book Fifty Shades of Grey because he or she might get the wrong ideas about certain things from that book, which could cause problems for him or her and his or her parents in the future. So, to sum it up I believe that book banning is a good thing for certain reasons. One of the main ones being a child's mental or physical safety.       -SkylarT

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Books might be banned because they might not be appropriate for the person that reads the book.The book probably is banned because of the word choices the authors use.They might not meet the criteria of the individual the book its self might be disrespect to some people in a way. Book banning might be helpful to our children and us as people but you might not want to read something that's filled with curse words or inappropriate things.A'Dijah Tolbert

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Kaylei Goff                                                                                                                                                                    I think some books should be banned. Some books should be banned for many reasons. One reason is because of the language. Some language used in books are just absolutely unacceptable such as the use of racial slang and curse words. Kids may begin that just because the word is in a book that it is okay to use it. Another reason why book banning is okay is because of the message or theme in the book. Kids are meant to learn important life lessons through the message and theme of a book and if a book is communicating the wrong message, it could misguide the child. If certain books were banned, none of these could be potential problems. All in all, book banning is a good thing.

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Develop one paragraph that states and supports the practice of book banning.