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Questions:

1. What are some reasons a school board might choose to remove certain books from schools?

2. How has book banning changed over the years? How did the reasoning differ from now, compared to ancient times?

3. How should we proceed with censorship caused by personal feelings, should books be banned based on how it makes people feel?

4. In Constance Grady's "How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship", how does the author's usage of logos help stay neutral but clarify their own views to the readers?

5. How much say should parents have over the books that are provided at their schools library?

6. What type of books are “unacceptable” when it comes to the ones that are provided by public libraries these days?

7. Name a book that has been written with the purpose of addressing an issue that is being/or has been banned, and why is it being banned?

8. What do you think is being done to the books that are banned, what would need to happen in order for these books to be unbanned?

9. Do the benefits outweigh the negatives of not banning books? Why?

10. How should books be graded in order to determine if they should be banned or have restrictions put on them?

11. What ways could books being banned affect curriculum and how students are taught more “sensitive” content if the texts are banned?

12. In Constance Grady's "How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship", how does the author’s use of comparisons and parallels between past waves and the present book banning wave draw attention to the main claims in the article?

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How the new banned books panic fits into America’s history of school censorship

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What’s at stake? Who gets to control the story of America.

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Will we lose out on certain aspects of history if we ban books?

Does having less options of books and reading make us more exempt from growing our knowledge?

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3. No because just because you don't like it doesn't mean we should ban it. Their could be very important pieces of information or important historical events that could be lost because your feeling got hurt reading it.
5. None after the 8th grade. It is important for these children to learn the truth about America and all the horrors committed here in globally. After that grade teens become more mature and are able to handle the issues being talk about in class. But in elementary school and even before 8th grade I can see why their could be parents stepping in. Here children are still young and innocent and their brains have not developed enough for them to understand the issues that are being talked about.

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Q1 Do you agree that censorship is stronger now than it has been in the past, considering how previously churches or governments would burn books or completely stop people from reading them?
Q2 What factor is most important in your eyes to the recent jump in the quantity of banned books and the intensity of these bans?

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1) Some reasons as to why a school board might choose to remove certain books from school are if the book is too graphic and could potentially evoke some negative emotions. An example given was a Holocaust memoir and a LGBTQ classic which those who are conservative might not approve of.
3) Books shouldn't be banned based on how it makes people feel. Everyone has a different genre of books they enjoy, some more graphic and gory and others mild and fantasy-wise. If a book does not appeal to someone, then they don't have to read that book and no one is going to force them to. It's based purely on someone's choice and theirs alone. To proceed with censorship caused by personal feelings, the book could be have a warning about what the reader should expect and what age range should be allowed to read it as the book might be important, history-wise or in general.

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Q1. Which, in your opinion, is by far the most essential component in the current increase in the number of prohibited books and the severity of these restrictions?

Q2. Do you believe that censorship is greater now than in the past, given how religions or governments used to burn books or prevent people from reading them?

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1. Events do you believe led to the harsher restrictions on books today?

2. Which factor, do you believe is the most important in the current rise in the number of banned books and the severity of these restrictions?

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In my opinion, I think we could lose certain aspects of history if we ban books because it can change the narrative surrounding topics as well as change the viewpoints regarding how the topic is presented.

Having fewer book options can limit our learning growth as (especially based on the above) it can lead to historical elements being changed or overall forgotten.

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I agree with your points, especially the main claim that you can't ban something just because you don't like it and the fact that as students advance in grade levels, they grow more mature as well, so they would be able to handle the more sensitive topics. With the ban/limiting during K-5, I can see that working as students in those grades are just learning the main basics, etc, and with less maturity it would make sense to withhold some of the sensitive books, but the main issue then would be what classified as sensitive.

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To me, I would definitely say that censorship within the last decade has gotten more stringent. Even if they didn't do book burnings (which more conservative groups do), there's still the matter of what they target and how much of it is targeted, both of which have increased as authors begin to share their stories.

To me, the most important quality about these books that are being banned is the factor of what books are being banned and (most often than not) the reasoning for why. Both of these factors point to a bigger narrative which I think is really important to look at.

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While I agree, those are some of the reasons that groups have used or looked at, I don't think that those should count as valid reasons due to the fact that more often than not, negative feelings can lead to growth, understanding, empathy, all of which benefit the students in the long run.

I also agree that books shouldn't be banned on how they make an individual feel. Just like you said, you don't have to read the book (unless it's school curriculum but that situation changes based on the book; maybe an updated curriculum is needed). I think it would be a good idea to have a rating system or warning labels for more graphic stuff, like we do for CDs and Movies, though.

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Q1. How should books be rated in order to determine whether or not they should be banned or restricted?

Q2. In what ways might the banning of books alter the curriculum and how pupils are taught more vulnerable content?