Hannah+Fisher

Banning Books is Banning History!
"The Ebb and Flow." //The Ebb and Flow//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. .

"Debates That Matter." //Debates That Matter//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. .

Guided Research Question:Do public libraries and schools have the authority to ban certain books if the books are prejudice and discriminating against an ethnicity, religion, or sex?

By: Hannah Fisher I proposed this question because of my strong intrest in books. I feel like books should not be banned just because they portray a degrading or hateful message towards a certain group. The censoring or total banning of a important informational book is like readvising history and even destroying it. For example, a book like "The Adventures of Huck Finn," by Mark Twain, uses the N word to emphasize the mistreatment of African Americans by banning this book many Americans would not understand the full cruelty the blacks endured. Books provide history and the past way of thinking. Removing these iteams can destroy vital information.

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 * Viewpoints for Banning Books ||  Viewpoints against Banning Books  ||
 * Helps with children not be exposed to drugs, sex, and vulgarity. ||  Goes against first amendment by banning books  ||
 * Disagrees with religions morals. ||  Expresses different view and opinions  ||
 * Offends someone ||  History can be found in books  ||
 * Corruption of the mind ||  Information  ||
 * Some children have a hard to understanding the information || Everything has a purpose  ||
 * ==Court Case== || == ==

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||  || Conclusions: I think books play a huge role in education to every aspect of life. Censoring or restricting books hinders the ability to recieve vital information. This violates the First Admendment by restricting the authors rights to free speech. Work Cited Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico. Opinion Number 457 U.S. 853. US Supreme Court. N.d. //"Law Cases & Case Briefs for Students." Casebriefs. N.p., N.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. .// N.p., n.d. Web. "Christian Coalition of America." //Book Battles Heat up over Censorship vs. Selection in School//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. Web. "Civil No. 02-2155." //Massachusetts Library Association - Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F.Supp.2d 996 (W.D. Ark. 2003). N.d. //Http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=20031291295FSupp2d996_ 11201.x// //ml //. N.p., n.d. Web. "ISLAND TREES SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION v. PICO." //Oyez.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012. "Library Ban on Best-seller Sparks Florida Censorship Debate." //USATODAY.COM//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. Web. Right to Read Defense Committee v. School Committee of the City of Chelsea. US DistrictCourt.N.d. //Http://www.leagle.com/xmlResult.aspx?xmldoc=19781157454FSupp703_11048.xml&docbase=CSLWAR1-1950-1985//. N.p., n.d. Web
 * Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 v. Pico || This court case deals with a school board recognizing that some of the books in the libraries were “anti-Christian”, “anti-American”, and were very crude. Therefore, they removed these books from the schools libraries. Steven Pico a fellow student that disagreed went forth and claimed this went against the first amendment. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Pico and books were placed back on the shelves. ||
 * Counts v. Cedarville School District, 295 F.Supp.2d 996 || The Cedarville school district banned reading Harry Potter books in the library. However, students were allowed to take it home with a permission slip. Dakota Counts, a student sued the district and won. The court ruled that the books be placed back on the shelves. ||
 * Right to Read Defense Committee v. School Committee of the City of Chelsea || Chelsea High School committee became aware of a complaint by a student’s parent due to an anthology. One poem “The City of a Young Girl,” was brought to committee attention because of its sexual content and the usage of “filthy” language. As a result, the committee banned it from the libraries. The librarian thought this was against the first amendment. Therefore she sued and the court ruled the anthology be put back on shelves, with the exception the students must have permission slips to read it. ||