today, that freedom is under attack. Private groups and public authorities

everywhere are working to remove both books and periodicals from sale, to

exclude certain books from public schools, to censor and silence magazines and

newspapers, and to limit controversial books and periodicals to the general

public. The suppression of reading materials is suppression of creative thought.

Books and periodicals are not the only things being suppressed by pressures

to the political and social systems. They are also being brought against the

educational system, films, radio, television, and against the graphic and

theater arts. Censorship occurs often in today's society, much of which is

justifiable, but in some cases is simply unnecessary.

The subject of censorship is a very controversial one, especially the

banning of books. Several books have been banned from public places such as schools and

libraries. In these cases, the books are deemed "inappropriate" for children. It is

unnecessary for public places to ban books, especially for young children, because it

is not the responsibility of the public places to mon

you what is going on. Certain television shows have beeps instead of profane language.

Florida, schools limited access to the Harry Potter books following a parents complaint.

to regulate what their children listen to, then they are not ready to be a parent. Parenting

television and think something like well, I'm not twelve, I can't watch this. A child does

radio and read in books. It is difficult to do but certainly necessary. Without

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