CENSORSHIP
The freedom to read is essential to the democratic way of life. Buttoday, 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
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Approximate Word count = 951
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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