Banned Books
“The Bible, encyclopedias, and dictionaries contain the same terms, should they be banned?” was stated on the Oprah Show of the “inappropriate” terms in some of the challenged books in schools. Books around the country (and world for that matter) have been challenged by many parents and in some instances banned from schools due to content the parents feel is inappropriate for their children. For example, several books have been banned on the basis that they promote and/or encourage profanity, explicit material, and homosexuality. Banning and censorship of these books is morally wrong because it can be seen that the children will, without a doubt, learn the material at some point in their life whether by word of mouth or the Internet. Also, as given to them in the first amendment, these authors have the freedom of speech to state what they want in the books. In the instance of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, censorship of the book is unethical since it teaches good childhood lessons, entertains boys and girls, and presents superstition to assist in educating children through themes.Those who oppose Twain’s Tom Sawyer argue that it presents poor role models to American youth, but in actuality it teaches them beneficial ch
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