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Banned Books

Banned Books Online, Censored, Burned, and Forbidden Books For Sale Banned books online is a growing collection of banned books for sale online censored books Who decides what books are appropriate for youth,...

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The Golden Compass: An Essay On Balancing Censorship and Family Standards

What is the balance between censorship and family standards? Should we encourage children to read books that don't agree with our views on religion, politics, ethics, or public policy? Where does a parent's role begin and end in the media selection process?

11 comments    family children arts
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Risky Business-Republican Candidates

Recently I had an opportunity to respond to someone online who said he did not understand why feminists did not rally behind Sarah Palin since she was the "embodiment of all feminism stood for". After...

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First, they ban the books and then they kill the teachers

One of the most dangerous people to a repressive regime is a gifted and talented teacher. Gifted teachers often ask their students to look at the status quo, examine it and sometimes discard it. Repressive...

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To Kill a Mockingbird - Censorship Rears its Ugly Head Again

Once again, To Kill a Mockingbird has been removed from a classroom. One parent complained...

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how to beat the ebay ban on ebooks

Ebay has banned the sale of digital products from April the 1st 2008. That includes e-books and anything else that isn't a physical product. The only way to sell these items now is through the classifieds...

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Freedom to Read Week 2009

Freedom to Read Week is observed yearly in Canada by the Book and Periodical Council. In 2009 it will be held from February 22nd to February 28th. In their position statement the BPC states that "the freedom...

3 comments    books literature reading
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Banned Books Week

Every year, at the end of September, the ALA declares Banned Books Week.

17 comments    books censorship mark twain
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Banned Stuffs

A banned list is a list consisting of all banned stuff. You will surprise at the amount of banned items, banned people, banned animals we have in our era. Take for instance banned books. The Adventures of...

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