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Should Banned Books Be Banned

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Would you rather read a book of your choice or read a book that has been banned.”Often challenges are motivated by a desire to protect children from “inappropriate” sexual content or “offensive” language. The following were the top three reasons cited for challenging materials as reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom: content was considered to be sexually explicit, contained offensive language, and the materials were unsuited to any age group.” Banned books give people a sense of curiosity and excitement, which is why more and more people want to read banned books; to see what the hype was about. The first book ever to be banned was New English Canaan by Thomas Morton in 1637. “It was banned for theological and historical reasons
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