Argumentative Essay: The Banning Of Books In Schools

Not allowing for the practice of religion or certain beliefs limits American’s ability to remain free from government control. Each parent or child who refuses has the “constitutional right to do so” (Karst) and this refusal is validated because adults with children have “parental rights”(Field). When a set religion or belief system establishes that they are against medical vaccinations, they have the right to argue. No established religion is set in the United States so informing a family that a child must be vaccinated pressures against their belief system; consequently, the performance of this action is purely unconstitutional. Schools requiring immunizations

Banning books has always been a big debate if it’s acceptable or not in the field of language arts… most Americans believe people should have the freedom to choose what they want to read. By banning books, our basic rights as US citizens are kind of taken away. Book banning affects the people who read books to the people who write them. I feel that most people banned or try to ban books because they want to protect others from different ideas and information.   Banned books are basically books that are thought to be “unsuited” for their intended age group and are therefore challenged by parents to be removed from a school or any local library shelf.

In our constitution it states we have freedom of speech and press. Books being banned in today 's society shows how suppressive government 's can be. The first amendment states " Congress shall make no law

In conclusion, the thought of censoring in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is plainly idiotic. It suppresses the message Mark Twain is trying to send by, as Hetert-Qebu Walters says, “changes are another form of censorship, seeking to gloss over the complexities of life during a horrific period in American history.” therefore destroying the meaning of the novel. Children will not be tainted by the words used because they know why the words are used, because of education and the fact that they plainly won’t bat and eye at the words. People such as publishers who wish to reprint the book with censored words have no respect for literature and just care about printing more copies for more money.

However, this action takes away the responsibility of readers to select a good book. Claim: Furthermore, books should not be censored and readers should be able to choose how to read and how to learn Understandably, some books may be inappropriate for certain individuals to read. This would be why books would be banned in the first place, to protect children from choosing a bad book. However, Jamie Leigh says, “…when it comes to censorship, is that one individual disagreement—or even widespread dispute—over an idea or form of expression does not justify restricting access for others to the same information…”

The First Amendment aims to protect the right of freedom of religion and the right of freedom of expression of all United States citizens. However, Lawrence states “The Supreme Court has held that words that ‘by their very utterance inflict injury or intend to incite an immediate breach of the peace’ are not constitutionally protected.” (Lawrence, pg 175) The First Amendment does not protect speech that maintains a sole purpose to inflict harm on other people. “Racial insults are undeserving for First Amendment protection because the perpetrator’s intention is not to discover truth or initiate dialogue, but to injure the victim” (Lawrence, pg 175)

I will not banned books because each book has a purpose. I wouldn’t banned these books because it would be like taking away some knowledge from the kids. You cant take history away just because of the violence. For example if they banned religious books because its against another religion it wouldn’t be right. People wont know what happened in history if we banned them.

Constitutionalist do not support ending the life of an unborn regardless of whether it was an assault. Constitutionalist believe that the U.S borders should be monitored to prevent immigrants to enter. They also are against illegal drugs and would want to have restrictions on them. They also support religious expression. They support Christian schools and allow equal rights to pray and learn about their beliefs.

For each of students, we need to enact speech

The first amendment of the United States Constitution protects citizens’ rights to; freedom of the press, peaceful assembly, religious freedom, the right to petition the government, and the right to free speech. The Constitution itself asserts: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” Interpreting the first amendment has always been a subject for debate, and many citizens of the United States are unaware of what is actually protected by the first amendment, specifically in regards to freedom of speech. This lack

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They get banned on the principle that “’a school is not comparable to a public park where anyone can stand on a soapbox…’-Tinker v. Des Moines” (Mullally). Freedom of speech is recognized in the schoolhouse, however “’it is not quite as free inside educational institutions…’’’ (““About Banned & Challenged Books””). People cannot ban a book simply because they disagree with it. They can, however, challenge it.

Rule: The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech.” Analysis: No, the rights of those staff members were not violated. The two pages that were excluded from the newspapers final publication included articles on teenage pregnancy and the impacts of divorce on students. The principal that removed the two pages acted reasonably as the newspaper is an extension of a journalism class and is subject to being under control a faculty member.

For this reason, the government can’t ban guns. However, they can impose certain limitations on what guns you can buy. Also, where you buy the guns from, when you buy them from, and who has access to them. In further explanation of the concept of who has access to them, the government has the right as well to prevent citizens such as convicted felons. This is apparent in the second amendment when it states, “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be

I think that people can use the Freedom of speech without being rude or mean or disrespectful. The Constitution gives us the right to have Freedom of Speech, but it does not give us the right to abuse it. The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s