... depends. Thus, creativity and the perception of reality would be greatly limited. Religion, a controversial topic in itself, also inspires the challenge of certain books. Recently, censors are criticizing J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. They claim that the reading of such novels encourages witchcraft, and therefore should be banned (Cain 599-608). Witchcraft goes against basic religious principles. They see this children ... 's book as an inspiration to partake in evil "magical- acts. However, they do not take into account the inspiration these books have been to young readers. Grade...

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... various levels of sexual activity" (Milam). Taken out of libraries shelves because they contained "seven-hundred uses of profanity, and depict alcohol consumption" (Stepzinski). Not to mention the books like Harry Potter, that are being burned by Christians because they believe that it is "nothing but witchcraft . . . evil is hidden behind the face of an innocent boy with little glasses" (Jackson). Laws ... yanking of books out of schools and libraries, and is usually motivated by religious objections to depictions of sexual activity" (Atwood 21). A southern New Mexico Christian Church ...

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... beauty and sincerity of impulsive young love in a time where society deemed such happenings as normal. Even though To Kill a Mockingbird won the Pulitzer Prize Award, the Alabama Library Association Book Award, and the Brotherhood Award of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the novel still receives shouts of criticism because of its "immorality" and "racist attributes ... in their educational careers, they do nothing to possibly negatively impact them! Books need to question accepted beliefs and they need to challenge people! If people cannot see how a challenging book helps...

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... throughout the film, in line with the book. If the characters themselves change with respect to these factors then surely the film is just a spin-off of the book or an original piece of work. Another big budget film that has been released recently is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, taken from a ... series of books by J. K. Rowling. The film portrays the events in the book almost exactly, due to the fact that ... it is aimed predominantly towards children, like the book, and on the assumption that many of ... different setting. What is being presented is still a film version ...

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