What do these writers have in common? ... In order to understand the problems with school censorship, one must know why it is done. ... Whatever the case may be, banning books because they contain uncomfortable or offensive language is no way to solve social ills such as racism and discrimination in this or any other community. ... How will students learn about the racism without reading Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird? Without these texts, how will they develop their critical thinking skills? ...

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How can serious social problems like violent crime, racism or suicide be solved by covering children's ears?" ... We raise the proverbial question: "Does life imitate art, or does art imitate life?". ... Where do we stop censoring? ... The Taliban banned music in Afghanistan, how far away from that are we? How far from those little bleeps taking over songs are we? ...

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However, music is not necessarily the problem; sometimes it only tells us the problems, and the artists are merely expressing their opinion. ... If music does have this effect, the parent should think of ways of how they can help nurture their kids. ... How can serious social problems like violent crime, racism or suicide by solved by covering children's ears? ... "It is unconstitutional," says Paul Russinof, a lobbyist for the Recording Industry Association of America, which is preparing to challenge the law in court. ... Why is music censorship sociological, and how does it expres...

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