... history, more and different kinds of people, who for different reasons, have attempted to block out anything that conflicts or disagrees with their beliefs. This has caused many books to be challenged and even banned from schools and libraries across the world. How does this come about? A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based on the objections of the person or group ... issued a cut down version of Fahrenheit 451. Over 75 passages in the novel had been changed. Words such as "hell," "damn" and "abortion" were removed. A drunk man was changed to a sick man and a re...

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