... die" (Wisdom). Once someone has read a book it is here to stay. The American Library Association sponsors Banned Book Week to make people aware of books that have been banned for containing violence, witchcraft, obscenities, sex, and many other reasons from schools and libraries (Banned Books Week). Worried and upset - Judy Blume, a children's author, is extremely bothered by book banning especially ... worry me. It is the books that will never be written, the books that will never be read all due to the fear of censorship" (University Star). One of her novels, Forever, was banned becau...

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... time out of your busy lives to listen to my proposal. I believe it is important to provide personal copies of assigned novels for students to keep. There are many arguments in favor of book ownership. It is essential to own a book in order to get the full learning experience. According to Dr. Mortimer ... had read a book five years ago and went back to it then you could remember exactly what you had been thinking when you first read the book through your margin notes. Reading a book is like a "conversation between you and the writer". Active reading allows you to pick up this conversat...

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Books are pleasant, adventurous, and thought provoking escapes for children and the authors of them, despite what many people think, are not out to corrupt children. Some people take a different view on this issue and believe that many books, from classic novels like the "Catcher in the Rye" to the recent ... white, segregated town, where a white lawyer defends a black man in court, despite the town's opposition. It used to be a required reading assignment for freshmen at Muskogee High School, but now has been transferred out of the classroom and to the back of the library shelf. Students may...

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