… that they do not like. It has happened many times before and it will continue to do so. The most recent has to do in the music industry. After 2 kids who where harassed and tormented by fellow students went on a killing spree, the media and Government…

… of information, ideas or artistic expression by anyone. It ultimately keeps people from experiencing life at its fullest. All types of censorship can be viewed as restraining, as the effect limits diversity in every way. As long as there have been…

… becoming more and more of a problem these days. Just about every television station censors something they show every day so the television stations can show the movie to the public. It is not just movies being censored, but music videos and regular…

… censorship. In fact, in western culture, it is only in the past hundred years that artists have had much autonomy at all. Eric Nuzum discusses the history of censorship, which dates all the way back to the 19th century, on his web page, A Brief History…

… the world and throughout history. Opinions on censorship can be found in the texts of many ancient and modern cultures. There are many differences and similarities between the modern and ancient views on censorship. These similarities and differences…

… hard to talk about. "Obscenity" is difficult to discuss. After all, what makes a thing obscene? It's an elusive term we use, but can't explain. Different people often see things differently. Some see obscenity in nude pictures, statues, etc. Then other…

… us since who knows when. Ancient dictators would burn books because they didn’t like them and force people to believe what he did. The question I ask myself though is if censorship in Libraries and schools is justified. My answer is no, and that is…

… in a crowded theater to showing sexual intercourse on television. These things aren’t all either, there are millions of things we use or see every day that are censored for a reason. The reason can be many but the three most important reasons are…

… issue in America. Bradley Steffens' book Censorship discusses the history and many of the issues that pertain to censorship. In the introduction, Steffens establishes that the power of words is often used to influence and shape the lives of people…

… high shcool bans five books written by Richard Brautigan because he thinks they might contain "obscenities or offensive sexual references" (Berger 59). -A Vermont high school librarian is orced to resign because she fought the school board's…