Dear Ms.Berner,
I have come to think that some content
in 6th grade libraries is not appropriate for children. I think you
and the school should take control and label these books appropriately instead
of banning books. I think that the banning of books is taking away from a
child’s world of books and fantasy.
As
Dr.Shira Gabriel says, “reading can affect your personality.” Gabriel also
thinks that books should definitely NOT be banned. “We should not ban books”
Gabriel says, “It takes away possible pathways and brainpower that they will
not get.” Gabriel recently conducted an experiment taking 140 undergraduates
and gave them excerpts from The Harry Potter Series and Twilight. After 2
weeks, the students were found to be healthier, smarter, and more imaginative. This
shows that reading can definitely effect your ability to be imaginative and
healthy.
Also,
as “Age-related Books: Right or Wrong” says, “Children are taught to read covers,
age guidance is available already… This is not what kids want.” Another source
says that Perks of Being a Wallflower is being re-evaluated for banning. “If
eight year old's want to read an 11+ book, they can’t, this is definitely not
what kids want. This is another example of how reading can effect a child’s
world of imagination and a child’s fantasy.
The
article, “Why Captain underpants is the Most Banned Book in America” states
that the book contains, “Potty Humor” and words like “That old guy” and “mean”.
I understand that adults might get offended by the “That old guy” stuff because
it can be offensive to older people, but if I was to ban every book that said
that, there would be no books left to read! This is yet another reason why
books should not be banned.
In
conclusion, I think that banning books is not right for a number of reasons.
But overall I think you should have a good, legitimate reason to ban a book
before trying to ban it. But it makes you think, why would people be this
aggressive towards books? What can we do to stop banning? And finally, what
book will be banned next.
This is really good. My essay was the opposite side of the argument so I found it very interesting to hear your side and your ideas. Good job
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