Persuasive Essay On Banned Books

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My grandparents always had a TV before they moved to Fayette and now all they do is read books. Some of you may think that's boring but many of you might like reading a lot and you might come to realize how bored you would be if they all were taken away. I know my grandparents would not know what to do in their free time if they could not read and possibly many of you would feel the same way. Our freedom to read what we like is a freedom that is being slowly taken away through the banning of books. This is why I feel books should not be banned in any way. Today, I will be discussing with you why and who ban books and I am going to tell you why books should not be banned and how it is unconstitutional. Throughout America, certain books are being banned. Many teachers in America want students to read books for the use of education, but many parents disagree and want the books out of schools for good.. Parents want these certain books to be banned because they want their children to avoid the profanity, racial remarks, sexual content and the things that go against their religious beliefs. But parents aren't the only ones not wanting them in schools. According to The School Library Journal, they found out of 655 librarians surveyed, that 70% of them want books to be …show more content…

Students feel parents or teachers or even the government should not take away books they really want to read because of how they feel. Students should be allowed to choose what books they want to read. The books that are banned can give you are real learning experience, teaching you new language and how things were before our time. For example,In Fahrenheit 451, books were being burned and the firemen were not allowing people to read, which is similar to banning books. Life in that book was very uneventful and dull, all because the people did not get to enjoy reading. It is ironic because Fahrenheit 451 was

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