Term Papers on Censorship

Term Paper Title	Censorship
# of Words	520
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	2.08

Censorship

     The freedom to read is essential to the democratic way of life.  But
today, that freedom is under attack.  Private groups and public authorities
everywhere are working to remove both books and periodicals from sale, to
exclude certain books from public schools, to censor and silence magazines and
newspapers, and to limit controversial books and periodicals to the general
public.  The suppression of reading materials is suppression of creative thought.
Books and periodicals are not the only things being suppressed by pressures to
the political and social systems. They are also being brought against the
educational system, films, radio, television, and against the graphic and
theater arts.  Censorship occurs often in todays society, much of which is
justifiable, but in some cases is  simply unnecessary.
     What is Obscenity?  Obscenity is difficult to honestly discuss.  After
all, what makes a thing obscene?  It is something too vague to be defined.
People often see things differently.  Some see obscenity in nude pictures,
statues, paintings, etc.  While others find less obscenity in these things.
This is where the discrepancy is found between what should and should not be
censored.
       The world is filled with obscene things.  And it would seem that parents
are just trying to protect their children from the outside world.  But does it
really help?  My friends sister was upset with her parents for raising her in
such a sheltered environment.  When she went away to college, she got a taste of
what the real world was really like.  These days, an average elementary school
student knows many things.  They are influenced by a wide range of sources, from
television and other...

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