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“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.” - Salmon Rushdie Journal Prompt September 23-29, 2018 is Banned Books Week. What are some books you remember that have been banned or challenged in schools or libraries? Do you think books should be banned? Why or why not?
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Dillon Pilkerton
9/24/2018 01:13:04 pm
One of the books that was banned is the True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I don’t think books should be banned. If you don’t like the book then just don’t read it.
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Preston
9/24/2018 01:14:57 pm
I agree with just don’t read them then.
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Johnny
9/24/2018 01:19:16 pm
Very to the point. Good job
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Sam
9/24/2018 01:22:11 pm
I agree. It’s easier to just not read the book then make a big deal out of it.
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Avery
9/24/2018 01:13:30 pm
The books I remembered being banned were To Kill a Mockingbird and 13 Readons Why. Books being banned prohibited you from learning and absorbing the lessons the book has to offer.
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Dillon
9/24/2018 01:17:32 pm
I agree. You would never learn if you couldn’t read the books.
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Taija
9/24/2018 01:17:45 pm
That’s a good way to look at it
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Faith
9/24/2018 01:17:59 pm
I agree with that
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Brooke
9/24/2018 01:25:04 pm
I completely agree books show what’s happening right now it gives us lessons
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Ariana
9/24/2018 01:14:07 pm
I remember that Harry Potter and to kill a mockingbird was banned. I think banning books prevents people learning, and takes away freedom.
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Avery
9/24/2018 01:17:15 pm
I agree
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Jaicei Boynton
9/24/2018 01:24:04 pm
I agree that it takes away people’s freedom
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Preston H.
9/24/2018 01:14:15 pm
I remember to kill a mockingbird being challenged at my old school. No, because people need education from these books to learn valuable things.
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Jordan
9/24/2018 01:14:41 pm
I think books should definitely not be banned. We use books for learning and for pleasure. Without books I would be really bored, I spend most of my time reading one book or another. One book was To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Sammy H.
9/24/2018 01:18:30 pm
I agree they are a great way to spend your time.
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Blazen Burgess
9/24/2018 01:14:41 pm
13 Reasons Why. Yes because some readers might not be mature enough to read it and it could give some kids a bad idea.
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Jordan
9/24/2018 01:16:49 pm
I agree that some people are not mature enough to read those books, but that doesn’t meant 5ey should be banned. They should just choose not to read them.
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Griffin Mylan
9/24/2018 01:17:35 pm
Nice inciteful comment, Blazen!
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Johnny
9/24/2018 01:20:35 pm
Learn something every day
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Will
9/24/2018 01:24:17 pm
I agree with some books but still society need to know the truth
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Caden Caywood
9/24/2018 01:24:56 pm
I agree it could give them the wrong message but can also help with that.
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Lani Belgarde
9/24/2018 01:15:09 pm
How To Kill A Mockingbird. No books should not be banned because banning books leads to a limited imagination.
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Lani Belgarde
9/24/2018 01:16:12 pm
Ignore the ‘How’
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Taija
9/24/2018 01:19:08 pm
I agree!
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Sam
9/24/2018 01:23:55 pm
Without imagination we would be very boring and I definitely agree that most banned books make us think and imagine a lot.
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Jaicei Boynton
9/24/2018 01:26:55 pm
I also think it limits imagination
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Eli
9/24/2018 01:15:26 pm
One of the books that has been banned is to kill and mocking bird. I don’t think books should be banned. If you don’t like the contents of the book don’t read it, and anything that someone mwrites will offend someone.
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Preston
9/24/2018 01:16:06 pm
Yes, there are always haters.
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Treygan
9/24/2018 01:19:02 pm
I agree everything seems to offend people these days
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Emma Dahle
9/24/2018 01:19:28 pm
Yeah I agree you are not forced to read the book so why are people banning them.
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Dillon
9/24/2018 01:19:28 pm
Anything that is written will make someone mad.
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Johnny
9/24/2018 01:21:34 pm
I agree. I don’t think anything could be said to someway offend someone
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Emma Dahle
9/24/2018 01:15:45 pm
A book I remember being banned is 13 reasons why.i don’t think books should be banned. It is taking away our choice to choose but as well they banned the books that have the most meaning and stories that need to be told.
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Ariana
9/24/2018 01:17:26 pm
I agree. No books should be banned.
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Sammy H.
9/24/2018 01:20:59 pm
I agree banning books doesn’t allow use to learn about issues in today’s world.
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Tierryn
9/24/2018 01:23:34 pm
Facts only.
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Taylee Matthews
9/24/2018 01:25:54 pm
I agree em
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Samantha
9/24/2018 01:16:20 pm
A book that I remember was banned was To Kill a Mockingbird. I don’t think this book should have been banned because it was a classic and so many schools have used it as a teaching resource. If there is ever a book that might bring up conflict then it should be up to the student and their parents if they participate in reading it or not.
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Chayla Slavin
9/24/2018 01:19:41 pm
I agree that t should be up to the student and their parents.
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AidanXavier Adams
9/24/2018 01:16:27 pm
Tango takes 3 and To kill a mockingbird. I don’t think books should be banned because that spreads censorship and censorship is bad because it stops the spread of thoughts of the author. Another book that is banned is 13 reasons why.
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Griffin Mylan
9/24/2018 01:16:35 pm
I can’t think if any books that have been recently challenged. I don’t think books should be banned because we have to right to say what we think.
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Blazen Burgess
9/24/2018 01:19:16 pm
I agree, just don’t read them.
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Aidan Adams
9/24/2018 01:19:28 pm
That’s cool
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Caden Caywood
9/24/2018 01:23:33 pm
We do have the right to say what we think. Great comment buddy!
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Sammy H.
9/24/2018 01:16:42 pm
Freedom of expression is being able to express what you believe without consequence. 13 reasons why because of the content was challenged. I don’t think books should be banned because they can teach us about things that many people turn their nose to. If you’re afraid of the content don’t pick it up.
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Lani Belgarde
9/24/2018 01:17:59 pm
👏👏👏👏👏👏 I agree
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Jordan
9/24/2018 01:18:43 pm
I agree with your last statement.
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Taija
9/24/2018 01:16:49 pm
To kill a mockingbird is one of them. I don’t think books should be banned because if you don’t like the book then don’t read it you don’t need to ban the book.
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Chayla
9/24/2018 01:24:31 pm
That’s true, just don’t read it if you don’t like what it’s about.
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Treygan
9/24/2018 01:16:56 pm
I remember the book To kill a mockingbird was banned because of racial slur and it offended people. I don’t believe books should be banned because they teach us many things even if there are a few added things that people don’t like.
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Faith
9/24/2018 01:17:09 pm
One of the books that is banned that I remember is to kill a mockingbird. I don’t think that books should be banned. Most or all banned books have a important story behind them that I feel everyone should get the chance to read if they choose to.
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Avery
9/24/2018 01:18:24 pm
I agree with that last part!
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Ariana
9/24/2018 01:18:54 pm
I agree, books shouldn’t be banned!
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Tierryn
9/24/2018 01:20:46 pm
We love an intellectual.
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Chayla Slavin
9/24/2018 01:17:51 pm
One book I remember that was banned is I Am Jazz. Another one would be To Kill A Mockingbird. I don’t think that books should be banned because books are reflections of what is going on in the world at the time. To cut books out of school libraries limits kids from learning about what’s going on around them.
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Faith
9/24/2018 01:21:35 pm
That that is so true
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Johnny
9/24/2018 01:18:16 pm
I remember tango makes three, thirteen reasons why, and to kill a mockingbird. No one will ever 100% agree on just about anything and everyone thinks that they’re definitely the one who is right so banning something based on someone’s beliefs doesn’t seem like a good idea. I think we should all have the right to read what we deem for ourselves appropriate.
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Eli
9/24/2018 01:20:49 pm
That’s really well put.
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Aidan Adams
9/24/2018 01:20:54 pm
Makes sense
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Treygan
9/24/2018 01:21:06 pm
I agree with the everyone thinks they are right part
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Sammy H.
9/24/2018 01:24:48 pm
I agree that we should read what we see as appropriate for ourselves.
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Tierryn
9/24/2018 01:18:22 pm
I don’t know any banned books but books shouldn’t be banned. School always is trying to force kids to read so why ban the books they want to read.
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Caden Caywood
9/24/2018 01:19:48 pm
Some of the banned books I remember are Tango Takes Three, to Kill a Mockingbird, and 13 Reasons Why. I don’t think books should be banned because they have different views and opinions. They allow you be more open minded.
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Blazen Burgess
9/24/2018 01:21:45 pm
I like how you said it allows you to be more open minded.
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Aidan Adams
9/24/2018 01:23:21 pm
Yeah
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Will
9/24/2018 01:27:23 pm
Great job Caden Caywood I totally agree with you
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Miriam
9/24/2018 01:19:55 pm
There was thirteen reasons why and it takes two to tango were a couple I remember. I don’t think books should be band because each person has to freedom to read what they want and if you don’t want to read it than put it back on the shelf.
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Brooke
9/24/2018 01:28:55 pm
I agree people have choices on what books they want to read. If they can’t be mature about books that happen in the real life right now they shouldn’t read it,
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Taylee Matthews
9/24/2018 01:20:27 pm
The books I remember being banned is How to Kill a Mockingbird and 13 Reasons Why. Books shouldn’t be banned because it has lessons in them that everyone needs to know about.
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Eli
9/24/2018 01:23:04 pm
That’s a good way of putting that.
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Miriam
9/24/2018 01:26:51 pm
I love how you put that people need to know
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Jaicei Boynton
9/24/2018 01:20:59 pm
I know that Thirteen Reasons Why is banned because it involves suicide. I think it’s dumb to ban books because if someone really wantsto read one they should be able to.
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Brooke
9/24/2018 01:22:18 pm
One of the books that has been banned is 13 Reasons Why. I don’t think these books should be banned people need to be mature about this stuff if they are gonna read them. It shoes us what’s actually happening in our society right now, what people go through and think.
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Miriam
9/24/2018 01:26:00 pm
That’s so true
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Taylee Matthews
9/24/2018 01:26:57 pm
Like the way you put that I agree
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Will
9/24/2018 01:22:23 pm
One of the books I remember was The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian. No I think books should never be banded because most of them are stories of what happens in our world right now.
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Caden Caywood
9/24/2018 01:25:44 pm
We do need to know what is happening right now in time.
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Jamie
9/24/2018 01:25:22 pm
No book should be banned. Books are educational and let the reader take away whatever message they want to from the book. Books are another way to express creativity and individuality, and that shouldn’t be taken away from anything. Schools especially shouldn’t have banned books, with adolescents who need to learn things about life that could be taken from a book.
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Taija
12/17/2018 01:16:09 pm
To kill a mockingbird is one of the banned books. I don’t think books should be banned because if you don’t like them then just don’t read them. You don’t have to keep it away from the people that actually want to read it.
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