Censorship
My life has been nothing but censorship since the time I was born. When
I was very young and lived in Chicago there were all sorts of interesting things
around to play with. My parents physically censored me by putting me in "baby
prison." They felt that certain things needed to be censored from me because of
their potential danger. So I was kept out of harms way in the playpen or crib.
As I grew older and was no longer watched by my parents 24 hours a day, I
realized that I was censored by others. In school, it was constantly no to this
and no to that. All that negativity is not good for children, all day long. It
was always interesting to me as to why we recited the pledge of allegiance in
school, what if you are not American? I also was not allowed to watch the news.
My parents felt it was "real violence", and not appropriate for me, that was
parental censorship. When I was old enough to go out with my friends I became
confused when my parents said I could see an "PG-13" rated movie but the
theater wouldn't let me in. When I argued that "my parents said I could go see
it!!", the theater management always said things like I need to be 13 or must be
accompanied by a parent and so on. I then proposed this question, my parents
said I could see it, now why can't I see it? The answer to that question is the
government doesn't think I am old enough. My mom said live with it, there is
nothing you can do. I think that made me more inquisitive.
That was just the beginning, I was too young to go on certain rides and
too young to go into stores like Sharper Image and I was too young to purchase
the music that I really enjoyed. When I was able to get my hands on a Compact
Disc I had wanted, it sometimes had a "Explicit Lyrics" warning sticker on it. I
would go home, listen and enjoy only to get lectured by my parents. They said
things such as; you can't have anything that contains profanity, or any type of
objectionable material. "Then again I am only going to encounter it in the real
world!!!", I would reply. Obviously there are many different views to take on
this issue, and I knew there was a long and difficult battle ahead of me until I
was 18.
I contend that censoring music is a necessary evil but, it should be
the book included considerable profanity and "filthy and profane" language that premoted premarital sex, homosexuality, and perversion, as
Yoder. You will remember that in Yoder that we allowed a parent to have their child to stop attending school after the 8th grade. We as the Court do not know your child, nor do we say that we do. If a parent wants to take their child to the art exhibit, we cannot constitutionally deny them the right to do so. Parents are allowed to take their children to R-rated movies, when they have their parent’s permission, this is already allowed in our society, even with the raunchiest of movies. The same logic should be applied towards this
"Turn that music off! I don't want you listening to that kind of music." Many teens these days are experiencing this kind of thing almost every day. Many parents, in general, have complained and tried to regulate the music that teens are listening to these days. They complain that the music industry shouldn't be able to sell and produce the explicit CD's.
When my mom asked if I wanted to see this year’s Lakeside musical, I honestly was a bit unwilling. It’s not that I didn’t want to support my two or three friends up on stage and in the crew; I just don’t have a very good track record with high school performances. I’m a critic: I have always been very critical of myself, and very critical of others. I unwittingly judge the actors onstage, and end up feeling guilty because I probably could have done no better. On top of this warped superiority/inferiority was the nature of the musical they were performing; all throughout third grade I had been obsessed with the movie-musical Hairspray. I knew all the songs, most of the lines, and wasn’t sure if anyone could top Queen Latifah. But I was mistaken.
Starting in book 2 from 376d and on into book 3 of The Republic, Socrates and Adeimantus discuss the type of education the young guardians, the future rulers and protectors of the city should receive. They feel that the young men should be strong, quick, courageous and educated. They agree that they should receive a physical education for their bodies and an education in music and poetry for their souls. Unlike physical training, an education in music and poetry can begin at a very young age, at the age when most young people are very impressionable. Socrates feels that “the young are incapable of judging what is allegory and what is not, and the opinions they form at that age tend to be ineradicable and unchangeable.”(378d) Socrates feels that it is of the highest importance that the first stories young men should hear are improving stories, ones which contribute to the betterment of the individual’s mind and soul. The stories should give an idea of how they should live their lives and the types of values they should acquire. They should communicate values like fairness in their dealing with others and respect for the family and the community. The unifying principle behind Socrates’ censorship is this: anything that would contribute to the corruption of the minds of young children or that would give them false values, whether it be true or false, should be censored.
these scenes out to allow that age group to see it, it should be left
felt left out because of my inability to communicate. Some kids assumed that I did not understand them at
In 1992, the Washington State government passed a law that required all music storeowners to place an “Adults Only” label on music that was deemed “erotic” by a state judge. This law made it illegal to sell the labeled material to minors, people under the age of eighteen. Those people who believe censorship is a good thing, try to ban certain books that they feel are “dangerous” to the youth of America. This act is done during the final week of September, also known as Banned Books Week.... ... middle of paper ...
Censorship is defined as the act or practice of removing obscene, vulgar, and highly objectionable material from things we encounter every day. Whether it is on TV, in music, books, or on the Internet censorship is an inescapable part of our lives. Free expression is one of the basic roots that are country is based on, although this right is constantly challenged and contested. The Communications Decency Act was passed by congress on February 1st 1996. This act sent shockwaves throughout the Internet community.
In 1900-1950 every movie in the world was rated before being released. The government, of the country in which the movie was made always did this. In 1956 the rules were changed. Each movie’s script was now required to go before a Film Board, before being produced. If approved the company was allowed to go on with production. In 1968 the Film Board of the Motion Picture Association of America adopted a new classification system. Instead of the scripts being read, the movies were made, rated by the Board and then put into a category. In 1968 the motion Pictures Association, the National Association of Theater Owners, and the International Film importers all gathered for a meeting about an organization called CARA (classification and rating administration). The main objective of this organization was to educate parents on the films and television that their children watch. This rarely changed any movies or television shows it just put an age limit on the people to be able to watch them. Anyone over seventeen years of age was allowed to watch anything they chose.
My parents set rules and restrictions on where I go, and how late I stay out. Since I am still in highschool
Nothing too hard for a child to handle, it is all for the ultimate goal to prevent them from
Everyone has a voice and an opinion. Some people, unfortunately, are censored and denied the right to express their opinion because it is different. Because everyone thinks they are right, if something is new or different, it will, more often than not, be disliked because people do not like to hear new and different ideas. It is not right that some people can express their opinion and some are censored and cannot express their opinion because their opinion is different from the norm. Censorship is wrong because it denies an individual the chance to be heard simply because they have different ideas. It also restricts freedom of information, which is vital to the survival of Democracy. With censorship, moral, artistic, and intellectual growth would cease to exist, and people would have no choice to believe what the government tells them, because they would have no other sources of information to turn to. Nazi Germany used censorship as a prime tool to keep the average people ignorant and promote anti-Semitism.
Censorship affects our society in many different ways, it affects the music we listen to, the movies we watch, the books we read, and many other aspects of our everyday lives. Even though many might argue that censorship doesn't really have a place in a society that emphases freedom of speech and the freedom to express oneself, but censorship is an essential and needed part of our growing society, it's needed in the television industry, the Internet, and the music industry. Censorship helps to make our world a better place because it creates a better environment for us to live in.
realized that I had to do something about it ,but I didn’t Know what. Fourth grade came around