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1 Banning, burning and censorship
Why banning books is a healthy practice

2 Books, like green-colored eggs and green-colored ham are bad for you, and may cause illness.
Wikipedia contributors. "Dr. Seuss." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Feb Web. 15 Feb

3 Dr. Seuss: banned by the Chinese government until his death in 1991
Books, like green-colored eggs and green-colored ham are bad for you, and may cause illness. Dr. Seuss: banned by the Chinese government until his death in 1991 Wikipedia contributors. "Dr. Seuss." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 7 Feb Web. 15 Feb

4 In “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s premise clearly highlights the real danger of books:
books cause thinking, thinking causes depression, therefore all books are illegal and must be burned. Wikipedia contributors. "Ray Bradbury." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Feb Web. 15 Feb

5 In “Fahrenheit 451,” Bradbury’s premise clearly highlights the real danger of books:
books cause thinking, thinking causes depression, therefore all books are illegal and must be burned. This book was banned because one of the burned books within the story is the Bible. Wikipedia contributors. "Ray Bradbury." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Feb Web. 15 Feb

6 The third reason why books should be banned:
what is immoral to one person, must be immoral to all people; everyone is the same, so we must share the same mores. Wikipedia contributors. "The Catcher in the Rye." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 4 Feb Web. 15 Feb

7 Banned in the past and currently because
1) teenagers should not smoke. 2) prostitutes are not people. 3) foul language should never be in print. The third reason why books should be banned: what is immoral to one person, must be immoral to all people; everyone is the same, so we must share the same mores. Wikipedia contributors. "The Catcher in the Rye." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 4 Feb Web. 15 Feb

8 Did you catch all three reasons why books should be banned?

9 Did you catch all three reasons why books should be banned?
1. Politics Wikipedia contributors. "Stanisław Lem." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 13 Feb Web. 15 Feb Under communist USSR rule, all books were censored, except for science fiction… so Stanislaw Lem decided to only write science fiction.

10 Did you catch all three reasons why books should be banned?
2. Religion Wikipedia contributors. “JK Rawlings." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 13 Feb Web. 15 Feb Harry Potter books are still banned today because witchcraft is the equivalent of devil worship, and Harry is a witch.

11 Did you catch all three reasons why books should be banned?
3. Obscenity Wikipedia contributors. “Henry Miller." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 13 Feb Web. 15 Feb Multiple Henry Miller books are banned because Henry Miller is too sexy.

12 "I am quite sure… concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's." –Mark Twain “There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people... Religion, Politics, and The Great Pumpkin.” –Linus (via author Charles Schultz) Obscenity = “I know it when I see it” (United States Supreme Court Judge Potter Stewart, 1964 attempting to remove subjectivity from obscenity) Wikipedia contributors. "I know it when I see it." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 21 Nov Web. 15 Feb

13 Read banned books to learn more
Wikipedia contributors. "The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 Feb Web. 15 Feb


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