Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Respose to the Reading What Johnny Shouldn't Read (1-3)

From pages 1-3 of the book talks about court cases of one person challenging local school boards in the forms of censorship towards special books for young ones. Some were going so far one school was nearly in a lawsuit that threaten to shut down the school. My opinion that in those days if people kept on suing left and right sooner or later the entire nation as we know it would have been equally separated into fundamentalists and liberalises. If that happens I'm moving to Europe.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Respose to the Reading of The Complexities of Censorship in Secular Textbooks

Censorship has reached the world of the Christian schools where the school officials are making sure none of the textbook titles are inappropriate for their students. But, let's not to say that most probability want to learn about other religious learning's other than Christianity But, those school broad people refuse to do so. I'm opinion no one should believe or follow in the ways of these Christian schools and should do whatever their heart tells them whether if it's positive or negative they can do it I know they can.

Respose to the Reading of Textbook Publishers Do BAck Flips to Avoid Offense

To my opinion it's just basically information about how to manipulate the forms of certain things that children shouldn't know about like the history of the Civil War, the riots of the 1950's, and even changes of America itself. But, to used censorship to block out important things to people at a young age is like stealing them of their play time to explore and learn. For if you learn at a young age it can follow you to your High school and college years about the reality of the real world.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Respose to the Reading of On Liberty

John Stuart Mill's work basically talks about the difference between governments ruled by tyranny or authority. In the beginning he was using historical concepts of tyrannies that ruled Greece, Rome, and his own country England and didn't exactly give the people their fair share. Those of tyranny would steal the people of their own right to think for themselves and do everything the ruler says. But, ones controlled by the people are corrupted by either the churches or the form of self expression like wisdom. Another form could be one with Practical judgment. But, even after all the great things each government will make one minor slip up could lead to war, removal of power, and the end of human life as we know it from John's stand point of view. I'm moved by his courage to express freedom of speech for liberty.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Respose to the Reading of Areopagitica

In this reading I discovered that it's a three-sided argument between John's experiences with Parliament, the Church, and the Commonwealth which are the people. But, each had their own description in the world of knowledge, censorship, and the ways of life itself. John believes that censorship could lead to the stop of truth, Parliament believes that cutting off knowledge could lead to stopping all life and going backwards, the Church believes all books and knowledge are written in God's image, and finally, the Commonwealth believe that if censorship exists how will the people be able to teach truth. To my understanding even if all side have one opinion to another one thing still reflects on all of these and that is God did give us free will a chance to be our own selves so we express the feelings, emotions, and wisdom to share with the world and with a few kicks in the right direction we the people can help make this world a better place.