Ray Bourque

Book banning is an action that takes place worldwide instead of just in the United States. There are many reasons books are banned such as witchcraft, homosexuality, racism, and language. “A Day No Pigs Would Die”, by Robert Newton Peck banned because of cruelty to animals, violence, and graphic sexuality. Banned Book Week is the celebration of being able to have the freedom to read (Crum, 1). It is the ALA’s way of responding to the censorship of books (Monges, 1). Groups such as schools,…

In “Ways of Seeing”, John Berger says how the camera can change they way people see the world. “The invention of the camera changed the way that man saw “(Berger 149). Berger believed that the camera took away perspective of the way people see objects. The viewer sees through the photographer's eyes. “My way leads to the creation of fresh perspective of the world”(Berger 149). A picture may not be exactly what is seems. It may show what actually happened, or it could show parts of what actually…

My Personal Playlist and Transcendental Justification Icarus, Bastille, 2011 I personally love this song simply because of the Greek Mythology reference, as well as the really cool entrance; and I think that transcendentalists might like it as well. My interpretation of this song is that it is talking about how young people search for happiness by doing dangerous and risky things (i.e. Icarus got excited and flew up towards the sun), that may lead to them getting hurt (the sun melting the wax…

Tracy and Holden are products of a culture which does not support those with mental illness which creates a divide between them and society. Holden embodies the lack of attention and support for those with mental illness and Tracy shows that society lets them down by not being around for them. Without a support system, Holden and Tracy are left to themselves with questions and trying to figure out their problems alone. Holden and Tracy are great examples of our society’s lack of support to…

“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” This quote by William Arthur Ward demonstrates the profound impact that adversity has on everyday individuals. Furthermore, this impact is especially visible in the texts, “Divisadero” and “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”, but also in our everyday lives, such as in the devastating form of climate change. Adversity shapes an individual’s identity in one of two ways: by building character strength or by breaking it. Michael…

Book Banning is Misguided. Book banning refers to the restriction of access to a book through assertion of processes initiated by a ruling organization or individual. Targeted books mostly those in schools, libraries or book stores are challenged by individuals in any particular society due to kind of content illustrated in them. Generally, the content is normally categorized as immoral by the challengers who believe that the said content can pollute or adversely influence a young readers mind.…

The banning of books has been a terrible part of history since the beginning of printing and distributing of literature. Censorship is brought about by too much control and fear. This means that the author's freedom of expression was destroyed, their work is not allowed to be viewed. I believe that censorship should not be allowed, as many of the reasons that books are banned are silly. The reason books are banned ranges greatly; and the people who do the banning are even more numerous. Some…

THE COMET The raven was soaring aimlessly high above the twinkling stars and below was a neighborhood as quiet as a cricket’s crick except for one. Residents were inside their gated community not giving a damn about what is outside. Well, the only things they care about are their luxurious homes and their platinum cards. If one was to take it, all hell would break lose but what if one were to give it all up? That late night something sparked in the middle of its streets and it produced lights so…

Jacob Dolleton Etheridge AP Literature and Composition Period 2 1 December 2014 Title: Fahrenheit 451 Year of Publication: 1953 Author: Ray Bradbury Setting and Time Period: 24th century United States Primary Characters: • Guy Montag- The protagonist of the novel, his profession as a “fireman” to burn books. He becomes shaped by events in his life leading down a path to understand his own life. • Mildred Montag- The wife of Guy Montag, life is consumed by technology, Inside her façade she is…

By The Waters of Babylon is a short story written by Stephen Vincent Benét, first published July 31, 1937. It’s a story written under the threat of a second world war in a world still recovering from the first. Whether you like post-apocalyptic stories or not, this is a story that is certain to resonate with most audiences because of its moral and plot twists. John, son of John-- is this story’s quintessential protagonist. He is to go on a journey and learn the secrets of the world, or in this…