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41) Ban this book
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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A fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every...
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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Often hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy, the enemy of tyranny, and the gateway to enlightenment. Research reveals a strong correlation between freedom of speech and democracy, innovation, and advancements in human rights, as well as reductions in conflict, corruption, and discrimination. But for all its benefits, free speech remains a challenging, controversial, and often counterintuitive principle, easily subject...
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Literary Freedom: a Cultural Right to Literature is a non-fiction study of literary freedom from a political-philosophical perspective. It adds an original perspective on the issue of literary freedom as it synthesizes debates from human rights as well as providing a new way of addressing the question 'How do we mitigate against the harm caused by hate speech?' by applying Amartya Sen's capability approach to this question.
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Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild is Michelle Malkin's unrestrained and uncensored exposé of hate-mongering Leftists. With wit, wisdom, and a bullet-proof vest, Malkin ruthlessly and raucously skewers the myths of liberal tolerance, peace, and civility while responding to the incendiary insults and vile slurs directed at her and other conservatives. With infuriating details that are not for the faint of heart, Malkin chronicles the bizarre world...
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English
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A Censor's Notebook is a window into the intimate workings of censorship under communism, steeped in mystery and secrets and lies, confirming the power of literature to capture personal and political truths.
The novel begins with a seemingly non-fiction frame story-an exchange of letters between the author and Emilia Codrescu, the female chief of the Secret Documents Office in Romania's feared State Directorate of Media and Printing, the government...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Kayla, a ballet dancer with very large breasts, and her sister Paterson, an artist, are both helped and hindered by classmates as they confront sexism, conformity, and censorship at their high school for the arts while still managing to maintain their sense of humor.
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This 2022 edition of Project Censored's State of the Free Press offers a comprehensive survey of the most important but underreported news stories of 2021 and a comparative analysis of the current state of corporate and independent news media, and its effect on democracy.
The establishment media sustains a decrepit post-truth era, as examined the lowlight features: "Junk Food News"-frivolous stories that distract the public from actual news-and-"News...
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Politics is a mess.
If we want our country to survive, we have to find some solutions. Let's argue about it, apply Occam's Razor to figure out the best solutions, and get it done!
If you are concerned about immigration, social programs, or freedom in general, you need to read this book. It might give you something to think about.
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English
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015" Paul M. Sniderman is the Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. Professor of Public Policy at Stanford University and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Michael Bang Petersen, Rune Slothuus, and Rune Stubager are professors of political science at Aarhus University in Denmark.
In 2005, twelve cartoons mocking the prophet Mohammed appeared in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, igniting...
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Español
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"En esta obra se muestra la manera como funcionó el proceso de censura inquisitorial en los libros en la Nueva Granada, específicamente en las bibliotecas de Santafé. Aunque también se hace referencia a algunas censuras llevadas a cabo en las ciudades de Popayán y Cartagena, debido a la importancia de estas en la época. Este proceso se estudiará en uno de los ámbitos en donde el conocimiento podía hacer más daño por su difícil control:...
51) Freedom Trumps Socialism: How the Democrat Party Is Using Hitler's Playbook to Make America Socia
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English
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Do you fear expressing your political views?Why Socialism destroyed every country it governed?Why is Socialism appealing?How Socialist is the United States of America?How to prevent Socialism?Who is responsible for the upcoming demise of America?Who created the WOKE Zombies?What is the World Great Reset?What is Socialism, or Communism, and what the future holds for America?Why the Critical Race Theory is racist and demeaning to the black race?Why...
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State of the Free Press 2024 shows how independent journalism can promote civic engagement and reconnect people who have otherwise lost interest in sensational "news" that distracts and polarizes us. Balancing critical analysis with optimistic vision, the book's diverse contributors champion press freedom and critical media literacy to hold the powerful accountable and promote a more just and inclusive society. State of the Free Press 2024 is a joint...
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English
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Is journalism under threat? Censorship, political pressure, intimidation, job insecurity and attacks on the protection of journalists' sources - how can these threats be tackled?
Journalism at Risk is a new book from the Council of Europe, in which ten experts from different backgrounds examine the role of journalism in democratic societies.
Is journalism under threat? The image of journalists, as helmeted war correspondents protected by bullet-proof...
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Français
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Le journalisme est-il en danger? Censure, pressions politiques et économiques, intimidations, précarité de la profession, atteintes à la protection des sources journalistiques - comment faire face à ces menaces? Journalisme à l'épreuve est un nouveau titre du Conseil de l'Europe, dans lequel 10 experts analysent le rle du journaliste dans une société démocratique.
Le journalisme est-il en danger ? L'image du journaliste, correspondant...
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The Democratic Party has changed beyond recognition. Once the party of anti-communism and tax-cutting under President Kennedy, it is now dominated by a surging socialist movement and led by a presidential candidate who vows to "transform" America.
On a near-daily basis, the Democrats are issuing radical proposals to socialize medicine, industry, and higher education. So how can the Democrats win elections when their agenda is so far to the left of...
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Amanda Pepper mysteries volume 8
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English
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The ultra-elegant fund-raiser in a fabled Main Line mansion benefits Philly Prep's Library, and gives Amanda a chance to play Cinderella for a night. The first clue that all might not go well is the host's figure hanging in effigy outside the estate, put there by the Moral Ecologists who have a long list of classic books that "pollute the mind." When murder follows, Amanda becomes enmeshed in old secrets and young lives.
57) Disclose
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Verify volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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"Meri Buckley has lost everything. She lost her mother to a fight much bigger than herself. Her father to grief, fear, and denial. And the truth--to an overbearing government that insists that censorship and secrecy is the only path to peace. But though Meri and her band of truth-seeking Stewards did lose the first battle in their quest to enlighten the public, they have not yet lost the war. Meri can start the revolution she seeks, if the powerful...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Billy, recently deceased, keeps an eye on his best friend, fourteen-year-old Eddie, who has added to his home and school problems by becoming mute, and helps him stand up to a conservative minister and English teacher who is orchestrating a censorship challenge.
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"Political correctness" has taken politeness and turned it into a weapon of censorship and intimidation. How did so absurd a concept become so dangerous - and come to dominate our public discourse?
For at least the past quarter century, political correctness has dominated American public discourse. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush blamed "political correctness" for "conflict and even censorship" that left "free speech under assault in the United...
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Algo tan sencillo como amar o desear ha sido y es delito en según qué lugares del mundo si se trata de dos personas del mismo sexo. Hubo una época, no hace tanto, en que el amor sáfico estaba prohibido incluso en la gran pantalla. La censura era acérrima, pero fueron muchos los guionistas que supieron engañarla, su legado son filmes capaces de narrar subtextos lésbicos en el cine más comercial desde principios a finales del siglo xx.
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