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Fahrenheit 451
“Where they burn books, they will, in the end, also burn people.”
Heinrich Heine (German Poet)
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1950’s Censorship
• McCarthyism
• Obscenity cases were brought against books such as Howl by Allen Ginsberg.
• Many Books were banned from schools and libraries across America.
• http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/2000_2009
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Recent Book Burnings
• Nazis burned books- Anything liberal, socialist, anarchist, Jewish, communist, pacifist, or anything considered against Nazi teaching.
- American Authors include Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, and Helen Keller.
• Wilhelm Reich’s books were burned by the U.S. government in 1956.
• In 2010 an American Pastor organized a book burning of the Islamic holy book, the Qu’ran.
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Government Laws
• Patriot Act• Stop Online Piracy Act
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Mass Media
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Should people be allowed to burn books? Why or Why not?
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How many hours in a week do you spend:
Watching TV?
On the computer?
Reading?
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“If they give you ruled paper, write the other way” – Juan Ramon JimenezWhat do you think this quote means? Do you agree or disagree with the message?
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How often do you ask the question “why?”
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What is:
A phoenix?
A salamander?
A sieve?
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Is there ever a reason to break the law?