Banning Harry Potter Impedes Upon Our Rights Essay

Banning Harry Potter Impedes Upon Our Rights Muggles, Quidditch, and Hermoine. Do any of these words look familiar to you? If you are over the age of 11 then probably not these three words come from the Harry Potter book series. Muggles are non-magic people, quidditch is a ball game, and Hermoine is a young wizard and one of the main characters of the Potter series. I know these things because I have had the chance to read these wonderfully imaginative books. I believe it is wrong for the government or literary groups to ban books because books are a way for children to learn to read and develop an imagination, censorship impedes on our first amendment rights, and there is a separation between church and†¦show more content†¦This just proves that the books are not horrible and encourage satanic things. The huge debate with the books is that the books are either wonderful or they are satanic and should be banned. Some say that the books have encouraged reluctant readers to read and others that they have encouraged readers to value witchcraft. (Kennedy) There have been many attempts to ban this book from classrooms and school libraries. I personally do not believe that any book should be banned. A court case in 1980 relates to this very issue, Zykam v. Warsaw Community Corporation.(Potter) In this case the court ruled it is permissible for boards to make decisions about educational material based on their personal and moral views. I believe this is wrong, boards should not be able to make decisions based on their own morals or personal views, they should make decisions based on what is good for the children. Books are an infinite source of knowledge. I love to read. I have read everything and even some of the books that people believe should be banned. Such books include: The Bell Jar, Harry Potter, Ordinary People, and Catcher in the Rye. I have read and enjoyed all of these books. Not once did I try to commit suicide, or dream of witchcraft. Which some believe could happen from reading these beautiful literary pieces. The books, especially Potter, deal with many controversial issues includingShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesCredits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on the appropriate page within text. Copyright  © 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form