'Banned Books Week: 13 Authors Speak Out'

      After watching and clearly analyzing what the Authors have to say, it becomes obvious that banning books is widely unaccepted. Just because a book is banned doesn't mean that the content isn't any good, or that the writing is bad. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions on a topic and some might find it more sensitive than others. 

     I personally believe that banning someone's book is discouraging to the Authors writing and could possibly silence them. It is taking away their creative license and freedom of speech. 

     Similarly to banning books, in schools there is censored learning put into place. These rules are to try an avoid violent situations to arise. In class, we learned about a boy who was arrested for writing about killing his neighbours pet dinosaur. I think this shows how sensitive people can be, but also how certain rules can be taken too far. A creative writing assignment should not be limited of ideas as long as the well being of someone else is not in danger. The line that everyone is worried about getting crossed, only gets crossed when someone is threatened. If you are purposely targeting someone in your story, then it becomes a problem. This could endanger someone else's well being. 

     As long as people aren't in danger, creativity should be expressed, not bound by the fear of being banned.