Fahrenheit 451 Themes Censorship in America International Censorship Ray Bradbury Legislation Challenged Books vs Banned Books American Library Association

Fahrenheit 451 Themes

Censorship in AmericaInternational CensorshipRay BradburyLegislationChallenged Books vs Banned BooksAmerican Library Association and the office for Intellectual FreedomNational Coalition against CensorshipMatthew Arnold and “Dover Beach”Jonathan Swift and Gulliver’s TravelsMark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnCharles DarwinAlbert EinsteinAlbert SchweitzerMahatma GandhiThomas Love PeacockLord ByronThomas PaineMachiavelli

Censorship in America

• The Dewey number for this topic is 363.3. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for

the username and password. It is the same for both.• Here are a couple of web sites for you.• Index on Censorship• Censorship of Comics• Justice for sale part 4 From this article you can read the first 3 parts.• Judy Blume talks about Censorship

http://www.proquestk12.com/


http://www.indexoncensorship.org/

http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.4/awm2.4pages/2.4alstonlegal.html

http://www.projectcensored.org/justice-for-sale-part-4-corruption-and-abuse-the-remnants-of-greed/

http://judyblume.com/censorship.php



International Censorship


the username and password. It is the same for both.• Here are a couple of web sites for you.

• Index on Censorship• Freedom to read (Canada)• Beacon for Freedom of Expression• Internet censorship around the world



http://www.indexoncensorship.org/

http://www.freedomtoread.ca/

http://www.beaconforfreedom.org/

https://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/cens3.html

Ray Bradbury

• The Dewey number for this topic is 363.3. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. E Library has information. You must ask for the username

and password. • Here are a couple of web sites for you.• America and the Nazi book burnings• Biographical Information


http://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-features/special-focus/american-responses-to-the-holocaust/book-burnings

http://www.raybradbury.com/

Legislation



• Citizens internet empowerment coalition• Library Law



http://www.ciec.org/

http://www.librarylaw.com/Intellectual.html

Challenged Books vs Banned Books



• Challenged Books• Google Books explore some of the links to go deep into this subject.• Banned Book Week



http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/s-coll/findbks/addlbibs/challengedbooks/index.htm

http://books.google.com/googlebooks/banned/

http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek

American Library Association and the office for Intellectual Freedom



• Banned Book Week• ALA’s web page for this topic



http://www.ala.org/bbooks/bannedbooksweek

http://www.ala.org/offices/oif

National Coalition against Censorship



• The organization’s web page• The File Room



http://ncac.org/

http://www.thefileroom.org/

Matthew Arnold and “Dover Beach”

• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. E Library has information. You must ask for the username

and password. • Here are a couple of web sites for you.

• Poets.org


http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/matthew-arnold

Jonathan Swift and Gulliver’s Travels

• The Dewey number for this topic is B SWIFT. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. E Library has information. You must ask for the username


• Jonathan Swift


http://www.incompetech.com/authors/swift/

Mark Twain and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn• The Dewey number for this topic is B TWAIN. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• Mark Twain Papers and Project• PBS• Mark Twain in His times• Born to Trouble Huckleberry Finn



http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP/

http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/

http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/index2.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/beyond/huck.html

Charles Darwin

• The Dewey number for this topic is B DARWIN. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• American Museum of Natural History• Darwin and his Writings This is extensive so dig deep.• Charles Darwin after the Origion



http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/darwin

http://library.sc.edu/spcoll/nathist/darwin/darwinindex.html

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/darwin/

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/darwin/

Albert Einstein

• The Dewey number for this topic is B EINSTEIN. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• American Museum of Natural History• Albert Einstein Archives• Albert Einstein Online A lot of links dig deep.



http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/einstein

http://www.albert-einstein.org/

http://www.westegg.com/einstein/

Albert Schweitzer

• The Dewey number for this topic is B SCHWEITZER. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for




Mahatma Gandhi

• The Dewey number for this topic is B GANDHI. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• Sunday Tribune• Nobel Prize• BBC• Museum and Reference Library



http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061015/spectrum/main1.htm

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/themes/peace/gandhi/index.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gandhi_mohandas.shtml

http://www.gandhi-manibhavan.org/aboutgandhi/aboutgandhi_biomain.htm

Thomas Love Peacock

• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• Books and Writers• Thomas Love Peacock Society



http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/peacock.htm

http://www.thomaslovepeacock.net/biocrit.html

Lord Byron

• The Dewey number for this topic is B BYRON. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. E Library has information. You must ask for the username


• His life and work• Books and Writers• Poetry Foundation


http://englishhistory.net/byron.html

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/byron.htm

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/lord-byron

Thomas Paine

• The Dewey number for this topic is B PAINE. Check the shelves for books.• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• U. S. History.org• From Revolution to Reconstruction• PBS



http://www.ushistory.org/Paine/index.htm

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/thomas-paine/

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/popup_paine.html

Machiavelli

• There is a resource folder with information. Ask the librarian for it.• Use the Databases. Both E Library and SIRS have information. You must ask for


• Biography.com• PBS



http://www.biography.com/#!/people/niccol%C3%B2-machiavelli-9392446

http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/machiavelli.html

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Fahrenheit 451 Themes Censorship in America International Censorship Ray Bradbury Legislation Challenged Books vs Banned Books American Library Association