Missouri Western State University held their Fourteenth Annual Reading of Challenged and Banned Books, hosted by Dr. Cadden, on Wednesday, September 29, 2010. During this reading, readers gave the reasons that their book of choice was either challenged or banned, and continued with reading a passage from that book. Each reader named and detailed their selections with a tone of comprehension entwined with ambiguity as to why said book was either banned or challenged. Each banned book listed seemed to be banned for ignorant reasons. Whether it is J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, read by Jessica Wilkinson, for being too racy, or Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson’s And Tango Makes Three, read by Mr. John Minnick, for promoting homosexuality; all concepts of these banned or challenged books, despite whether one agrees with the ideologies of the books or not, offer assistance for a well-rounded and open-minded educational experience for men and women of all ages.
With each book read being challenged or banned, every reader projected a section of their book with confidence and intelligence, with no regard for provincial reasoning as to the book’s ban or challenge; Thus showing no consent to the book being banned or challenged. The book reading colloquium was presented more formally, with Dr. Cadden and most of the readers dressed in suits and ties, skirts, or other forms of nice clothing. However, the language that was used by the book readers during the reading was more on the side of informal.
In the region of formality, the reading showed respect for books and authors presented. It showed reverence for the reasoning of books being banned or challenged and showed that it was a university-organized event. On the other hand, the informality of the speech at the reading showed disagreement with the reasons the books chosen were banned or challenged, and provided for a friendly environment that was open to discussion. It showed that the readers felt the books that they chose were banned or challenged for ill-mannered reasons, such as Shel Silverstein’s poem “How to Not Dry the Dishes”, read by Dr. Cindy Heider, being opposed because parents thought that it taught civil disobedience to children. Children, however, learn much more about disobedience though negligence from their parents, and from the things they are exposed to more often, like television and society.
Upon first glance at the program for the reading, one would believe that it was more of a formal presentation than an informal one, due to the list of readers. Going down the list, three out of eight readers have doctrines of some sort and all others are given the title of ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’ along with explanations of their social status. For instance, the reader is enlightened, automatically after the reader’s name, that Ms. Sarah Lawson is an anchor and producer of New-Press 3 Now and Mr. Steve Silvius is the president of the student chapter of the International Reading Association. Notice that the reading continues to uphold the inequalities of society, in its program, between men and women, by labeling the women in regards to whether they “belong” to a man and are married or not. Nevertheless, the curriculum is very well written, detailed and organized. It does, though, have the playful tact of ‘Banned Books’ in the title being crossed out. This shows the audience, before the reading even begins, that it will not be entirely formal and there will be room for personal interpretation and the expression of personal opinions. The crossed out ‘Banned Books’ shows disregard for the fact that the books being presented were either banned or challenged somewhere in the world, at some point in time and proves an embrace for education in all forms, by associates and members of the university, whether the topics in the books are something with which one would agree or not.
With each book read being challenged or banned, every reader projected a section of their book with confidence and intelligence, with no regard for provincial reasoning as to the book’s ban or challenge; Thus showing no consent to the book being banned or challenged. The book reading colloquium was presented more formally, with Dr. Cadden and most of the readers dressed in suits and ties, skirts, or other forms of nice clothing. However, the language that was used by the book readers during the reading was more on the side of informal.
In the region of formality, the reading showed respect for books and authors presented. It showed reverence for the reasoning of books being banned or challenged and showed that it was a university-organized event. On the other hand, the informality of the speech at the reading showed disagreement with the reasons the books chosen were banned or challenged, and provided for a friendly environment that was open to discussion. It showed that the readers felt the books that they chose were banned or challenged for ill-mannered reasons, such as Shel Silverstein’s poem “How to Not Dry the Dishes”, read by Dr. Cindy Heider, being opposed because parents thought that it taught civil disobedience to children. Children, however, learn much more about disobedience though negligence from their parents, and from the things they are exposed to more often, like television and society.
Upon first glance at the program for the reading, one would believe that it was more of a formal presentation than an informal one, due to the list of readers. Going down the list, three out of eight readers have doctrines of some sort and all others are given the title of ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’ along with explanations of their social status. For instance, the reader is enlightened, automatically after the reader’s name, that Ms. Sarah Lawson is an anchor and producer of New-Press 3 Now and Mr. Steve Silvius is the president of the student chapter of the International Reading Association. Notice that the reading continues to uphold the inequalities of society, in its program, between men and women, by labeling the women in regards to whether they “belong” to a man and are married or not. Nevertheless, the curriculum is very well written, detailed and organized. It does, though, have the playful tact of ‘Banned Books’ in the title being crossed out. This shows the audience, before the reading even begins, that it will not be entirely formal and there will be room for personal interpretation and the expression of personal opinions. The crossed out ‘Banned Books’ shows disregard for the fact that the books being presented were either banned or challenged somewhere in the world, at some point in time and proves an embrace for education in all forms, by associates and members of the university, whether the topics in the books are something with which one would agree or not.
English 301 - advanced composition
Language analysis of MWSU Challenged and Banned Books Reading
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