Books are a form of expression and not necessarily self-expression. ... " (Banned Books Week: Lolita). ... Books may not necessarily be a form of self-expression, but they still are an expression and someone's right to read it and relate to it is also a form of expression. This is why it is so important not to ban books because there is no point in having freedom of expression if there is a greater power at work censoring what we are exposed to. ... Instead this power is trying to censor our books, an actual sophisticated art form. ...

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The only time that I draw is when something very tragic or important occurs in my life; as an emotional writer would do so as well. ... During High School and Middle School I was assigned a couple of books to read that were written by scholars. Those books were given to a group of bored students who were actually expected to read those books. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This journal grabbed my attention by the cover, it was engulf with a woman who was very emotional, and it instantly stuck a sense of wonder. ... Regular monthly features include letters to the editor, columns such as film, news, books and my favorite the hot list, features and reviews. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The relationship between Good and Beauty as well as Life and Art in ThePicture of Dorian Gray In my essay I am going to examine how appears in The Picture of Dorian Gray the question of "Beauty- and, what is strongly related to it especially at Wilde, the question of art. I refer to some of his former writings especially to The Decay of Lying (In Intentions, 1891) which has a conceptual similarity to the novella. I look into the connection between Beauty and another complex aesthetic concept, the concept of Good. I will examine Lord Henry's character as the "Seducer-. One of the mai...

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• Grade Level: High School