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Christopher Colgrove Informative Essay Composition I Pornography in Schools and Libraries l
In our ever-changing and modern world, information is becoming easily available, maybe too easily. Children of all ages are now able to plop in their dad’s comfy office chair, push the power button, and in front of their eyes they have an unlimited pathway to knowledge. “What a wonderful world we live in!” one might say. However, like all great tools the internet is only effective in the right hands. Not all information available to children is beneficial. With so much pornography and adult content permeating the internet, our society needs to be careful as to what children are allowed to witness. Libraries and schools should have the right to block their students from sites containing pornographic and adult content. A public library is not the place to view pornography. Regina Lynn, weekly columnist at Wired.com and author of <strong>The</strong> Sexual Revolution 2.0, believes that although adults should not be limited in what they view, people should also realize that there is a time and place for all things. At a public environment such as a library or school, parents should not have to worry about their children having unlimited access to sites that they would otherwise be unable to view. Although some may think that blocking pornography may violate the First Amendment, Lynn states, “…it’s not particularly polite to have adult content up where children…can suffer accidental exposure. Part of supporting an adult’s freedom of sexual expression…is recognizing that we live in communities, and that we need to respect other’s right not to be subjected to our taste just as we’d rather not be subjected to theirs.” Our public libraries are to be a safe environment for learning, and not a place for physical self-gratification, such as surfing porn. A policy adopted by the Louden County Public Library in October of 1997 states, “Library pornography can create a sexually-hostile environment for patrons or staff. Pornographic internet displays may intimidate patrons or staff, denying them equal access to public facilities. Such displays would transform the library environment from one of reading and scholarship to one which invites unwelcome sexual advances and sexual harassment.” (qtd. In Policy on Internet Sexual Harassment) Also, many in the United States hold to certain religious beliefs and standards resulting in banishment of all adult content from the home. Children are then not allowed to view this content in the privacy of their own home, and should therefore not be allowed to view it at school or the library. It is the responsibility of parents to raise their children, and if rules apply in the home then they should apply outside. li
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