Final Presentation

At this point in the year it's final presentation time, but we are not in school because of the coronavirus pandemic. So I have decided to post my Final Presentation on my blog so that anyone could access it and see what I decided to do.

For this FP (final presentation), I decided to focus on my humanities course class, Forbidden Books. As you may know from previous projects, this course focuses on books that have been banned or censored for particular reasons. With the last AP (action project) I wrote a research paper on my book of choice, Persepolis. I came up with at least three reasons as to why the books should not be banned. I really enjoyed that project so I decided to expand upon that for this particular FP.

For this FP, I created a script of a conversation about my book while having another person speak about a book they read and why it should or should not be banned. I intended to create a recorded version, which I did, but it got deleted.

Script:

JAY: Hey RON, can I talk to you about a book bans on certain books?

RON: Of course. Have you read a book before that was banned?

JAY: Yea I just got done reading a book called Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi and was published in 2003 in France. The book is about the Iranian revolution and Marjane's experience as a child transitioning into adulthood with the revolution affecting both her life and her transition.

RON: That sounds interesting. So why was it banned?

JAY: It was banned because it was leaving a "bad example" on children. It has vulgar language and explicit images of gory scenes. That's true, but I do think that all of those things are necessary for the type of story it is.

RON: You think it's necessary?

JAY: yes of course. You can't tell a story about the messed up parts in history Without being explicit.

RON: I agree.

JAY: There's even more reason why the book should not be banned. It provides the perspectives of children, and women, which are viewpoints that are often overlooked in society. Because of this alone, the book should be accessible to everyone but it's banned instead. Another reason is because it appeals to most people, as it is in comic form. It was put in a form that appeals to everyone, as people don't read much anymore especially about history. So because it's in comic form, it makes reading interesting.

RON: That's an interesting observation. I'm also finishing up one of my favorite books called medical apartheid. Its about the evidence found on medical experiments done on black people since slavery. The book, surprisingly, is not banned despite its clear disdain towards America and racism.

JAY: wow very interesting.

RON: Yea. I don't think that banning books should be a thing, but I could definitely see why something like this would be banned. Another reason it should not be banned is because it's a book that is very few of its kind. Meaning that not many books talk about the bad side of the medical industry.

JAY: very true. The dark side of the medical industry, so to speak, is quite hidden. Thanks RON I really appreciate this talk and it should help me make some poignant connections.

RON: no problem.