SAT写作真题（三）

说明：题目选自collegeboard的官方参考书&princeton review的11 practice tests for the new sat&kanplan的new sat

Directions: Consider carefully the following excerpt and the assignment below it. Then plan and write an essay that explains your ideas as persuasively as possible. Keep in mind that the support you provide--both reasons and examples--will help make your view convincing to the reader


Many Americans hold that individuals should be free to decide what they read, watch, and listen to, unrestrained by censorship laws. In a decision on the First Amendment guarantee of the right to possess "obscene" books, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall said that "Our whole consitutional heritage rebels at the thought of giving government the power to control men's minds." Yet others believe that citizens, especially minors, should be protected by law from unsuitable subject matter. According to Susan Baker of the Parent's Music Resource Center, "It is simply the act of a responsible society that recognizes that some material made for adults is not appropiate for children."

Assignment: What is your opinion of the claim that sometimes censorship is justified?In an essay, support your position by discussing an example (or examples) from literature, the arts, science and technology, history, current events, or your own experience or observation