Responding to the Reading

Read “Pull the Plug on Explicit Lyrics” and answer the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1 Discussion Discuss Sturm’s proposal to ban the sale of “explicit music” to children. How are other media, such as books, movies, magazines, and TV shows, treated similarly or differently when it comes to children?

Question 21.23

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3. Essay Write an essay discussing the following dilemma: A middle school student wants to listen to explicit music, but it is not legally available to her age group. Her parents do not want her to have access to such music. Is there a compromise position? What advice would you offer to each side?