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"About CARA." MPAA.org. MPAA, n.d. Web. 27 Feb 2014. <http://www.mpaa.org/ratings/aboutus>.

This website was a summarization of what the organization CARA does and how they do it. It also offers an explanation of what each rating means for the audience. It does not provide how the organization formed, though. I used this to get a better understanding of the rating system we use today and for long term effects. Betty Boop Comparison. Digital image n.d. Web. 7 Mar 2014 <http://www.theaterseatstore.com/movie-censorship>. The image is of Betty Boop before and after the Hays Code was enforced. It showed how even cartoons were sometimes deemed inappropriate and censored. It is on the website. Birth of a Nation Main Cast. Photograph.1915. 270714447, Chicago History Museum, Chicago. This is a photograph of the main cast of Birth of a Nation. "Censor's Censor." Time 55.11 (1950): 98. MasterFILE Complete.Web. 9 Dec. 2013. The article is about Joseph Breens decision to cut several scenes from a highly acclaimed film. It shined a light on why censorship happened and how people reacted. I did not use this directly, only to gain understanding of the topic. "Cinema Censorship." Time 15.12 (1930): 82. MasterFILE Complete. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Two authors write about why cinema censorship is crossing a line, putting too much personal preference into their, the National Board of Review, into their judgments. They also include a list of the NBRs standards when it comes films. The article is extremely biased, as it was written by two people are strongly against the censoring of films. This helps me because it has information on how the NBR ruled movies as decent or not. This also gives me personal opinions of movie censorship by people who lived in that era. D.W. Griffiths. Photograph.1915. 270714447, Chicago History Museum, Chicago. Feikert-Ahalt, Clare. "Violence, Censorship, and the Human Centipede II | In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress." Blogs.loc.gov, 2011. Web. 27 Feb 2014. <http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2011/06/violence-censorship-and-the-human-centipede-ii/>.

"Film--NCAC." National Coalition Against Censorship. National Coalition Against Censorship. Web. 31 Jan 2014. <http://www.ncac.org/Film>. The author defends film, calling it a form of expression, and at the same time addressing other views. They have a clear bias against the censoring of films, it is in the name of the organization. And although the author is biased, they do include different points of view. It also had a bunch of links to other articles and news stories, which was really helpful. The Film Rating System. MPAA, 2014. Single Page, PDF. <http://filmratings.org/downloads/130207_mpaa_rating-poster.pdf>. Freleng, Friz. Southern Fried Rabbit. Animation. 1953. Video > Animation Shorts, <https://archive.org/details/SouthernFriedRabbit_35>, San Fransisco. This document is mainly about censorship in England today, the author talks about BBFCs goals and standards when it come to movies, and she talks about the reactions to the film The Human Centipede II. The document was well-written and had a lot of information the BBFC so that I could make a comparison between two different rating systems. I used this source mainly to learn more about censorship in other nations. Griffith, David Wark. Birth of a Nation. Film. 1915. Video > Silent Films, <https://archive.org/details/TheBirthofaNation1080p>, San Fransisco.

Harris , George W., and Martha Ewing. Censorship Board. 1910-20. Photograph. Library of Congress, Washington DC. Web. 17 Jan 2014. <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hec/item/hec2009000685/>. The picture was taken between 1910 and 1920 in Washington D.C., it is of a group of film censors. There was nothing else written on the page it was on, so I do not know what is going on in the photo. I used it on the website. "History." MPAA.org. MPAA, n.d. Web. 27 Feb 2014. <http://www.mpaa.org/about/history>.

Kaplan, Jeanne. "Interview on Film Ratings." Personal interview. February 19, 2014. 2014. Mintz, Steven. "Digital History." Digitalhistory.uh.edu, 2013. Web. Dec 15 2013. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/film_censorship.cfm>. It gives the actual guidelines that were being used at the time. It also gives one opinion, that of the Catholic church, on movies and what the government should be doing to protect the minds of the people. The article demonstrates how the government acted on the responsibilities they had, which was to censor anything obscene from films to protect the well-being of the country. It was used to build the historical context. MPAA. MPPDA seal of approval. Digital image 1912. Web. 7 Mar 2014 <http://www.pictureshowman.com/articles_genhist_censorship.cfm>. Osborn, Robert Chesley. Silence Dissenters. Digital image 1954. Web. 27 Feb 2014 <http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/swa/item/2009617114/>. A man, probably a person of the film industry, is being silenced and threatened by a hand over mouth and around his neck, presumably belonging to a censor in the MPAA. Its obviously one sided, showing the negative side of censorship.Overall, the picture, I think, gives an accurate description of what censorship felt like for filmmakers in the 1900s. I used his in the header of the website. Walt Disney Presents: Fantasia. Book. 1940. 270714447, Chicago History Museum, Chicago. Walt Disney Presents: Fantasia. Book. 1940. 270714447, Chicago History Museum, Chicago. War Scene. Photograph. 1915. 270714447, Chicago History Museum, Chicago. "What Is Film Censorship, US Movie Ratings and Movie Censorship in America." Maps of World. Compare Infobase Ltd., n.d. Web. 28 Jan

2014. <http://www.mapsofworld.com/poll/should-films-be-censored-facts-infographictext.html> The poll on the website asked whether or not films should be censored, the no option was ahead when I last looked at it. There was obvious bias, but it helped me see that most people do not want movies to be censored. William Harrison Hays. Digital image n.d. Web. 7 Mar 2014 <http://mppda.flinders.edu.au/people/254>. This is an image of William H. Hays, it was not dated. I used it on the website under What Happened. "Woman Asks System in Film Censorship." Chicago Daily Tribune (1872-1922): 9. Feb 02 1918. ProQuest. Web. 9 Dec. 2013. Mrs. Guy Blanchard made proposals to change the censorship system in Chicago, specifically.It does not mention whether or not the things she suggested were actually put into action. There is no opposing group(s) mentioned making the article a bit biased. This was written and focused in Chicago, which is where the project should be based on. It can also bring in how women played a role in the censorship.

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