The university later amended the course so that students would have an option not to read the book - although those who objected would have to write a paper on why they chose not to.

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Another federal judge in California ordered a man, Gonzalez Rogers, to read books and write book reports as part of his sentence related to charges of attempting to sell grenade launchers.

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