People don’t realize that the violence in video games can cause violence in real life. Not all videogames are violent but the majority of them are getting worse as the years go on. In the past 10 years the death rates caused by videogames has gone up.…
Although there are bounteous number of ways that the United States is better than any other country in the world. There are many of reasons why America is better than any other country in the world, but there are many that are better than the rest. Above all, there are plenty of immigrants who come to America because America has the best army over all the other nations in the world. America’s army is the best because no one is forced to do what they do not want to do.…
As these video games brainwashed the teens and children that played them, it caused them to have the need to act on the actions shown. Government policies and laws may have seemed to be lacking in brutality against civilized people. These young adults may have good intentions to prosecute criminals who, according to them, deserved to to be punished, but are creating crimes and destruction themselves. Once these crimes have been enforced and have started to occur, the government will not be able to keep up with the crimes pouring in to law enforcement. The crimes will lead to murders and then to wars. With the nuclear power of nations around the world combined, and with anarchy overtaking the world, a third world war will break…
Was America Ever Great? “Let’s make America great again,” the slogan that rang across America angering half of the population while also resonating with the other half. America was rumored to be an option for families who wanted a new life full of opportunities for their children. Many were persuaded by the rights guaranteed by a piece of paper.…
Thousands of teens play violent video games. It is a very large industry in the United States. In 2008, over $11.7 billion was spent on video games and 10 of the top 20 bestselling video games in America involved violence. These violent video games are being blamed for bullying, violence towards women, and school shootings. The games teach children that it is acceptable to solve problems with violence. Violent video games are a large contributor to youth violence.…
“All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.” (Henry David Thoreau)…
School shootings years ago in Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Littleton Colorado, have raised the question time and time again. Do violent video games have an influence on children and their aggressive behavior? In all three of these brutal shootings, all the shooters were students who habitually played violent video games. The Columbine High School students who murdered thirteen and wounded twenty-three in Littleton before committing suicide after the shooting, enjoyed playing Doom, a bloody and violent video game. One of the shooters made a customized version of Doom: two shooters, unlimited ammunition, extra weapons, and victims who couldn’t fight back. This customized version of the game was surprisingly similar to the actual school shooting.…
The video game teaches no respect, tolerance or responsibility. It’s giving kids more apt to “violence is the answer”, which is the main value being pushed out of school systems. They say we go to history class to keep history from repeating itself, but we make and play video games teaching kids all the wrong things to do. Don’t you think they are just going to repeat what they see?…
In my most recent essay I wrote of the violence attributed to video games in light of various shootings and other tragedies that occurred in the past year or so. In this essay I argued that despite their violent content, video games are not completely to blame for acts of violence committed by children. Throughout this essay I tried to convince the reader by, first, establishing my own credibility with video games, then sharing my own experiences with violent games, and providing both empirical data and valuable insight from trusted sources.…
Video games have always been a great landmark in the history of the human race and how great and advanced they’ve become since their creation. Video games also have their own timeline and certain points in time in which major controversy has arisen. Newscasters have made full reports on how video games are the major contributor to thoughts and actions of violence in the minds of all who have purchased them, either being adults and all the way down to children of all ages. Even though newscasters and reporters may be seen as respected and credible sources this topic has always pinned video games as the culprit but they were never the ones to blame.…
Role playing games with simulated violence is perilous to younger children because they are dangerous and can cause injuries, can lead to more real violence, and create bad behavior in teenagers. This affects children as they progress later on in life. First, Simulated game violence is perilous because it can inflict harsh wounds or injuries to anyone, even if they aren’t involved in the game. Some games can put youth in hospitals or seriously hurt them. These injuries will affect them after a long time.…
There are many video games aimed at children today that can be used as a learning tool. However, the amount of violent games greatly outweighs the educational ones.…
Violence in video games has been around for many years and many kids have played them. Some people believe that these video games change the kids’ minds and make them killers while others feel that it does nothing to them. Although no outcome has been decided yet, studies have shown that the violence in videogames can change the way that kids think, some bad like killing and others good like problem solving. As technology gets more advanced and the graphics get better, the video games become more violent. However, there has also been a rise in sports and puzzle games allowing kids to problem solve and maybe get motivated to play a sport. Violent video games can be an issue to the society because of the kids that play them, but violent videogames could help us train kids to be more focused.…
The US military uses violent video games to train soldiers to kill. “The US Marine Corps licensed Doom II in 1996 to create Marine Doom in order to train soldiers. In 2002, the US Army released first-person shooter game America's Army to recruit soldiers and prepare recruits for the battlefield.” Michael Reagan, "US Military Recruits Children: 'America's Army' Video Game Violates International Law," Truthout website, July 23, 2008. People might say that violent video games are not doing . This isn’t true because the army wouldn’t be training their soldiers with things that wouldn’t teach them to kill and be vicious. This means that if kids play the same games as army members they can get to be aggressive like an army person.…
In 1990 the violent increased by gun shootings and they had invented some violent games with guns. Cars were being broke into in 1995. The people that did these crimes played the violent games. The person I have seen play these games went to jail for shooting a gun, He got the idea from his games. He told the police he got the idea from the games but they said he was crazy he got five years in…