Kendal Hill Mrs. Van Fleet Block 3 10 December 2011 Video games and Violent Behavior True or False: Violent videogames cause children to become more aggressive. Sorry‚ that was a trick question. Despite much bandying of statistics and loud talking by critics on both sides of the argument‚ the real answer is that there is no real answer—at least not one that’s been proved scientifically (Zipp). Video games are an appealing target for a public figure in search of a crusade. Movies and music
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IELTS Writing Task 2: ’video games’ essay Some people regard video games as harmless fun‚ or even as a useful educational tool. Others‚ however‚ believe that videos games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion‚ do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits? Many people‚ and children in particular‚ enjoy playing computer games. While I accept that these games can sometimes have a positive effect on the user‚ I believe that they are more likely to have
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Are our Sports ‘Stars’ given too long a leash? Throughout sport the talented are painted as role models. But as a role model‚ who by definition is a person who is looked to by others as an example to be imitated‚ are the sports people of today really living up to the standards from which they should? The ever increasing wealth of these sports ‘stars’ is inflating and so too are their egotistical ways and their negligent behaviour towards the example to which they should be setting. The fact is
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Should Video Games be Considered a Sport? I think they should.Here are some of the reasons I think video games should be considered a sport. 1.Video games are more popular than actual sports‚ 2. There can be physical movement in the games‚ 3. handicap/obese teens can do a sport‚ 4. Stretches the mind’s ability to create tactics. First‚ over 40‚000 people piled into a soccer stadium to watch the tournament on league of legends‚ and over 27 million people watched this tournament worldwide! That’s
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God Save the Green: Are the Royal Family a Luxury we can no Longer Afford? Cheers rise from the jubilant crowd as the crowning moment we’ve all been waiting for finally arrives. Thousands fill the Mall‚ craning their necks as Queen Elizabeth II steps out onto her balcony‚ offering a smile to her adoring subjects. Clad in her bedazzled hat‚ she surveys the scene: a vast sea of British flags‚ frantic in their support of sixty years on the throne‚ waving in time to a raucous rendition of God Save
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In a typical bear fighting event there are twenty five fights. In each fight‚ no matter which of the four provinces the event takes place‚ the rules are the same. A bear is tethered to a central pole by a rope. The length of the rope can vary from two to five metres. Two bull terriers are set onto the tethered bear. The dogs try to make the bear roll over. To make the bear roll over‚ the dogs target the muzzle‚ tongue‚ chin and ears. These parts of the body are the most sensitive. If a dog
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CAR USAGE We have become extremely dependent on cars; there were five hundred and ninety million worldwide in 1990 and it is estimated that this figure will grow to eight hundred and sixteen million by 2010. Clearly cars are so popular because they are both convenient and efficient. On the other hand‚ there are powerful arguments against car use. Firstly‚ they damage the environment. Secondly‚ they can kill and maim large numbers of people. Thirdly‚ some people argue that they contribute to the
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Habit of Writing Research Essay ESRB’s Rating System for Video Games Since 1994‚ the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has been issuing ratings to all video games produced. They have done this in order to inform gamers and parents about the content that is included in the game. They have created a system of rating that contains a letter grade for the certain section that the game falls under. Along with the letter grades‚ the ESRB has also designed a system that specifically points out
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Government Ban the Sale of Violent Video Games? “Too many of the video games marketed to our children teach them all of the wrong lessons and values” (Whitehead 108). These are the words from the Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich who is trying to outlaw the sale of violent video games. This issue has been around for a while and the government is looking into it. They say that violent behavior by small children is an effect of the violence seen in the video games. Many people have supported the actions
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In recent discussions of violent video games‚ a controversial issue has been whether violent video games are bad for youth or not. On one hand‚ some argue that video games do not affect the youth at all. On the other hand‚ however‚ others argue that violent video games affect the youth tremendously. According to media violence researcher Craig Anderson‚ Chair of Iowa State University’s Department of Psychology‚ “in a violent video game‚ you rehearse the entire aggression sequence from beginning to
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