“Violent Media is Good for Kids” In “Violent Media is Good for Kids‚” the author Gerard Jones claims that violent media is good for children because it prepares them for violence in reality and teaches them how to control with rage. He argues against people’s view of violent media being negative influence on children. This view suggests that it is important to keep children away from violent media because it promotes imaginary gun battles‚ killing‚ blood‚ and violent fighting. In response‚ the
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of problems and violence is one of the most prominent. It is seen on the front page of the newspaper and as the "Top Story" on the eleven o’clock news. Unfortunately‚ it is also widely used for entertainment purposes. In the New York Times a 1998 article by Faye Fiore stated: "On average last year‚ one act of serious brutality was found for every four minutes of entertainment." Today‚ violence is a major part of electronic games‚ television‚ and the film industry. Violence becomes such an everyday
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places that now strike fear in the heart of many due to acts perpetrated by a few disturbed individuals. Sadly‚ there are a dozen more locations that could be listed‚ places that in the last few decades have become the setting for horrible acts of violence committed in the name of some futile cause. These mass murders have become so commonplace that the country almost expects to see or hear about one in the news weekly. Over the last thirty years‚ this country has experienced more and more horror as
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How Domestic Violence Affects Children It has been well documented that children exposed to domestic violence suffer many forms of trauma‚ particularly children who witness violence inflicted by one parent on the other parent. To begin‚ Domestic Violence is typically not about one incident of actual violence but a sustained pattern of abusive behaviors and attitudes that may escalate over time. Threatening words and gestures become part of a pervasive atmosphere of fear. The intimidation is frequently
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Negative Impact of Media on Children Imagine how boring people’s lives will be if there is no media in the world. There is a vast variety of media popular today among young students and children. The most typical forms of media include video games‚ computer games and TV programs. It is an undeniable fact that media is very important in people’s daily lives. However‚ media brings negative influences on young students to some extent. In general‚ it effects their education‚ influence the way they
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The Effect of the Media on Women and Girls Mass media creates unrealistic‚ unhealthy portrayals of female sexuality‚ sexual health‚ and shows unnecessary female sexuality and nudity on an immense level. The average woman is misrepresented in the media; this is unhealthy for many women and girls. Studies show viewing sexually objectifying material contributes to eating disorders‚ low self-esteem‚ depression and body dissatisfaction. In a 1992 study of female students at Stanford University‚ 70%
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Aggression Media violence and its effect on children’s aggression Date: 7.6.2013 Introduction In today’s world we are strongly affected by different types of media. We also use daily the technologies like radio‚ television or internet connection‚ which gives us even better access to mass media. For last 50 years those technologies are still improving and that brings with it on one side extending of our horizons but on the other side we are much more influenced by those Medias. We can
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Name Professor Assignment Date Do violent video games cause behavior problems? Violence in video games lead to violent outbreaks and bad behaviour in real life‚ many people believe so. Are these violent video games moulding and fuelling today’s generation of young minds to a more violent side‚ forgetting the idea that these games are solely for entertainment purposes. Many studies have taken place surrounding this idea‚ giving valid points to both sides of the topic. Video games are extremely
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In reading “Violent Media is Good for Kids”; by Gerard Jones‚ he doesn’t argue against the fact that some harm has come from violence in the media. However the author does convey the fact that he has first handedly seen the positive effects of well managed use of violence in different mediums. Mr. Jones has reinforced my view and opinion on violence in the media by informing me to the efforts of him and his colleague to help children use their natural feelings in a positive manner and find an enlightening
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Hunter Peterson 3/4/13 Per. 3 AP English Felton Video Game Essay In the process of media reform and editing‚ is it appropriate to limit video games? Nonthreatening things like games should not be banned by our fears‚ but we should look at the facts. Violent video games should not be banned for their content because no means of art or communication should be banned. Our first amendment is our sacred rite of passage that should be upheld with all of our power. We can benefit from these
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