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    Violence in Society

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    Violence in Society Every evening we turn on the news only to see that mankind has developed new and inventive ways of killing each other. Violence has become commonplace in many areas throughout the world. However there is still hope that one day mankind will learn to live together in peace. Violence is caused by a combination of genetics‚ fear‚ ignorance‚ emotional outburst‚ and prejudice. Most of these causes can be cured by education. However the capacity for violence may always be hard

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    Youth Violence

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    1/24/02 YOUTH VIOLENCE Violence in America’s society is a major problem. This problem can be traced back as far as fetal development. Is not rocket science to realize that most angry violent acts are due to a disturbed child or individual that lacked attention‚ love or care. Violence is not a new problem and scientists are just finding out new facts about how it starts and how it can be prevented. Violence is a social problem that increases over the years. Violence is Shown

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    Children and Violence Every child needs its parent’s love and undivided attention throughout their childhood and adolescent phase. Kids need to be able to trust their parents‚ along with being taught the difference between right and wrong. Without proper parental supervision‚ a child can suffer severe emotional and psychological distress. Discipline should be a philosophy that parents must use in their day-to-day life. Hitting a child is unacceptable in that it teaches the child that it is

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    Violence in Movies

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    If you watch movies these days you know you’re sure to see some sort of violence whether it be a killing‚ beating‚ or some kind of cruel act. Now every time you watch TV‚ you are likely to see a commercial promoting a new movie with a catch title such as "Scream" or "Fear." Whether you think these movies are necessary or not‚ production companies know they will get the viewers and this is why they keep making them. I was watching a movie the other day‚ with my lovely girlfriend of course‚ by

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    Violence and Videogames

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    Annotated Bibliography Topic: Violence and Videogames Research Question: Do violent videogames cause violent tendencies? References: 1. Craig A. Anderson‚ Douglas A. Gentile and Katherine E. Buckley (2007). Violent videogame effects on children and adolescents. This study found that kids that played violent videogames early in the year changed to see the world in a more aggressive way‚ and became more verbally and physically aggressive later in the school year. Even after controlling how

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    Media Violence is really cruel to teens during their developmental period. Around that time they are trying figure out exactly what group of kids they belong in. “Media violence is one of the key ingredients in the complex mix of factors that produce anti-social conduct.” (Etzioni‚ 1993) It all becomes so confusing to them‚ that they eventually turn to the media for help. For example if a not so popular guy were to watch the movie‚ How to get rid of a guy in 10 days‚ they would be more than tempted

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    he movie Gangs Of New York is filled with racism‚ war‚ and political corruption. The movie takes place between the years of 1846 -1862. The movie focuses on the issues between Irish immigrants that are enter New York and the Americans citizen who call themselves the Native Americans. Amsterdam Vallon returns to five points 16 years after his father was murdered by William “Bill the Butcher “Cutting the leader of The Native Americans. When Amsterdam is getting of the ship you see politicians handing

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    Anti Violence Essay

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    Anti violence essay Seven years ago I did not think violence existed in America. The most violent act ever committed was the tragedy of the World Trade Center in 9/11/01. The Trade Centers had been the target for something so horrible‚ and I thought at the time‚ ‘This will change the world.” I was right about that fact: our airports are more secure‚ we have to have pass-ports anywhere you go now‚ you have more thorough bagage checks‚ and they’re more selective as to what’s in your purse before

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    Is Violence Necessary?

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    RUDY YANEZ Professor Dozier English 001A/ 1149 21 March 2011 Is Violence Necessary? We have come to a point where everyone feels unsafe and unsecure because of the countless acts of violence that are happening in our society. There had been so many people in the past who died‚ who became victims‚ who were injured‚ and who suffered because of other people’s violent behaviors. When we open the television‚ we see people killing‚ murdering and abusing other individuals or group of people. We see

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    The article “The Price of Public Violence” touches on the serious issue of the great harm of public violence on those who have been wounded or who have witnessed the shootings in terms of strong mental trauma. According to the author‚ the fact that every year a number of people die of murder is startling; moreover‚ the fact that the majority of murders happen in public places need more attention as the public violence has caused serious consequences. People who have been wounded in the shooting or

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