worth of contracts from the Sydney games and an additional A$300mn was generated by local business. Over 55‚000 people received employment related training. If London hosted the Olympic games‚ thousands of UK firms could be involved in supplying everything from construction to manufacturing‚ catering to merchandise. (http://www.sportengland.org/2012_uk.htm) Boost to tourism The tourist industry won’t just boom during the four weeks that the Olympic and Paralympic games actually take place‚ but for months
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The Effect of Video Games on People Video games are frowned upon by parents and seen as time-wasters‚ and worse‚ some education experts think that these games corrupt the brain. “ Violent video games are easily blamed by the media and some experts as the reason why some young people become violent or display extreme anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart‚” stated by Rase Smart Kid website
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To Game or Not to Game…That is the Question. Julia Tenerowicz Baker College of Allen Park Comp II (9am) Argumentative Research Essay May 31st‚ 2012 Title: To Game or Not to Game…That is the Question. Purpose: Research Essay: To explain the history of violent video game and the affect they may have our youth Thesis: Our youth are spending an exceeding amount of time playing violent video games immersing themselves into a virtual world of violence causing a decrease of physical activity‚ developing
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CHILDREN GAMES SOFTWARE(Business planning) Introduction: A marketing plan might sound something awfully hard to do for a game developer‚ but to briefly put it: the marketing plan is flight plan on how to get game to players. The contents of a marketing plan can be divided into several sections. A strategic plan or the company’s business plan will describe the company’s strategic objectives. The marketing plan will focus on those major objectives‚ and how to reach those goals. Contents of
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The effects of Divorce on Children and adolescents Divorce or the parent separation is a major life change for the children and can lead to dreadful consequences. Divorce affects children and adolescents negatively‚ from different aspects resulting from the change in their family and the multiple stressors that they are facing. The Psychological‚ educational‚ emotional and social effects of divorce can be really devastating for both parent and children. Children and
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Impact of Advertisements on Children in India Abstract Background: Advertisements has been a part of our culture and its impact of young children has been a concern for quite some time. The Society at large must raise their voice. Aim: This study was conducted to find out the implication of irresponsible advertisements and their impact of children of aged 7-15. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on children and parents with two separate independent questionnaires
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Effects of Television Violence on Children Television is the mainstream of our culture. Violence on television has been a topic of conflict since before 1950. There have been repeated debates on how to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television. Television is one form of modern media that influences the everyday lives of people. Televised violence has a major effect on how children perceive the world and how they behave. "American television has become the most violent
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uk/2012/11/22/the-arguments-for-and-against-drones/ I am convinced that the drone warfare is a component of the current iteration of "war on the cheap." I must admit that: A whole generation has grown up "killing" people on screens in violent games‚ from small children to real soldiers and airmen. American’s leaders have done it: presidents‚ generals‚ statesmen‚ politicians. Are the drones the predictable outcome of a way of seeing and dealing with the world? Does violence beget violence? Can they stop
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Advertising is harmful to society Advertising is everywhere in our modern world. Wherever you care to look‚ you can find advertisements for an unimaginable variety of products. Ads play on the Internet and television‚ they show up in newspapers and magazines‚ and they decorate our cities as billboards and signs. Advertising has become so prevalent‚ in fact‚ that many people now feel it needs to be regulated. These people worry about the false messages and materialistic tone of many advertisement
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EFFECTS OF MEDIA VIOLENCE ON CHILDREN The media can have a powerful influence on young‚ impressionable children. Growing up in the United States‚ a predominately richer country‚ most families own television sets and radios. Many children choose to spend their free time watching or listening to music on iPods or mp3 players. However‚ many lyrics and television programs are violent‚ and over the years media violence has changed for the worse. Various studies "have found that children may
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