Chunyang Liu Core 2，Level 6 K. Christolear February 20 2013 Say No to Violent Video Games Do you know Call of Duty? It has swept the world. There are so many people playing this game which has been issued to its ninth part. In the world‚ more and more people are attracted to video games which are about shooting or other violent actions like Call of Duty. On the one hand‚ this kind of video games is so popular bacause the game makers make these games very attractive; on the other hand‚ nowdays
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First-Year Seminar 18 September 2013 Race and Its Audience Race is a very sensitive topic both historically and in the contemporary United States. There is an invisible line that should be kept in mind with dealing with the subject. If at all possible‚ I would say to avoid crossing the line. The way that people discuss race has changed a lot through the years. A long time ago‚ race was a taboo kind of subject so it was necessary to be careful not to offend people of other races. Nowadays‚ people
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After 40+ years of research‚ one might think that debate about media violence effects would be over. An historical examination of the research reveals that debate concerning whether such exposure is a significant risk factor for aggressive and violent behavior should have been over years ago (Bushman & Anderson‚ 2001). Four types of media violence studies provide converging evidence of such effects: laboratory experiments‚ field experiments‚ cross-sectional correlation studies‚ and longitudinal
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no longer take violence seriously‚ or even symphatize with the victims. This is bad both fot the individuals and for society. Another worrying aspect is that heroes in this films are presented as people worth being admired even though they have a violent character. This gives the impression that they can gain respect and admiration by copying this agressive behaviour‚ so that the violence increses‚ especially in large urban areas worldwide. One of the measures considered to reduce violence should
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of committing murder. Therefore‚ life in prison is a better punishment for murderers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement In the 18 century BC‚ death penalty was used at first time‚ and at that time‚ people listed detail how a person could be put to death if she or he did not obey the rules. Until now‚ this kind of punishment is still used in most of countries in the world. Some people think that this kind of punishment is too inhumane‚ so government should abolish the
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===============COMEDY============================== 1. The Dictator is a 2012 British comedy film co-written and starring by Sacha Baron Cohen‚ in the role of Admiral General Aladeen‚ the dictator of the fictional Republic of Wadiya visiting the United States 2. The Gods Must Be Crazy is a South African comedy film written and directed by Jamie Uys. 3. The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film‚ co-produced and directed by Todd Phillips and written byJon Lucas and Scott Moore 4
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How Television and Computers Affect Kids Have you ever felt hypnotized‚ entranced or transfixed? Television (TV) and computer consumption by children in today ’s society is felt in this way by an overwhelming majority. Many people get many different kinds of things from watching television and using computers including education‚ violence‚ world issues‚ and child development. Television has become a replacement for family interaction. Family dynamics could be suffering from these programs
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and still occurs‚ is through the many outlets that our society is able to reach the population. The main sources where I‚ and many others‚ am subjected to this violence ranges from video games and television violence to the actions of those around us and the ways that our media reports past/present events. Literature and music have also proven to be sources of violence and war through the use of language. Through all of the ways that society presents these images and messages‚ their effects have
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To: Hester L. Furey From: Derrick Chin Date: May 3 2014 Re: Concept Statement for Issues That Concern You: Music and how it affects the brain “Without music‚ life would be a mistake” - Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philologist‚ philosopher‚ cultural critic‚ poet and composer. When we listen to music‚ it is processed in many different areas of or brain. The extent of the brain’s involvement was scarcely imagined until the earlier nineties‚ when functional brain imaging becomes possible
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There are die-hard fans of Western movies and those who watch Westerns for the action and the great nature scenes and of course those darling horses. There are some Western movies that I like with actors like John Wayne but I was never a real fan. Let’s step back in time to look at a famous cowboy actor named Tom Mix. He died a very strange death on October 12‚ 1940. Mix had was involved in a car accident close to his ranch in Florence‚ Arizona. He was driving his single-seat roadster along a straight
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