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    Are Television‚ Movies‚ and Music responsible for teen violence? Most people would like to know why violence among teens is rising. Most people blame parents for the way the child acts. Others blame the kids they’re around. In my opinion‚ I don’t think neither parents nor peers are to blame. The media is responsible for teen violence in our society. The media teaches teens that violence is acceptable. Children will try to imitate the things they see on television. For example in Toronto

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    Children from homes run by teenage mothers have to face almost insurmountable obstacles in life. The incidents of depression and mental health problems‚ the lack of father figures‚ and the high rate of poverty often connected to children in homes run by teenage mothers put them at serious disadvantages when compared to children raised in nuclear families. Many people believe that the implementation of sex education in schools and the addition of more federal aid for single parents are major causes

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    population has experienced an increase in violence. Teens face many situations that cause these problems. Several factors are mass media‚ peer pressure‚ and society’s view on the "perfect" person. <br><br>Television‚ radio‚ and news papers are all ways of transferring messages to people. One might see a violent movie and decide to re-enact the scenes thus causing harm to one’s self or to others. Hidden meanings of racism and hate are put into music. Teens hear the words of their supposed role models and

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    Rothwell November 14th‚ 2012 Research Paper The Negative Impacts of the Media on Children and Teens Today in our society you can’t watch TV without seeing or hearing about sex‚ you can’t listen to the radio without hearing foul language‚ or hearing about drugs or related scandal. It’s affecting our society as a whole and more importantly‚ our younger generation. In a matter of seconds‚ most children can mimic a movie or TV character‚ sing an advertising jingle‚ or give examples

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    Influence Today’s Media Has on Teens Every day teens watch TV and see movies that glamorize violent and inappropriate behavior. On the covers of magazines are spray-tanned‚ models or celebrities that teens idolize. Physical appearance is exaggerated by the media‚ and is seen by teens‚ as more important than intellectual abilities. Boys and girls between the ages of 13-18Teens feel that they need to be just as beautiful as the super models‚ or just as muscular as the professional athletes

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    Reggae and its influences One of the world’s iconic figures‚ Reggae musician Bob Marley(1945-1981) stated that‚ “People want to listen to a message‚ word from Jah(God). This could be passed through me or anybody‚ I am not a leader‚ messenger. The word of the songs‚ not the person‚ is what attracts people.” Reggae music is gifted to people in Jamaica as their own unique identity. Jamaican musicians are well-known for expressing their Rastafarian beliefs through the music‚ Reggae. Rastafarian

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    In the mid 1980’s‚ the music industry was shaken up with the birth of gangster rap. Artists such as Schoolly D and N.W.A produced hits such as "PSK What Does It Mean" and "F**k Tha Police." This new music genre portrayed images of gangs‚ guns‚ violence‚ and sexism‚ yet it was well received and became very popular in the span of just a few years. By the early 1990’s‚ gangster rap had a home at the top of the charts. Some of the artists responsible for this were Dr. Dre and Eazy-E‚ both former members

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    Impact of MusicMusic Lyrics‚ and Music Videos on Children and Youth Music plays an important role in the socialization of children and adolescents. Popular music is present almost everywhere‚ and it is easily available through the radio‚ various recordings‚ the Internet‚ and new technologies‚ allowing adolescents to hear it in diverse settings and situations‚ alone or shared with friends. Parents often are unaware of the lyrics to which their children are listening because of the increasing use

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Music of any period reflects‚ in its own way‚ some of the same influences‚ tendencies‚ and generative impulses that are found in the other arts of that time (Donna‚ 2005). Thus the word "baroque‚" usually used despairingly by eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After some years after the death of Johann

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    longer the voice to help the struggles‚ but the key to problems. Because of hip-hop music today teens education is at state because of how artists make the streets seem like a fine place. hip-hop has caused teens to drop out each day.why? you might ask. They wanna live that thug life A.K.A rich life.teens look up to these popular artists’ such as young thug. these artists is a father figure in many teens life

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