Techniques The essay‚ “Violent media is good for kids”‚ written by Gerard Jones‚ was first published in Mother Jones magazine in the year 2000‚ and nearly two decades later‚ this subject is still relevant today. Jones is author of violent media himself‚ as he has written many books for Marvel Comics. The essay argues that violent media is good for kids‚ which is also Jones’ thesis. To support his thesis‚ Jones discusses several arguments‚ such as his personal experience with violent media‚ as well as his
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Do violent video games cause Behavior problems? By: Kira Morales It has been a long debated discussion of whether or not violent video games cause behavior problems such as violence and aggression in children and young adults. Obviously this is a chicken or the egg problem‚ in other words meaning which came first the aggressive kids or the violent video games. Do violent video games cause kids to be aggressive or are aggressive kids attracted to violent video games. Through some research‚ I agree
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A story written in by Gerard Jones called Violent Media is Good for Kids that appeared in Mother Jones under the political section‚ written 28 June 2000. He is an author of several works to include fictional and non-fictional works. His written for Marvel Comics and other companies. The essay talks about his life‚ how he was sheltered from violence or what his family felt wasn’t appropriate because of his parents. However‚ it was his mom that got him hooked on comic books‚ she thought it would teach
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Mass Media Violence and the Effect on Children Violence on television has been an issue that has plagued man from the day it was invented. Numerous shows depict violent acts such as rape‚ murder‚ and other such acts that many people consider inappropriate for adolescents. According to some studies the average child watches about 27 hours of television week. In some cases it is as much as 11 hours a day on a weekend. With the current amount of violence that is on television today these same studies
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other reputable health organizations has collected data that connects media violence‚ with violent acts. Conclusions deduced from this data prove that violent programs on television lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch those programs. Television violence affects young people of all ages‚ all socio-economic levels‚ and all levels of intelligence. Today’s children view vast amounts of violence on television. A steady diet of death‚ killings‚ torture‚ and other grotesque
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Amanda Cummings Essay Lesson II Do Violent Video Games Cause Aggressive Behavior? How and why does mass media influence aggressive behavior? More specifically‚ does playing video games cause aggressive behavior? Because children and teenagers spend an increased amount of time each day viewing/playing video games‚ they are shaping their values‚ attitudes‚ and behaviors. For people who do act out aggressively‚ the results can be deadly. Monthly‚ the news is filled with blood-chilling
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Daniel Leonard Professor Garza Engl 1302 September 30‚ 2013 Does playing violent video games pose a threat to the human child mind? Who can forget the little virtual plumber‚ “Super Mario”‚ who squashed Goombas (mushroom shape deviants) and the Koopa Troopas (turtles with running shoes)‚ hurled over Bullet Bills (missile- like creatures)‚ avoided and or sometimes burned the Piranha Plants (who hid in plumbing tubes) with special fire ball powers (that were acquired from a special plant that
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Effect of Violence in Media on Children In his essay "Violent Media is Good for Kids" Gerard Jones states that parents try to shield their children from violence but in reality they keep them from self realization. In the analysis‚ Jones uses examples from his life experiences and quotes from a professional in child behavior. His argument‚ however‚ is incorrect and his support for his argument plays mostly on emotions and no statistical evidence to support his claims. Jones uses his life as
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Do Violent Video Games Increase Adolescence Violence? Fred Saucer Jonathan Varhola SOC 2000-09 April 14‚ 2014Do Violent Video Games Increase Adolescence Aggression? The debate over violent video games causing aggression in young people can be traced back to the 1976 release of the game Death Race. The object of the game was to run over screaming "gremlins" with a car‚ at which point they would turn into tombstones. Controversy erupted because the "gremlins" resembled stick-figure humans‚ and it was
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People witnessed violence every day‚ but it’s different when you’re the victim. Violence scars many victims and being subjected to violence changes their lives the only physically but also mentally. Being a victim of domestic violence can heavily effect someone. Many people not only witness violent physically in person but also visually through social media. Social media takes an important role‚ it lets people access thousands of violent video from all around the world. This allows people to open
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