A problem challenging the world today is the scientific linkage to video games and violence in today’s youth. As the mother of a pre-teen boy I chose to investigate the surrounding evidence to educate myself and my peers on this seemingly growing problem which I believe connects violent game play with youth aggression. I hope to learn whether or not the games put out on today’s market need to be removed from the shelves and furthermore‚ I would like to know if they are teaching the children the
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Youth Violence? From the tragedy of Columbine‚ Colorado‚ 1999 to various youth related incidents around America‚ the media and in particular‚ violence in the media‚ has been considered a factor that contributes to the rise in youth related crimes and aggression. Beyond reasonable doubt‚ the media has changed the world and how we view it. The media offers a wide range of entertainment options. While the public majority understands that the media has led to an increase in youth violence‚ factors
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Video Game Violence "Video Game Violence Law Poses Questions"‚ is an editorial located in the online magazine V Planet. Vance Velez‚ the author of the controversial issue‚ opposes the Washington law involving specific forms of video game violence‚ which is on the verge of being passed in the Legislature. He successfully persuades his audience that the Washington law limits people’s rights and that they should take a stand against the proposed law. His audience includes people who are in favor of
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In the article “Youth Violence: What We Know and What We Need to Know”‚ The American Psychologist; we are shown the truth and severity of the society crippling issue of violence amongst youth. Sandra Calvert’s take on violence in adolescences illustrates for us how family can affect our violent tendencies‚ for better and worse. Aggressive raising‚ violence in the home‚ rejection or disapproval‚ neglect‚ and chaotic family life are all gateways to growing up hostile or violent. While on the other
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spent on video games and 10 of the top 20 bestselling video games in America involved violence. These violent video games are being blamed for bullying‚ violence towards women‚ and school shootings. The games teach children that it is acceptable to solve problems with violence. Violent video games are a large contributor to youth violence. Many people believe that violent video games are contributing to youth violence. On April 20‚ 1999‚ 13 people were killed at Columbine High School. The two teen shooters
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The American public view their country‚ the United States as a democracy‚ yet with such a large presence of mass media in modern American culture‚ has it in fact evolved into a mediaocracy? Whether it is on a billboard on one’s way to work or the magazine stacks on line at the supermarket‚ the media has essentially become inescapable. It is a part of the public’s everyday life‚ a source of entertainment‚ and a source of information on critical current events. But with the advancements in technology
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In David Nlyon’s opinion‚ TV is a sewer that if you make it like an addictive‚ you could never left it easily. A professor of Media and the American studies at the university of Michigan‚ Susan Duglas; accepts that watching TV can be exhibition to condition. However Susan Duglas believes dissimilar Nlyon’s that children need to learn to estimate what they see and hear on TV and she wants parents to have enough boldness through the misshaped images and values. In her daily life‚ although she can
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Can video games be to blame for all this violence in adolescents. This debate has been going on since 1993 when the first violent video games were released. Since then‚ more violent video games have been released and the argument still continues with no actual hard evidence to either side. The reason no actual evidence has been found is because so many factors play into it the situation. Although the little evidence found leans more towards the side of it has nothing to do with violent acts. Video
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Does Television Violence Have an Adverse Effect on Children? Most people read statistics like "Before the average American child leaves elementary school‚ he or she will have witnessed more than 8‚000 murders on television" ( "Does T.V. Kill?" )‚ and worry about the negative effect viewing violence on television will have on their children. Research into the effects of childhood exposure to violent television programming shows that there is cause for concern. Watching violence on television
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Do violent video games cause violence? People don’t realize that the violence in video games can cause violence in real life. Not all videogames are violent but the majority of them are getting worse as the years go on. In the past 10 years the death rates caused by videogames has gone up. The most violent game is Call of Duty. Kids aren’t understanding how dangerous guns really are and the video games are causing them to kill in real life. Some young kids don’t completely understand what they’re
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