an ideal time for children to be informed about safe sex‚ sexual predators and S.T.I.s ‚ however the average child spends approximately twenty eight hours a week watching television‚ which is twice as much time as they spend in school ("Facts about media violence and the effect on the American family‚" 1998). Unfortunately more often than not adolescents shape their lives after characters they can relate to on prime-time television (Fisher‚ 1994). When sixty percent of popular television shows depict
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controversial topic. Overall sports are great for kids for many reasons. Sports are socially beneficial for kids and‚ give kids the chance to get college scholarships. Although some may say there is too much pressure on young kids‚ sports are very rewarding. Sports are very important to kids and help get everyone active. The first reason sports are good for kids is because sports are socially beneficial. Article Are High School Sports Good For Kids stated sports encourage “Participation and sportsmanship
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their new game. Was this the source of the Columbine massacre? In order to answer this question‚ one must take a look at today’s society. As technology continues to improve‚ people are becoming more and more dependent on the media as the main source of knowledge. Although everyone is affected by the media‚ it has been proven that children are targeted the most. According to the parents in the Media in the Home 2000 study‚ children spend 6 and one-half hours with media each and every day (Children
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The CARS Checklist for Research Source Evaluation WEB MD http://www.webmd.com/ Credibility The editors and reporters bring their experience from some of the world’s most respected newsrooms such as National Public Radio‚ CNN‚ Chicago Sun-Times‚ Associated Press‚ Time-Life Reuters Health to name a few. The editors’ select the most important and relevant health events occurring on a given day. They often contain interviews with the medical researchers who authored them‚ plus interviews with
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The Characteristics of Media Goods and the Media Economics Structure Introduction Media is‚ to a large extent‚ a complex industry covering comprehensive areas‚ ranging from business operation to creative ideas. However‚ at a fundamental level‚ the study of media economics mainly focuses on the main players of the industry: companies‚ consumers as well as the environment. That is to say‚ the media economy can help us analyze and understand the relations among the producers‚ viewers‚ advertisers
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Analysis of Violent Culture: The Media‚ the Internet‚ and Placing Blame The author‚ Darren Beals‚ did not modify my opinion on the topic of violent culture but he presented evidence from several point-of-views. The media‚ internet‚ parents‚ and television all could be part of the problem Beals did not choose a side he just elaborated on their involvement in the "Kipland Kinkels’s shooting spree." In 2004 "Students age 12-18 were victims of about 88‚000 violent crimes at school‚ compared to about
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Kids Should Get Paid for Good Grades Back in the day‚ kids were required to get good marks in their school. If they did not get good grades‚ they would be punished by their parents and teachers. However‚ as time goes by‚ this phenomenon has been changed completely. Some rewards are given to the children base on their grades by their parents‚ such as candies‚ toys or stickers. Nevertheless‚ when kids grow up‚ they will not be satisfied with childish motivations. In this case‚ money can be a great
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INTO Manchester – IFY University of Manchester Pathway Dissertation Title Violent cartoons: The impact of cartoon violence on children’s interplay and behaviour (Submitted in partial fulfilment of the NCUK Key Skills Programme) 7 June 2012 By: REEM AL ALAWI GROUP S2 – KS 4 NCUK NUMBER: IM-11-0225 Table of Contents Introduction.........................................................................................................3 Literature Review....................
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the best feelings in the world. Some people don’t want kids to play sports because they think that it does more harm than good. Competitive sports are great for kids because of these 3 reasons. It can get kids into better shape‚ teach them necessary life skills‚ and helps them develop of a better character. One reason competitive sports are good for kids is that they can get into better shape. In an article by O’Connor‚ it said that if kids were playing 2 sports a year. The amount of obesity would
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Aggression in Children EG351: Social Psychology November 26‚ 2012 The effects of media violence on children have been studied for over thirty years‚ with researchers repeatedly finding correlations between aggressive/violent behavior and the viewing of media violence. These education and psychology researchers began asserting years ago that a cause-and-effect relationship existed‚ i.e.‚ viewing media violence was one of the causative factors in aggressive behavior in children. We often use the
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