Introduction In the article “Why we need violent video games‚” Gilsdorf (2013) draws attention to the fact that violent video games are not the reason for aggressive behavior amongst youths; rather he suggests that they are an outlet for people’s aggression. Ethan Gilsdorf started out in journalism as a Paris-based travel writer and he is the author of the travel memoir investigation Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players‚ Online Gamers‚ and Other Dwellers
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teens should be able to buy violent video games! There are so many reasons why. For years I’ve been so mad that we teens/kids could never buy that video game we all ways wanted‚ while your so called “friends” rubbed it your face about how their dad or there cool older brother bought it for them. Well enough is enough is enough. It’s time we teens be allowed to buy whatever video game our hearts desires. Now I know parents think “Oh my goodness this game is too violent!” but that all depends of the
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In our time period‚ video games have been become a crucial part of children’s lives entering almost every household in the United States. Parents should wonder‚ truly what they want their children to gain from video games. Now is the time to take control of what children are introduced to‚ through true understanding of the nature of video games and addiction. One of the biggest limitations to video games is the overwhelming cost. Simply to get started a family will have to pay at least three hundred
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popularity of violent video games are desensitizing people‚ especially children‚ leading them to have brash personalities which leads to real life violence. In their introduction‚ the authors state that over eighty-five percent of games contain some form of violence‚ and also cite an older paper stating that many games rated "E" are still considered too violent by parents. They also state that although there are quite a substantial amount of papers on the subject‚ they continue to cause debate or are
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In the commentary‚ “Do Video Games Kill”‚ Karen Sternheimer brings to light an interesting and incredibly controversial subject; are video games to blame for youth gun violence? She maintains that due to many biased opinions; political‚ religious and advocacy groups‚ the media have failed to provide ample information to the public resulting in the inability to form an educated opinion‚ in turn causing a mass hysteria resulting in tougher security guidelines in schools‚ stricter juvenile laws and
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Matthew Wills Dr. Toby Beeny English 1000 April 17‚ 2013 Do Video Games Improve Cognition? In today’s society‚ video games are becoming ever more popular and the more popularity video games receive‚ the more research that will be done on the topic. Many years ago you may have heard of Pac-Man‚ Donkey Kong‚ and of course the “classic” Super Mario. Today we have better technology and millions of different games out there that can put gamers in tough situations and can lure them to play for hours
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A Critique of “Why Violent Video Games Are Good For Girls” Carmen Tieu‚ author of the article‚ “Why Violent Video Games Are Good for girls” gave a series of examples on why first-person-shooter (FPS) are beneficial for women. There may have been agreeable examples and stated reasons‚ but her article flawed in many aspects. Tieu lacked in the area of including two parts of ethos that would make an article succeed better. As well as excluding some parts of Toulmin Model. The use of informal fallacies
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increasing for the past few years. It’s not very often that you will find a TV show in prime time that doesn’t involve some type of violence. According to Hollywood sex and violence sells. The problem with this is that violent programs on television lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch those programs. As adults we think that watching TV won’t effect us since we are older‚ but for younger children when they see someone die or get beat up they think it is cool. Children
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PLAYING VIDEO GAMES TOO MUCH IS MORE HARMFUL THAN BENEFICIAL Whenever I look out from my window at home‚ nothing but memories come back to me. When the time that me and my friends playing together with many kind of Filipino games like “Patintero”‚ “Langit Lupa”‚ “Black123” and many more. I was about 7 years old when I was always want to go outside to play with my friends from morning up to afternoon. My only break was when my Mom calling me saying that “we’re gonna eat our lunch” so I need to
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“What Video Games Have to teach us about Learning and Literacy” I’m sure that we all are‚ or were at one time‚ around video games whether we were playing the game or someone we know was playing. Most adults think children spend too much time playing video games. I know my mom is constantly yelling at my 10 & 15-year-old brothers to get off. My mom thinks that video games for so long will eventually ruin their eyesight. My brothers are video game addicts. My brothers always complain when my mom
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