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    whether or not engaging in playing violent video games causes players to engage in real world acts of violence. The answer is resoundingly YES! Common sense tell us that if violence is seen as entertainment‚ then those being entertained by engaging in pretend violence will be more likely to engage in actual violence against real people in real life. It is ridiculous to think that when players‚ especially young impressionable players‚ will not be affected by playing games that allow them to shoot‚ stab

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    Do violent video games cause behavior problems? A couple of years ago the United States had suffered numerous shootings in public places. Some heads of the Congress mentioned that violent video games were the cause of those malicious actions. In addition‚ Congress wants to shutdown violent video game developers and restrict rated M for mature. What would be your opinion on this argument? Titles like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto are the most popular violent games in the world. These games

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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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    Do violent video games cause behavior problems? Since the 1999 merciless shooting of students in Colorado High School by their fellow students‚ a lot questions have risen on the effect of violent video games on people’s overall behavior. This is because‚ as per investigations‚ the two used to play numerous violent games such as Wolfenstein 3D and Mortal combat. The recent shooting of students at Sandy Hook made this scenario worse‚ because according to the preliminary report of the team that was

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    Video Games Ngo Quoc Tien Le Minh Huy Lam Quang Dat Le Phu Trung Nguyen Tran Phuong Duy Doan Tan Sang Ong Xuan Hoa Tran Nguyen Thien Hoang BBus 3.1 8 January 2013 Professor Douglas Foster Abstract The video games industry has been through a total transformation in recent years. We can easily find in the market a wide range of video games‚ such as computer games (PC)‚ console games or even interactive games with various contents. Video games industry had its annual revenue growth rate

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    November 2013 Do violent video games contribute to youth violence? Video games do not contribute violence in majority of children but there is a small group that is at risk. “normal” children aren’t affected but mentally challenged kids can be. Although there are no studies that can show hard evidence for either side there are trends that lean towards the no affect side. Studies show that “normal” children are not affected by violent video games. “Playing violent video games can make some adolescents

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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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    Video games; a way to pass time or blow off steam without actually doing anything. Since the 1970’s video games have evolved into multiple genres‚ attracting players of various ages. From educational platformers‚ to violent shooters‚ video games come in a variety of choices. Different interests may dictate what kind of game you enjoy‚ such as sports‚ racing‚ boxing‚ hunting‚ cartoons‚ or even violence. Many video games have educatinal value‚ even ones that are not made for learning

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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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    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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