Johnson Professor Harrison Composition II 2 October 2012 Effect of Video Games on Kids Growing up‚ playing outside was what I did for fun. Whether it was riding my bike‚ playing with friends‚ or swimming‚ I was outside for hours at a time every day. Today‚ kids have access to things like Xboxes‚ Playstations‚ and Nintendo DS. In a study conducted by Gentile‚ Lynch‚ Linder & Walsh (2004) "adolescent girls played video games for an average of 5 hours a week‚ whereas boys averaged 13 hours a week
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Thesis Statement: Though the loss of my first born son‚ Austin‚ was a traumatic experience‚ it has brought great perspective into my life by creating unexpected strength‚ thankfulness‚ and wisdom. Three reasons this event is significant: I found strength I never knew I had. I will never forget how hollow I felt leaving the hospital without my baby. Some days I didn’t think I could even manage getting out of bed. But‚ somehow I found strength I never knew I had to persevere to not only get out
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VIDEO GAMES ; TIME WASTING VIDEO GAMESt; TIME WASTING There is a fine line between using your time to your advantage and one of which you’re on a couch watching the latest Hannah Montana episode. I plan on explain how you use video games to achieve that maximum goal. Many adults over the age of 40 don’t take the classic controller or the player seriously and from that you get the hate and criticism you see today. From here on out I will take you on an in-depth tour of the latest video games and
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having too much fat in the body. It is related with the eating patterns and habits which play an important part in order to live a healthy life. Therefore‚ obesity occurs with different causes and lead to several impacts on an individual. Thesis statement: There are several causes and effects of obesity. Body: a. Cause 1: Over eating can affect individuals get obesity easily. Effect 1: Obesity might affect individual appearance as in fat and tubby. Thus‚ it will reduce their self-confidence
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Immortality Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the history of immortality and its influence on modern society. Thesis Statement: Immortality implies a never-ending existence‚ regardless of whether or not the body dies. Mankind’s fascination with immortality provides a historical foundation of mankind’s quest for immortality that makes philosophers and scientists alike to contemplate an age old mystery‚ “Can we live forever?” 1. First Main Point: A historical perspective of man’s
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Persuasive Speech Outline Matt King CMST 220 Video Game Speech 6-12-13 * Attention grabber/introduction - Slaying dragons‚ defending your planet from alien invasion‚ or bouncing on the heads of koopas and saving the same princess who gets caught every time? Sound Familiar? If you’re anything like me you have tried all of these. Of course not literally but I’m sure you have all played a video game that has let you do something crazy and exciting you couldn’t normally do. * Can I get
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Are video games really the cause of violence? Video games have always been a great landmark in the history of the human race and how great and advanced they’ve become since their creation. Video games also have their own timeline and certain points in time in which major controversy has arisen. Newscasters have made full reports on how video games are the major contributor to thoughts and actions of violence in the minds of all who have purchased them‚ either being adults and all the way down to
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The Bad Effects of Video or Computer Gaming Submitted by: Kevin Richard G. Operiano Kevin Eric R. Siangco Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1. Gaming Culture 4 2. Video Game Culture 5 3. Massive-multiplayer Online Gaming
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addictions; more specifically‚ video game addiction. This addiction is one of the growing worries among children and adults. There is now a new method of treatment called video game detox. There is one treatment centre in Amsterdam which employs this method to their subjects. They are forced to quit gaming cold turkey. They start on this treatment by admitting that they are incapable over their addiction. Keith Bakker from Smith & Jones Addiction Consultants said that video games are now conquering lives
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Video Games How They Positively Influence Us Moosa Baquie Mr.Cronin Thursday‚ April 26‚ 2012 ENG 2DR Analysis Ever since‚ the birth ‚ video games have received a negative reputation in the media and by our society. However they do not deserve the common stereotypical reputation it has in the present day. President Obama has stated in his response to video games in our society with " Put them away...". Video games are a medium of communication and education they can be used in both a positive
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