IELTS Writing Task 2: ’video games’ essay Some people regard video games as harmless fun‚ or even as a useful educational tool. Others‚ however‚ believe that videos games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. In your opinion‚ do the drawbacks of video games outweigh the benefits? Many people‚ and children in particular‚ enjoy playing computer games. While I accept that these games can sometimes have a positive effect on the user‚ I believe that they are more likely to have
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research shows that violent video game exposure increases aggressive thoughts‚ angry feelings‚physiological arousal‚ aggressive behaviors‚ and decreases helpful behaviors (Carnagey). Television and video game violence looked at by many parents and companies around the world and also this has been a debate ever since gaming and television started on whether crime is committed from games and television. This topic is controversial because the adults that like video games and television argue that there
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WHAT CHILDREN WATCH AN ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING PROVISION BETWEEN 1997-2001‚ AND CHILDREN’S VIEWS Kam Atwal‚ Andrea Millwood-Hargrave and Jane Sancho with Leila Agyeman and Nicki Karet June 2003 WHAT CHILDREN WATCH AN ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING PROVISION BETWEEN 1997-2001‚ AND CHILDREN’S VIEWS Kam Atwal‚ Andrea Millwood-Hargrave and Jane Sancho with Leila Agyeman and Nicki Karet Broadcasting Standards Commission Independent Television Commission June 2003
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playing too much video games? Well‚ you should be concerned. Researchers confirmed playing to much video games cause mental breakdowns and depressing activity. Also‚ video game addiction can cause health issues such as backaches‚ headaches‚ eye strain‚ and carpal tunnel syndrome. Lastly‚ long hours on video games can negatively affect your child’s performance in school. I believe gaming is terrible for you because‚ it can cause mental breakdowns or depressing activity‚ video games can cause health
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Why Video Games Can Be Educational‚ by You Over the years video games have been proven to increase addiction to staying inside‚ along with increased aggression‚ and various medical and psychosocial effects. However there are many positive aspects to playing video games. Research dating back to the early 1980s has consistently shown that playing computer games (of different genre) produces reductions in reaction times‚ improved hand-eye co-ordination and raises the player’s self-esteem. Let’s explore
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Turning Everyday Fun into Learning I grew up in a household where video games were a privilege that I had to earn. When I had done all my homework and chores‚ I was allowed to play video games for an hour a day. As I grew older my parents thought I could make my own choices and did not limit the amount of time I spent playing video games. Many people today think that video games cause children to become couch potatoes‚ act dumb‚ and be rude. As a young child‚ my parents taught me that responsibilities
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Control Your Kids‚ not Video Game Violence Mike Howe Video game violence should not be lessened in any way. MAVAV (Mothers against Video Game Addiction and Violence) and other parents feel as though there is now too much violence in video games. They state‚ "video game companies continue to market violence aimed at vulnerable children and young teens" (MAVAV.ORG). Their children should be controlled‚ not the games. The games themselves are not alive‚ but only the people who buy them. There was
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Franca Mr. Michael Copeland IEP Writing Skills 12 March 2013 Video Game Addiction: Life Related Video Game addiction is the action of playing video games or computer games excessively and compulsively to the extreme that can make one forget the real world and live in the virtual world. Addictive behavior is defined by six main aspects: salience‚ mood modification‚ tolerance‚ withdrawal‚ symptoms‚ conflict‚ and relapse. Video game addiction satisfies the definition of addiction. On the other
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The video games phenomenon is somewhat new in this modern society. Although they often to be entertaining‚ the contents have become more violent and disturbing as computing technology has become much more advanced. These days‚ the popularity of violent video games has caused an increase in controversy. Parents and experts feel that some games are just too violent and they think that the violent will spill over into the real world. However‚ I strongly believe violent video games do not cause an increase
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Violence in Video Games Video game violence hasn ’t been around for very long. For the most part‚ video games have progressively gotten more violent. It seems that the more violent video games are trying to compete with violent movies‚ and other things. But the reason for this paper is do violent video games trigger people to be more violent? With the recent out break of mass school shootings‚ video games has always seemed to be one main reasons for the shootings or other types
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