play violent video games. It is a very large industry in the United States. In 2008‚ over $11.7 billion was spent on video games and 10 of the top 20 bestselling video games in America involved violence. These violent video games are being blamed for bullying‚ violence towards women‚ and school shootings. The games teach children that it is acceptable to solve problems with violence. Violent video games are a large contributor to youth violence. Many people believe that violent video games are contributing
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Impact of Violence in Movies and Video Games on Children Television and video games have become more violent in content. We have become desensitized to the graphic violence we are exposed to via television and video games. We have grown so use to viewing media with this type of content that it no longer phases us‚ and it almost seems normal. Violence can be found in everything from children’s cartoons with violent humor to video games that encourage players to kill opponents to advance to the
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Nowadays‚ video games have become a vital part of most children. They tend to spend more time in front of consoles and computers than reading books‚ playing or studying. However‚ when something becomes popular in somehow‚ there must be someone who disagrees and condemns it. The issue is that violent video games contribute to youth violence‚ don’t they? Perhaps it’s accused by someone who is conservative. Violent games don’t lead children to have violent behaviors for three reasons. First‚ research
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Violence Linking to Video Games Most believe that video games do not promote violence in people. They don’t know how it doesn’t register in peoples mind that you are your own controller. When children play video games they get mad and become angry when they lose‚ but the doesn’t get them so mad to want to commit a violent crime. Sure they have theories‚ but have they proven anything. Violent behaviors are done by you and you only. Did the video game make you go and commit a crime. According to
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Video Game Violence "Video Game Violence Law Poses Questions"‚ is an editorial located in the online magazine V Planet. Vance Velez‚ the author of the controversial issue‚ opposes the Washington law involving specific forms of video game violence‚ which is on the verge of being passed in the Legislature. He successfully persuades his audience that the Washington law limits people’s rights and that they should take a stand against the proposed law. His audience includes people who are in favor of
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Does Video Game Violence Affect Children? Abstract Does Video Game Violence Affect Children? This project shows if video game violence affects children. Many children between the ages of eight years old and ten years old will be observed before‚ during‚ and after playing violent video games. Looking for violent behavior before‚ during‚ and after playing violent video games is the whole experiment. The conclusion is that most children have no problems after playing the violent videogames. I
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Video Games 1 Sean Preci 1/17/13 9:25 AM Comment [1]: the words Running Head need to appear in the header Video Game Persuasive Cecilia Ramirez COMM/215 Jan 11‚ 2013 Sean Preci Video Games Video Games Effects 2 In 1972‚ the Surgeon General issued the following warning on violent TV programs: "It is clear to me that the causal relationship between televised violence and antisocial behavior is sufficient to warrant appropriate and immediate remedial action…there comes a time when
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Evolution of Video Games Video games originated from the development of electronic games. William Higinbotham was said to be the inventor of the first electronic game‚ Tennis for Two‚ by many.A similar game was then released on the Magnavox Odyssey‚ the first home video game console by Ralph Baer. The game Spacewar!‚ a computer game by Steve Russell‚ was adapted by Nolan Bushnell and turned it into the first commercially sold arcade game‚ Computer Space. The first major video game company‚ Atari
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Christian Smoot Mr. Nesbit English 101 March 1‚ 2013 Argumentative Essay In today’s economy‚ I believe that violent video games do promote violent and more aggressive behavior amongst our children. Parents need to step up and monitor what type of video games their kids are playing. You never know what type of effect the games can have on our children. All kid isn’t typically influenced by violent video games but we don’t know how our kids’ minds are. I read an article on The Shooting at Columbine
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deal of time playing video games. These games are fun and engaging and young people often feel like playing games is a great thing to do in their spare time. Spending too much time playing video games can keep teens and young adults from being sociable and keeps them from studying. Gaming then becomes an unhealthy way of using spare time. Teens and young adults that play video games too much are lacking good social skills. Teenagers may argue that because they play their games online with friends
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