Video games have become a large form of entertainment ever since the Magnavox Odyssey was released in August of 1972. Now‚ consoles such as the PlayStation and Xbox are upgrading throughout the years‚ and the companies create more video games for kids and adults alike. Three-fourths of American households play video games‚ and with a growing industry‚ more job opportunities such as games designers and programmers are increasing. While there are professionals who take advantage of games to help live
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Value in Video Games Linda Garcia Devry University Rough Draft 2 Value in Video Games “Your mom hates this game!” was the slogan for a third-person shooter game called Dead Space 2 released January 25‚ 2011. The big question is ‘why would your mom hate this game?’ Why do many people in general oppose playing video games? Although they are packed with a bunch of violence‚ many people neglect the positive qualities in video games. Are there any positive aspects about them? Video games are valuable
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Nature‚ in the broadest sense‚ is equivalent to the natural‚ physical‚ or material world oruniverse. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world‚ and also to life in general. It ranges in scale from the subatomic to the cosmic. The word nature is derived from the Latin word natura‚ or "essential qualities‚ innate disposition"‚ and in ancient times‚ literally meant "birth".[1] Natura was a Latin translation of the Greek word physis (φύσις)‚ which originally related to the intrinsic characteristics
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12/15/13 Video Games and Violence Video Games and violence a topic that has caused many a spirited debate both in the classroom‚ and amongst parents and children. There are plenty of arguments both for‚ and against the issue. However‚ there is research out there that shows that large amounts of time spent playing violent video games can contribute to aggressive behaviors‚ poor academic performance‚ and desensitization to violence in adolescents. The debates all begin with violent video games contributing
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years video games have gotten a bad reputation. They are considered to be intellectually lazy‚ violent and a complete waste of time. People also tend to think that people that play video games are more likely to be lonely with few friends and almost no social skills. And with the increasing amount of video games that are being developed faster in Generation Z parents are starting to worry about their children. However‚ multiple researches have proven all those things to be false. Playing video games
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Many books have been prohibited by people and countries around the whole world‚ but is it really a good Idea to do so? I believe that the fact that people are banning books is a completely ridiculous idea. Additionally‚ everybody should have the right to read what they want. In these past few hundred years‚ humans have invented writing‚ paper‚ and books in order to record their findings and memories to share and pass down to future generations. Consequently‚ ideas and information are now more easily
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Why whale hunting should be banned. Whale hunting or whaling is hunting whales for commercial use‚ to get oil‚ food‚ or be used for scientific studies. Whaling has been going on for thousands of years‚ originally whales where killed for food but more recently they have been hunted for more industrial purposes like the liver for oil or using whale teeth for buttons and jewellery. Whale oil is even can even be used for alcohol‚ soap and even lipstick. After World War 2‚ Japan had a shortage of food
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The health effects of smoking in the workplace are well-known and recent studies have proven not only first hand smoking to be dangerous‚ but passive or second hand smoke to be just as‚ if not more dangerous. This is why I believe smoking should be banned both inside and outside of the workplace. Firstly‚ it has been proven in recent medical studies that first and second hand smoke from tobacco contains over 1000 dangerous chemicals such as tar and formaldehyde‚ that when released into the air and
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school. I can think of many reasons why this book should not be removed from our reading list here at Catholic High‚ and I ask that you take this letter and my opinion in it seriously before you take any action. I understand that the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been controversial ever since it was published in the late 19th century‚ but I believe that some of the reasons why the book banned are not an issue in today’s society. For example‚ many libraries banned the book from the 1890’s through
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explanation is can be seen that the related authorities did not show complete involvement or interest in this matter. The authorities just enhanced the existing law. From all this data gathered‚ it can be said that the practice of animal testing needs to be banned as it is cruel and inhumane; also this matter needs to be treated in a superior manner‚ as a lot of organization
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