Confliction
English Composition 102-201
30 January 2014
Confliction
In “Violent Media is Good for Kids,” Gerard Jones states and tries to prove that violent media is indeed good for children. He attempts this by saying that he believes, he grew up too passive because he was sheltered from the media. Hearing that the media has "lofty messages of pacifism and tolerance,” his mother borrowed some comics for him to read so he could learn about independence. After reading the comics he said that he followed Hulk for a while then switched to "more sophisticated heroes, “and "finally found my own lead along a twisting path to a career and an identity." Later on, his son was afraid to climb a tree, so Jones read the stories of Tarzan to his son. About a week or two later, his son was climbing trees. He also gives other examples of children who used violent media to overcome their stressful and hurtful lives. "When we try to protect our children from their own feelings and fantasies, we shelter them not against violence but against power and selfhood." Jones is right to say this; violent media can help kids if it is used in the right way rather than being abused. In recent years there's been dispute about whether or not children should view, or listen to violent media. In "Violent Media is Good for Kids" Gerard Jones says that we should. "When we try to protect our children from their own feelings and fantasies, we shelter them not against violence but against power and selfhood." Jones is right to say this; violent media can help kids if it is used in the right way rather than being abused. He doesn't include statistics to back-up his arguments and that is a downfall of Jones's essay. He does however include examples as to why he believes that violent media is good for children. His examples my not be credible, but when you think about it he has a good point: violent media is good for kids if used the right way. So instead of trying to keep the kids away from the media we should
30 January 2014
Confliction
In “Violent Media is Good for Kids,” Gerard Jones states and tries to prove that violent media is indeed good for children. He attempts this by saying that he believes, he grew up too passive because he was sheltered from the media. Hearing that the media has "lofty messages of pacifism and tolerance,” his mother borrowed some comics for him to read so he could learn about independence. After reading the comics he said that he followed Hulk for a while then switched to "more sophisticated heroes, “and "finally found my own lead along a twisting path to a career and an identity." Later on, his son was afraid to climb a tree, so Jones read the stories of Tarzan to his son. About a week or two later, his son was climbing trees. He also gives other examples of children who used violent media to overcome their stressful and hurtful lives. "When we try to protect our children from their own feelings and fantasies, we shelter them not against violence but against power and selfhood." Jones is right to say this; violent media can help kids if it is used in the right way rather than being abused. In recent years there's been dispute about whether or not children should view, or listen to violent media. In "Violent Media is Good for Kids" Gerard Jones says that we should. "When we try to protect our children from their own feelings and fantasies, we shelter them not against violence but against power and selfhood." Jones is right to say this; violent media can help kids if it is used in the right way rather than being abused. He doesn't include statistics to back-up his arguments and that is a downfall of Jones's essay. He does however include examples as to why he believes that violent media is good for children. His examples my not be credible, but when you think about it he has a good point: violent media is good for kids if used the right way. So instead of trying to keep the kids away from the media we should