VIOLENT MEDIA IS GOOD FOR KIDS By Gerard Jones In our class book Practical Argument‚ I chose “Violent Media is Good for Kids” by Gerard Joneson page 36. In this article Jones states and tries to prove that violent media is undeniably good for children. He challenges this by saying what he believes also how he grew up too passive because he was sheltered from the media. Upon hearing that the media has "lofty messages of pacifism and tolerance" (par.2)‚ his mother had borrowed some comics for him
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number one problem for the department right now. "Well‚ I think law enforcement has already realized that heroin is problem here‚ it’s people that don’t see it and don’t think that it could happen there; They don’t think that it could happen with their kids‚ or their brother or sister or whatever it may be‚" Sgt. Gross. According to a government study‚ heroin use among teenagers is up 80 percent in the last 10 years. The addicts we spoke to are teenagers. "I went to Catholic grade school‚ K through
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Kids These Days: A Study of the Millennial Generation “When I was your age…” and “Kids these days!” are the rallying war cries of the independent Baby Boomers and Generation X’s cynics. The world has too many problems today‚ and‚ of course‚ it’s all our fault. We are the Millennials. We come after Generation X‚ and while many historians have tried to call us Generation Y‚ we have clearly stepped out of their shadow and made a new name for ourselves. It’s estimated that a Millennial is
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To begin‚ I’ve never had cancer‚ but cancer has impacted my life in a huge way. Cancer Free Kids is a non profit organization‚ that raises money through many different large projects for Pediatric Cancer Research. Cancer Free Kids has held 97 projects raising over 3 million dollars for Pediatric Cancer Research. I got involved with Cancer Free Kids during a project held every year for the past 4 years called Night 4 The Fight. We raised 200‚000 dollars that night alone. Growing up you learn about
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Let’s Help Some Kids! There is a lot of time work and effort when you are trying to put a charity motorcycle run together. I speak from experience when saying this. I have a motorcycle run called Rattlesnake’s Run for Autism‚ and we have been doing it for 5 years now‚ I took it over when my father died in 2011‚ everything we raise goes to Autism Society the Heartland. From there they use the money we raise to send autistic children to camp that their parents would not have been able to otherwise
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Negative Effects of Technology on Kids By: Sheila Mae Geroche Are you aware of what’s happening in the present? Youth has becoming more active in using the internet and other modern technology nowadays. But do you know what the effects of this are? After you took long hours in front of the computer‚ are you dizzy and running out of breath? Feeling thirsty and very hot‚ your eyes can’t see clearly‚ and your hands and fingers are shaking and tired of typing? Do you also know that
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tabula rasa‚ a blank slate. He refuted innate ideas such as mathematic certainties and religious beliefs‚ and instead‚ theorized that as a child‚ all reason and knowledge developed from social surroundings. Locke’s theory is depicted in the film‚ “My Kid Could Paint That‚” starring 4-year-old Marla Olmstead and her progression in painting. Viewing Marla throughout her story‚ Locke’s “social surrounding” theory unfolds and we see the influences Marla’s father‚ Mark Olmstead‚ has on her and her paintings
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The general argument made by Rushin in his work Give the Kids a Break is that kids need to have adequate recess time to provide them with the break and physical exercise they need. Additionally‚ he argues that the cut back on recess time and the general “wussification” of our over concerned society is a disservice to our children and our future. His claim that recess is important to a child’s development is strong because he suggests the many benefits and supports them with statistics‚ examples‚
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Participation trophies give kids an excuse to not give it their all 100% of the time. It has been stated‚ “We need to distinguish between an award and a reward” (Pricemen). Earning a first place trophy feels better knowing that all the hard work they put into getting there was worth it. Then not working at all and getting a trophy they didn’t work for. Participation trophies can be good if they are used properly; “It is odd and sad in the age of social media‚ that too many people criticize participation
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anybody. Heroes don’t just think of themselves‚ they also think of other’s needs. A hero can be your local junkie saving a cat form a tree for a little‚ to you biggest business man that does whatever he can to save the games in the park for the community kids. Heroes have a plethora of courage. Standing up for what they believe in‚ even if they are standing alone. Standing up for what’s right is always a hero characteristic. Not just adults are heroes.
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