Lisa M. Allen Enc 1101 September 14‚ 2008 Today’s Violence and Its Many Causes Violence in today’s society is at an all time high. There are many causes for the increase in violence in our society. Violence is defined by (1) criminal law‚ the illegal use of unjustified force‚ or the intimidating effect created by the threat of this (2) the use of physical force to injure somebody or damage something (Encarta Dictionary: English – North American Version). Rape‚ homicide‚ assault and burglary
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The Censorship of Violence in Television Media My topic is based on research in the United States regarding television violence and its impact on juvenile crime. Since the beginning of television broadcasts there have been investigations regarding television violence and its effects on juvenile who watch it. In the early 1950s the United States Senate Judiciary Committee‚ Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency held a series of Congressional hearings to address juvenile crime. Because
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TV Violence: Friend or Enemy? Television violence is a contributing factor to aggressive behavior in children. Recently focus has been placed on this issue‚ since the majority of violence occurs during prime time and in cartoons. "It’s not watching that’s bad for kids‚ it’s what they watch and how much." (Seplow 2) Parents must accept television into their home and explain the violence that is occurring. TV and TV violence are not new‚ we have been hearing about TV’s affects on children for quite
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TELEVISION IS THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE TODAY 1. ISNT IT THAT THE CAUSE OF VIOLENCE IS NOT TELEVISION OR THE MEDIA BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND OUR COUNTRY‚ THE HIGH CRIME RATE WHICH IS THE RESUT OF THE INEFFICIENCY OF THE PHIL GOVRNMENT? WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND US IS MAYBE A CONTRIBIUTORY FACTOR BUT NOBODY CAN DENY THE FACT THAT ACCORDING TO GMA AND ABS CBN SURVEYS‚ 2 OUT OF 3 FILIPINOS WATCH TELEVISION ON A DAILY BASIS ON AN AVERAGE OF 3 HOURS A DAY. AGE RANGE FROM 9 TO 30 YEARS OLD. THE
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Television Violence and Its Effects on Children Often thought of as one of the most fascinating inventions of the Twentieth Century‚ television has undoubtedly become a major part of our lives‚ providing us with entertainment and information. However‚ much of what is on the television today involves violence. Why? Because viewers want to see action and excitement‚ which usually involves something being blown up‚ or someone being shot. The only problem is that many of these viewers are children.
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Television Violence and Its Effect on Children The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure‚ one might pose the question‚ "How can seeing so much violence on television and video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child’s behavior
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Violence on Television: Points of View Violence on television is a very controversial topic in today’s society. Many people have different views and opinions of how it effects today’s youth‚ and authors have written article after article pleading their points. Two similar articles with very different points pertaining this in depth subject are‚ written by Alice Langholt‚ “Positive Effects of Television on Kids”‚ and ‚ written by American Psychological Association‚ “Childhood Exposure to Media
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A Surplus of Violence Leads to Destruction Sometimes violence can be a positive thing in a culture derived on strength and aggression‚ but at what point will that violence cause a man to unravel and lead to his destruction? In the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe‚ the characters live in a culture that is based around the strength of a man as the “head of the household”‚ and the honor a man can bring his family with a certain degree of aggression and violence. The protagonist Okonkwo
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We see violence all around us to such an extent that we have become immune to it. The wars that flare up in Congo and other African states don’t move us any more. In the Middle-East a number of bombs are detonated each month and it doesn’t appear to affect us‚ despite the fact that thousands of Israeli and Palestinian people get murdered. Even so when we hear about it on the evening news‚ and all we seem to say is: “That is so terrible. Anyway‚ it’s all too far away‚ it won’t reach us.” What we
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Violence in television is one of the major reasons for the escalating crime rate in our society. Violence is one of the causes of aggressive behaviour‚ crime‚ and violence. Television is one of the many factors that influence these types of behaviour. The youth of today watch television for long hours and it is hard to avoid television if you are a child‚ teen or adult. TV can affect kids’ health‚ behaviour and family life in negative and positive ways. Children’s cartoons today also contain all
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