Violent video games Many people believe that violent video games should be banned‚ claiming that they have a negative effect on people. Some even say violent games make people commit violent acts. These games do influence human behavior‚ which is not always positive‚ but this does not mean that they should be banned. If a child began playing violent video games at a young age‚ then he might think that violence in real life is the same as the game violence and that it does not have a real impact
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bottom of a basket and nailing it to the wall. His students loved the game. It’s physical‚ funny at times‚ competitive‚ challenging‚ and easy. You can learn new moves‚ lay up finishers‚ shooting ranges‚ passing skills‚ and more. Basketball pro players make up to $100‚000 a game. They make at least $5‚000 just for being there. Off of the court in the pros‚ you can most likely gain popularity and skill throughout the time span that you play until you make it to the big league. Basketball is a very attainable
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Video Games and Violent Children Brittany Hern 02/02/2011 Critical Thinking and Composition Home video games‚ an industry worth $11 billion domestically that is now 30 years old‚ continues to be thrown into legal and moral debates regarding what age is deemed appropriate to participate. Video games‚ especially those deemed to be violent or rated “mature‚” are at the center of the controversy. There are two sides to this debate. Video game companies and their supporters
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Some parents think that their children shouldn’t play football because their afraid that their child may get hurt or they might start failing in school‚ but that won’t happen. In football‚ children do have injuries‚ but a child gets hurt just as much not playing football as they do playing football‚ such as riding a bike‚ or jumping on a trampoline. Also not all children will fail from playing football‚ and the only ones that do fail‚ are the ones that don’t try in class‚ also in football if you
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Professor Colbert English 128-03 7 April 2010 Violent Video Games and Their Effect on Children Ever since the creation of the first video game‚ they have had a certain effect on the individuals who play them. As video games have become more advanced and elaborate‚ children’s interest is at an all time high. With the degree of violence that has been a part of video games since the early 1990’s‚ parents and activists have claimed that these games are affecting children negatively. This claim only seems to
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2010 Violent Video Games Influence Violent Behavior in Children Many people still do not believe that violent video games could influence violent behavior in children. They think that video games are just for entertainment and nothing more than that. Even though there are several cases where video games have been blamed or held responsible for violent actions‚ some people fail to consider the fact that violent video games do influence violent actions. One perfect example where violent video
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Violent Video Games Are Stealing the Innocence of Young Children Violent video games are harming children‚ and they need to be stopped. Many parents allow their children to play violent video games‚ but they probably don’t know the consequences. The time in a person’s life when she/he is a child is one of the most important time periods of his/her life. It’s the time when they absorb knowledge from everything around them. Their surroundings and what they see and hear are what shapes them into what they will become
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The Danger of Violent Video Games in Children The links between increased aggressive and violent behaviour and the content of video games is a controversial subject. Increased scientific evidence demonstrates that violent video games are linked to increases in aggressive cognitions‚ feelings and behaviours (e.g.‚ Anderson and Bushman‚ 2001; Anderson‚ 2004; Anderson‚ Gentile & Buckley‚ 2007) However‚ there is still much resistance to the evidence among the public and by the video game industry (e.g
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Addiction to Violence Even though video games can be entertaining‚ they can also become addictive if they are not regulated. This is becoming a problem in today’s society. Children are focusing more on the games rather than getting involved in sports‚ friends‚ family‚ and school. It is surprising how many people are addicted and the impact they have on their lives. While many children play violent video games for amusement addiction to these games‚ especially violent ones‚ can cause negative emotional
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Effects of Violent Video Games on Children The use of video games has become tremendously popular among children and adolescents in the past decade. In fact‚ “Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households play computer or video games.” (David Jenkins‚ 2009) This statistic reveals how important it is to understand the effects that these games can have on individuals and more specifically‚ children. Over the years‚ numerous studies have been conducted investigating whether video games have positive
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