Media Influence on Violence in Society
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Media’s Influence on Violence in Society
The human condition and its thirst for violence have been around for centuries.
Dating back to times of war as early as the crusades and even biblical recordings of Cain
and Able. Violence in correlation to evolution has grown and taken different forms to
affect the populous. As stated before it was something that was used with a purpose in
some respect , one that could be deemed noble, than that of a cause used for pleasure.
Entertainment and the promotion of violence have been around for ages. During times of
the Ancient Roman Era, slaves that were turned into warriors also know as Gladiator,
were brought into arenas filled with tens of thousands of spectators and force to killed
and use violence to be deemed victorious. With that victory came spoils such as status
lavish gifts or in some cases their freedom. This example is used as a highlight to
showcase that the violent acts that occurred was very popular and was by its nature
considered to be entertaining to the citizens that attended the events and the upper class
whom put on the show. In those times the elite that put on the show did so as means to
satisfy a burdened lower class whom otherwise due to conditions of hardships would
have did things that could have deem detrimental to the ruling classes power. This tool of
public violence, though in present time by a reasonable person standard can be found to
be immoral, was something that the ruling class used to its benefit. The Exploitation of
violence still remains a functional tool used for the powers that be, in present times it has
evolved from a means of distraction to a tool with which one can exploit and benefit
monetarily. Which brings to question is the exploitation and marketing of violence and
crime by way of violence in media morally irresponsible?
To date some of the greatest media shows and
Media’s Influence on Violence in Society
The human condition and its thirst for violence have been around for centuries.
Dating back to times of war as early as the crusades and even biblical recordings of Cain
and Able. Violence in correlation to evolution has grown and taken different forms to
affect the populous. As stated before it was something that was used with a purpose in
some respect , one that could be deemed noble, than that of a cause used for pleasure.
Entertainment and the promotion of violence have been around for ages. During times of
the Ancient Roman Era, slaves that were turned into warriors also know as Gladiator,
were brought into arenas filled with tens of thousands of spectators and force to killed
and use violence to be deemed victorious. With that victory came spoils such as status
lavish gifts or in some cases their freedom. This example is used as a highlight to
showcase that the violent acts that occurred was very popular and was by its nature
considered to be entertaining to the citizens that attended the events and the upper class
whom put on the show. In those times the elite that put on the show did so as means to
satisfy a burdened lower class whom otherwise due to conditions of hardships would
have did things that could have deem detrimental to the ruling classes power. This tool of
public violence, though in present time by a reasonable person standard can be found to
be immoral, was something that the ruling class used to its benefit. The Exploitation of
violence still remains a functional tool used for the powers that be, in present times it has
evolved from a means of distraction to a tool with which one can exploit and benefit
monetarily. Which brings to question is the exploitation and marketing of violence and
crime by way of violence in media morally irresponsible?
To date some of the greatest media shows and
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