Violent Media
Vincent Chen
Ms. Brantely
ENGL 1105
27 November 2012
Violence as a Tool With increasing violent crime rates in America people wonder who and what cause this. The blame tends to fall upon violent media. Media wants to spread information on the events of the world. We live in a violent world and the news on television shows that. The news tells use about shootings and people getting raped and murdered. The blame cannot fall on media for doing their job and providing news that people would like to see. Although, violence attracts more people on television than understanding and difference, one cannot force the American people to watch it. Violence can take place anywhere and thus bringing a troubling question: how can one raise a child in violent areas? Children who experience violence can learn to control it. People, who learn to use violence as a tool rather than fear it, profit more from it. Melissa Etheridge used music as a coping mechanism in her article “Music as a Safe Haven”. Also, Paul Cobley wrote in his article “Punk Rock: The Madness in My Area”, that one can express themselves through music. Violence can also be used as a coping tool and a way of expressing one’s feelings. How people choose to use violence would determine the effect it can have on them. Integrating violence into the lives of young child grants them the opportunity to explore their repressed feelings. Violent media allows children to get a taste of the real world, thus preparing them better than a sheltered child. Violent media does not always harm children. In the right amounts, violent media benefits more than harm. People may argue that anger, hate, and aggression can lead to violence thus; parents avoid teaching them to their children. But, incorporating those inescapable feeling into everyday life can teach valuable lessons that would benefit the growth of the child. Incorporating violence into the lives of young children has many perks like knowing how to control or
Ms. Brantely
ENGL 1105
27 November 2012
Violence as a Tool With increasing violent crime rates in America people wonder who and what cause this. The blame tends to fall upon violent media. Media wants to spread information on the events of the world. We live in a violent world and the news on television shows that. The news tells use about shootings and people getting raped and murdered. The blame cannot fall on media for doing their job and providing news that people would like to see. Although, violence attracts more people on television than understanding and difference, one cannot force the American people to watch it. Violence can take place anywhere and thus bringing a troubling question: how can one raise a child in violent areas? Children who experience violence can learn to control it. People, who learn to use violence as a tool rather than fear it, profit more from it. Melissa Etheridge used music as a coping mechanism in her article “Music as a Safe Haven”. Also, Paul Cobley wrote in his article “Punk Rock: The Madness in My Area”, that one can express themselves through music. Violence can also be used as a coping tool and a way of expressing one’s feelings. How people choose to use violence would determine the effect it can have on them. Integrating violence into the lives of young child grants them the opportunity to explore their repressed feelings. Violent media allows children to get a taste of the real world, thus preparing them better than a sheltered child. Violent media does not always harm children. In the right amounts, violent media benefits more than harm. People may argue that anger, hate, and aggression can lead to violence thus; parents avoid teaching them to their children. But, incorporating those inescapable feeling into everyday life can teach valuable lessons that would benefit the growth of the child. Incorporating violence into the lives of young children has many perks like knowing how to control or
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