Should the Government Ban the Sale of Violent Video Games? “Too many of the video games marketed to our children teach them all of the wrong lessons and values” (Whitehead 108). These are the words from the Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich who is trying to outlaw the sale of violent video games. This issue has been around for a while and the government is looking into it. They say that violent behavior by small children is an effect of the violence seen in the video games. Many people have supported
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Christian Smoot Mr. Nesbit English 101 March 1‚ 2013 Argumentative Essay In today’s economy‚ I believe that violent video games do promote violent and more aggressive behavior amongst our children. Parents need to step up and monitor what type of video games their kids are playing. You never know what type of effect the games can have on our children. All kid isn’t typically influenced by violent video games but we don’t know how our kids’ minds are. I read an article on The Shooting at Columbine
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There is no denial that Video Games play a big role in modern society. It is a fun and enjoyable activities which millions of people practice every day. The gaming industry is one of the fastest industry in the last decade and the attraction of video games toward the public is growing more and more powerful. According to Gartner‚ an economic research term‚ global video game sales reached $111.1 billion in 2015. In 2013‚ computer and video game companies posted strong overall sales in the United
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Video games are being played everywhere‚ but do they hold value? People use video games for entertainment‚ however that might not be the only benefit gamers receive. Most people will look at games as a reason children act out‚ in a small manner or in some cases‚ horrendous acts. There are plenty of studies on the negative effects of video games‚ not as many to why these games should matter‚ but playing these games may give many positive effects. Although more research would paint a clearer picture
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All I’ve thought about video game was a stress relief thing you can play using your computer or consoles which has the visual feedback shown on TV or the monitor until recent years. But I realized it’s based on what game you are playing. There are some games which have competitive scenes and others are casual games just for fun. Nowadays‚ people tend to call competitive video games as eSports. The word eSports means electronic sports due to the fact that it is played on computer. This sport got its
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English 112-4202S June 10‚ 2010 No to Banning Violent Video Games Over the past five decades there has been a discussion over violent media. This has included movies‚ music‚ music videos and television. Since 1990‚ there has been another venue on the chopping block‚ video games. Although video games have been around since the 70’s‚ the ones mainly considered in this argument have only been around for the last ten years. Some of the titles of these games are Doom‚ Grand Theft Auto‚ Warcraft and
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creators make violent video games (McGrath 3). If the violence is justified in some way then it could be considered as morally acceptable (McGrath 4). Most violent video games are made so that the player for no particular reason murders and tortures innocent people (McGrath 4). This could be enhanced by making it morally correct like self defense (McGrath 4). There also should be a lesson learned at the same time showing how killing another human being is wrong (McGrath 4). The video game “Dishonored” is
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Video games are one of the greatest inventions to ever be created. I say this because they have been played and enjoyed for generations. Another reason I say video games are great is because I love them I use them almost every day‚ and they give me joy if I’m having a bad day or if I just want to have fun they are very helpful for that. Video games have helped lots of people in lots of different ways like if you had something bad going on in your life‚ video games can help you escape all of that
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Video Game Violence Violence is happening all around us and it is said that one of the biggest reason for teen violence‚ is because of playing video games. It is true that there are many games that due show or portray violence; however the intention was not to promote teens to doing more violence as they are rated for mature adults. Personally I believe that if parents were more active or aware of what games they are purchasing‚ and became responsible for what games their children are playing
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Video games in the last few decades have turned from a niche market into something that dominates the entertainment industry. According to the Entertainment Software Association‚ 42% of Americans played video games for 3 or more hours per week in 2015. With such widespread usage‚ parents and researchers alike are trying to discover the impact that these virtual realities can have. First-person shooter games‚ one of the most popular subgenres of video games‚ have become a highly politicized and controversial
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