Censoring Video Games Carlos Martinez HIS220-015 American Civilization March 16‚ 2014 Instructor Melissa Davis Censoring Video Games The on-going debate of power of state government vs. the power of federal government has existed since the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution came into existence. The effects of this debate have affected the video game industry today by the amount of power and censorship a state has over the video game industry. In 2011‚ the
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State vs. Federal Rights State vs. Federal Rights PS1350 Implied powers are powers not given to the government directly through the constitution‚ but are implied. These powers fall under the Elastic Clause in Section 8 of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. This document lets the government create “necessary and proper” programs/laws and retain them‚ such as creating the Air Force. The Air Force is an implied power because the constitution did not give the power of the Air Force
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Bernard Do English 101 11/03/12 Rated M: for Misunderstanding Do video games really need to be censored by the United States’ Government? Over the past several years there has been a controversial court case under discussion to censor video games. This case is trying to get the United States’ Government to prohibit the selling of all video games that may include graphic violence‚ virtual sex‚ violent and gory scenes‚ partial or full nudity‚ and portrayal of criminal behavior or other provocative
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STATE VERSUS FEDERAL POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION According to the U.S. Census Bureau‚ the foreign-born population in the United States tripled in the past four decades and currently totals about 37 million‚ or nearly 12 percent of the total population. What authority do states have with respect to immigration matters? For decades‚ the power to regulate immigration has been considered a federal power. However‚ in recent years Congress added a new provision that allows local law enforcement to
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Video Games Made Me Burn My House Down It’s finally the Thursday night. You’ve seen the advertisements on television and have been waiting for this night for months. You have heard all of your friends talking about it. Tonight‚ your favorite video game is being released at midnight. You’re getting fidgety just thinking about it. You started counting down the clock as it ticks its way to midnight. Though the clock just past eight‚ you can’t stand the anticipation. You get in your car‚ start the
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violent video games on the manifestation of aggressive behaviors in young people is controversial. The objectives of this research project were as follows: (1) to review scientific studies of the effects of violent video games on aggressiveness; and (2) to examine the evidence that playing violent video games plays a role in the behaviors of school shooters. Video games occupied a large amount of my time as a child‚ and I found that the experience of playing largely nonviolent games was a
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Video Games Ngo Quoc Tien Le Minh Huy Lam Quang Dat Le Phu Trung Nguyen Tran Phuong Duy Doan Tan Sang Ong Xuan Hoa Tran Nguyen Thien Hoang BBus 3.1 8 January 2013 Professor Douglas Foster Abstract The video games industry has been through a total transformation in recent years. We can easily find in the market a wide range of video games‚ such as computer games (PC)‚ console games or even interactive games with various contents. Video games industry had its annual revenue growth rate
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Video game controversies are unresolved societal and scientific arguments about whether or not the content of video games can change the behavior and attitudes of a player. Since the early 1980s‚ advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium‚ arguing for their protection under the laws governing freedom of speech and also as an educational tool. Detractors argue that video games are harmful and therefore should be subject to legislative oversight and restrictions. The
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Video Games Have Negative Effects on Children Rating: 5.0 Introduction Playing video games is perceived as an exciting aspect of the media landscape and has experienced a lot of expansion in recent years. There has been a rise in the number of children who use video games in many parts of the world‚ particularly in the United States (Hagan‚et al. 2002). Among children in the United States‚ playing hours for video games have increased from 4 hours every week in the 1980’s‚ to about 13
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Video games‚ games a lot of kids play for fun and to escape from there world which might involve bullying. Lots of really good and bright kids have no intention of really hurting anyone. Take me for example‚ I play lots of video games black ops‚ modern warfare‚ call of duty and lots of other violent games‚ but me myself as a whole am not violent. A lot of people say that I am really nice. Of course while playing video games your adrenaline is rushing and you are excited and more alert but does that
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