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Research on the Effects of Media Violence Whether or not exposure to media violence causes increased levels of aggression and violence in young people is the perennial question of media effects research. Some experts‚ like University of Michigan professor L. Rowell Huesmann‚ argue that fifty years of evidence show "that exposure to media violence causes children to behave more aggressively and affects them as adults years later." Others‚ like Jonathan Freedman of the University of Toronto‚ maintain
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Abstracts As I went to our local library‚ I notice a group of young people dressed with bandannas and dark clothing. I later understood this group to be a gang‚ which sparked the curiosity for the research of this paper. Gangs in the United States are a problem‚ although there has been a decrease in certain areas. This paper will outline the social and psychological problems of youth and prison gangs. The study will speak to the current issues and present suggestions for the future.
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Marijuana and Alcohol: Effects on the Body It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that alcohol and marijuana comprise the two most commonly abused drugs by young adults in America. But while many would ask why young adults use these drugs‚ it’s more important to understand how these drugs affect the body. What exactly do these drugs do to the body and how does the body process them? Are the effects always negative? Does the amount consumed make a significant difference? First I will give a brief history
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While violence is not new to the human race‚ it is an increasing problem in modern society. With greater access to firearms and explosives‚ the scope and efficiency of violent behavior has had serious consequences. We need only look at the recent school shootings and the escalating rate of youth homicides among urban adolescents to appreciate the extent of this ominous trend. While the causes of youth violence are multifactorial and include such variables as poverty‚ family psychopathology‚ child
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In the United States of America‚ one out of every seven hundred and fifty children is born with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Mothers who consume alcohol anytime during pregnancy‚ puts their children at risk for multiple constellations of abnormalities when they are born. A common condition observed in children affected is optic nerve hypoplasia‚ which basically is the underdevelopment of the optic nerve during pregnancy. The affected child has abnormal shaped eyes that appear closer together
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ALCOHOL: Organic compound of ancient origins 1 every 10 seconds die because of alcohol. in the world are 3.3 million people who die each year because of excessive alcohol abuse‚ namely the frequency of one every ten seconds. I think it is absurd that the 5.9% of annual deaths is due to exaggerated voluntary consumption of a substance that has a fairly high price‚ I think it’s also crazy that the ’use of pure alcohol per capita per year is 6.2 liters ‚ about 62 bottles of wine‚ for the population
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culture Alcohol is a seemingly moderate drug‚ that over the years‚ became a key part of our Australian culture. This essay will examine how our society has turned a blind eye to the dangers of alcohol consumption‚ and in turn disregarding the numerous health issues. The Australian culture has normalised and legitimised binge drinking. It has become an expectation that alcohol is an accepted part of most social occasions. However‚ a society with a drinking culture‚ ignores the impact that alcohol has
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Domestic violence has become America ’s most common crime and tragically its least reported. The percentages are overwhelming‚ and the statistics can be "hard to swallow‚" but it is important to remember that behind each statistic is face with a name. The impact of violence is far reaching. How does a mother survive‚ not just the blows to her body‚ but the terror and fear written on her child ’s heart and reflected in her child ’s eyes?Domestic violence is defined as abusive behavior in any relationship
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Gang Violence in the U.S. What are the most popular reasons for a gang violence? I really dislike the thought of fighting and being cruel to another person‚ it makes me wonder why there’s so much violence by gangs and sometimes within the same gang. To stop worldwide gang violence we should understand why it gets started in the first place. Gang violence doesn’t just affect the actual gangs‚ it affects their family members and the people and places around them‚ if we understand it first‚ we can come
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