Violence in Video Games Kadie Lawrence The controversy concerning violence in video games dates back to the release of Death Race in 1976[i]‚ a game in which the player runs over “gremlins” loosely depicting human stick figures with a car. Since its uproarious rejection by parents and educators‚ production of the game was ceased‚ however not before protestors forcibly removed the game from arcades and burned them in parking lots. It had been reported that the original working title of the game
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Article review Weisman‚ J. (2013). Senate Blocks Drive for Gun Control. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/us/politics/senate-obama-gun-control.html?_r=1& Jonathan Weisman‚ author of the article‚ studied journalism and African History at Northwestern University. Weisman’s professional career includes time at Education Week‚ CQ‚ USA Today‚ Washington Post and Wall Street Journal
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Analysis On The Article “Just Take Away Their Guns “ James Q. Wilson was a professor at the following colleges. Harvard University‚ University Of California Los Angeles‚ Chicago‚ and Pepperdine. Wilson was involved in the fields of political science‚ public administration and sociology. Wilson was known to get his information from many different sources like the research of others‚ eyewitness accounts and research documents. His coworkers and students say he was a reasonable man. Also that
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know you don’t want to take guns away completely but you want us to register our guns. Do you want a criminal to know what you have in your home? No way! You are telling us what guns we are allowed to own. Worry about the criminals and mentally ill! Do you think criminals are going to register their firearms? The law-abiding citizens‚ the people doing the right thing will and you’ll see more crime than before! Look at Washington DC and Chicago; both imposed strict gun laws and crime skyrocketed.
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Leading contributing factors of youth violence include the media‚ the influence of family life‚ widespread abuse of drugs and alcohol‚ the ease of access to weapons and a lack of strong punishment that exists for juvenile offenders. If this rise in aggressive acts is to be stemmed‚ the causes youth violence must be determined and analyzed to determine which ones‚ if any can be affected by change. First‚ the most obvious and publicized cause explaining youth violence is the inescapable and highly influential
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Allie Serres 4/15/15 CJ 250 Officer Muller Domestic Violence “Threatening and harmful behaviors directed at partners (or former partners) are prohibited under a variety of statutes‚ including those targeting stalking‚ work-place violence and harassments‚ and restricted gun ownership for convicted batters under the Lautenberg Amendment.” (Clement et al. 93) According to Statistic Brain online‚ there are 960‚000 estimated domestic violence incidences per year. Law Enforcement officers are the
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Youth violence is an increasing concern in our society. Violence‚ as defined in Webster’s online dictionary‚ is an "intense‚ turbulent or furious and often destructive action or exertion of (physical) force so as to injure or abuse." There is a growing perception that there is a steady rise in violence amongst today’s youth‚ and with this increased attention‚ comes many sources of blame for their actions‚ however‚ all but one are simply excuses. There is a lack of hard evidence to support the
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Video games have become a large form of entertainment ever since the Magnavox Odyssey was released in August of 1972. Now‚ consoles such as the PlayStation and Xbox are upgrading throughout the years‚ and the companies create more video games for kids and adults alike. Three-fourths of American households play video games‚ and with a growing industry‚ more job opportunities such as games designers and programmers are increasing. While there are professionals who take advantage of games to help live
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Should Veterans With PTSD Be Able to Own Guns? Community Health Courtney Gosnell East Tennessee State University Executive Summary Veterans with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder should not be allowed or able to own a gun. By federal law‚ under 18 U.S.C. § 922(d)‚ it is unlawful for anyone to sell a firearm or ammunition to any person while knowing or having a reason to suspect that person has a mental disorder or defect (Doeden‚ 2011). There is a reason for this; people who have PTSD are more
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to the controversial topic of gun control‚ the issue is a double sided stance in which one can take either side freely‚ although evidence backs up either way‚ and this debate has been occurring quite frequently. In Jacob Schuman’s argument he can be seen to inform the reader or the audience‚ knowledge of how if society has to continue to deal with the guns and the possibility of someone getting hurt we then have to realize that it’s not equal to both sides to limit gun control we either let everyone
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