Chunyang Liu Core 2，Level 6 K. Christolear February 20 2013 Say No to Violent Video Games Do you know Call of Duty? It has swept the world. There are so many people playing this game which has been issued to its ninth part. In the world‚ more and more people are attracted to video games which are about shooting or other violent actions like Call of Duty. On the one hand‚ this kind of video games is so popular bacause the game makers make these games very attractive; on the other hand‚ nowdays
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Carnagey‚ Anderson‚ and Bushman hypothesize that the rise and popularity of violent video games are desensitizing people‚ especially children‚ leading them to have brash personalities which leads to real life violence. In their introduction‚ the authors state that over eighty-five percent of games contain some form of violence‚ and also cite an older paper stating that many games rated "E" are still considered too violent by parents. They also state that although there are quite a substantial amount
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"Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore" Summary Robert Frank‚ a professer at Cornell University‚ published an article for the New York Times on October 16‚ 2010. The title of the article was "Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore". In "Income Inequality: Too Big to Ignore"‚ Frank argues that there are differences in the social classes of the American people and that it is having a negative effect on our economy’s growth. Frank explains that middle class citizens are in a struggle to maintain a good
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acknowledged in the copy and the copy is used for educational‚ not-for-profit purposes. PREDICTING VIOLENT CRIME USING URBAN AND SUBURBAN DENSITIES Brian Christens1 & Paul W. Speer Vanderbilt University ABSTRACT: Violent crime is often studied with individual level variables‚ using population characteristics as predictors. This study attempts to predict an additional amount of the variability in violent crime using an environmental variable—population density—in a single U.S. city. Data aggregated
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Gerard Jones is quite a fan of The Hulk and Tarzan comic books. In his essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids” Jones argues that the violence in those and other comics teach valuable lessons that will help children understand difficult emotions. Jones states that in “try (ing) to protect our children from their own feelings and fantasies‚ we shelter them not against violence but against power and selfhood.” Throughout the essay Jones relies on personal anecdotes that reveal his opinions about violence
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Profiles of Violent Offenders 1 Profiles of Violent Offenders Profiles of Violent Offenders 2 Psychology and Biochemical Theories This paper explains what psychology and biochemical theories of violent behavior is‚ their differences and which theory is the best predictor of criminality. Profiles of Violent Offenders 3 As we try to understand the mind of violent human beings and the reasons as to why they commit the crimes they do‚ it is important to know the origin of their
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Causes for Violent Crimes The political right believes that the root cause of violent crime is bad genes or bad morals. Not so‚ says the left. The root cause of violent crime is bad housing or dead-end jobs. I believe that while doing something about the causes of violence surely requires a political ideology‚ the only way we can determine what those causes are in the first place is to check our ideologies at the door and to try to keep our minds open as wide‚ and for as long‚ as we can bear. I
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Does Violent Video Games Cause Violent Behavior? Over the course of the years the question as to whether or not video games cause violent behavior has become very prominent. Video games that have been released during this new era are very explicit and aggressive. I do think video can have a certain hold over children’s minds‚ especially if they spend more than three to five hours playing video games. The younger the children are introduced to combative entertainment the more their minds will be
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Pushing Too Hard Too Young SOC/105 Pushing Too Hard Too Young There are several reasons a parent would enroll his or her child in sports‚ it is rather difficult to narrow it down to just one. Some may consider the most important reason to be the physical and mental benefit that comes from the experience of a child’s involvement in sports. When a child has won a game or is accepted onto a team it boosts his or her self-esteem. Parents want what is best for his or her children and will strive
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Forms of Violent Entertainment in Ancient Rome? Violent forms of entertainment have been around for several millennia. Nearly all ancient civilizations held events revolving around violence. In present times‚ we still get excited over violent sports‚ movies‚ television shows‚ along with videogames and much more‚ violence seems to envelope modern media just as much as‚ if not more than non-violent topics. So in what ways is modern entertainment similar to forms of violent entertainment in
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