Nathaniel Alter January 5‚ 2012 Intro Juv. Jus. And Del. 2C517 Glyna Olson Depending on the person that is playing the games and watching certain media‚ it can affect juvenile violence. My parents weren’t too strict on me as a child‚ so I had the freedom to watch and play anything I wanted to. Where as in my case I do not believe I have been affected to the exposure of violent video games or television violence. But there are others that aren’t as mentally stable and can be affected by violent
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Violent Media is Good for Kids Analysis From infancy onward‚ parents and teachers have drilled into the young generation that violence should be avoided at all costs. They have preached cooperation‚ tolerance‚ and “using one’s words” as tactics to combat difficult situations. Although those lessons are valid‚ Gerald Jones claims there is an alternative way. In his essay‚ “Violent Media is Good for Kids‚” Jones argues that “creative violence- bonking cartoons‚ bloody videogames‚ toy guns-gives
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Media Violence: Is It Corrupting Our Youth? Ever since the Columbine massacre‚ there has been many people who blame video games for violence among our youth. In the past few years‚ it has become normal for all branches of media to depict violence as an everyday thing. Because a vast majority of children watch television or play video games‚ it is no wonder that adults try to make the connection between the two. Although the media can have an affect on kids‚ there are also a great many
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Violence is one of the most obsessed concepts in society and will always be a current topic of interest. People are infatuated with crime and the media takes advantage of it. When media presents violent topics‚ it somehow cures many people’s urges to be violent‚ these people we would deem as the social norm. Everyday people living an everyday life‚ they have urges to be violent but they don’t act upon them. That is a rather general idea of the social norm‚ since the concept of normal changes
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Media in today’s world is everywhere. There is no place you can go to get away from it‚ even for just a minute. Look back fifty years ago and there was only television. It was not even popular at that time. Besides not being popular‚ TV shows could not use profanity or the actor and the actress could not be in the same bed or in a movie with a woman or a man unless he or she was their spouse. Today’s media has come a long way from that. The original standard has been lost. Media affects the lives
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technology for news‚ entertainment and education‚ the mass media is one of the greatest influential factors on the opinions and viewpoints of the younger generation. Some examples of media influences include magazines‚ internet‚ television‚ books and radio. All of these sources help shape the beliefs of what social life‚ culture‚ religion‚ or politics should be in the minds of younger people‚ sometimes at unrealistic standards. The mass media is a very helpful and relatively quick way to gain knowledge
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Violence in the Media and its Effects on Children The reason for violence in children has been studied for years and the cause is still unclear. Violence in the media has been known to leave a lasting impression in the minds of all humans. However‚ it just seems that it only brings out violence in some children. This leads psychologists to believe that violent movies and television may play a significant role in the actions of violent children. "There is no longer any serious debate about whether
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Violent Media: Violent Behavior? Over the past few years we have heard debates on violent media influencing violent behavior in young adults and teens. Some people claim that the violent media such as video games‚ comic books and cartoons are the cause of the outburst in violence such as the recent public school shootings and movie theaters. There is more evidence to support that this type of media is a healthy outlet under proper supervision. I believe that some violent media can help people
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Devina Rahim ENC1102 6/13/2013 Article: Violent Media is Good for Kids Author: Gerard Jones Violent Media is Good for Kids Black Ops is one of the most popular violent games in the world of PlayStation‚ Xbox‚ and other gaming systems. Violence has existed long before there was violent media. In the article “Violent Media is Good for Kids”‚ by Gerard Jones makes a strong argument concerning violence and children. He had great points about some troubled young children are able to transform
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Violence in media is healthy and beneficial for children—or so claims Gerard Jones‚ author of “Violent Media is Good for Kids”. It is undeniable that the title of Jones’s essay is straightforward and aptly named‚ if not confidently bold. But while his claim may boast confidence‚ it lacks credibility. Jones does do a great job introducing his controversial claim by using passion‚ persuasion‚ and personal experience. However‚ his insufficient evidence and fallacious reasoning fail to support
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