Would you be okay with your child being involved in this??? It was the big championship youth football game in Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ and the 5- and 6-year-old athletes were playing with all their hearts. With 10 seconds left on the clock‚ a coach charged the field and tackled a referee‚ knocking him unconscious and sparking a raucous brawl. Some parents jumped in to protect their kids‚ others to protect adults at the bottom of the pile. It happens in an instant. The intensity of the situation
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Video Games Cause Violence? Imagine this‚ you enter a room‚ the sound of gunshots ring In your ears‚ you yell “flash out”‚ and you storm the room‚ guns a blazing. You get shot‚ you’re down‚ now you re-spawn‚ to do it all again. Video games have been the blame of a lot of youth violence‚ yet there was violence before videogames. Video games do cause an effect on youth but not violent effects. The topic‚ video games are the leading cause of youth violence‚ is very important; many people believe
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that violent video games contribute to youth violence‚ don’t they? Perhaps it’s accused by someone who is conservative. Violent games don’t lead children to have violent behaviors for three reasons. First‚ research from a well-known expert reviewed previous school-based attacks which showed that only one-eighth of the attackers exhibited any interest in violent games. On the other hand‚ the attackers showed more involvement in violent movies‚ books‚ and violence in their own writing. The report didn’t
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spent on video games and 10 of the top 20 bestselling video games in America involved violence. These violent video games are being blamed for bullying‚ violence towards women‚ and school shootings. The games teach children that it is acceptable to solve problems with violence. Violent video games are a large contributor to youth violence. Many people believe that violent video games are contributing to youth violence. On April 20‚ 1999‚ 13 people were killed at Columbine High School. The two teen shooters
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MEDIA VIOLENCE: POSITIVE AFFECT Violent video games and television shows has been the source of entertainment for years. Violent video games made its first appearance in the early 1970’s. In 1972 Sony released a very popular game‚ Call of Duty. This game series‚ gave many people‚ especially youth‚ aspirations to join the military. In 2004 Icon Productions released of the most realistic movies in history. The movie Passion of The Christ depicted a very clear and precise way that people were treated
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Reasons for Youth Gun Violence In 1988‚ handguns killed 7 people in Great Britain‚ 13 in Australia‚ 8 in Canada‚ and 8‚915 in the United States. Between 1973 and 1992‚ the number of privately-owned firearms in the US increased 73%; from 122 million to nearly 222 million. (Brennen and Polsby 1). These figures are shocking and there doesn ’t seem to be a solution. Gun control is a problem that our country has got to face. The reasons for gun violence are complex and apparently deep-rooted with an
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she will have seen 8‚000 murders and 100‚00 acts of violence on TV and in movies.(probe.org). One in six youths between the ages of 10 and 17 has seen or knows someone who has been shot‚ (Fagan ‚ 2002).The numbers of child abuse victims has increased 40 percent between 1985 and 1991. (probe.org). Children under 18 were 244 percent more likely to be killed by guns in 1993 than they were in 1986. Movies are the greatest source of visual violence for children (Cesaroni‚ 79). So‚ how violent is the
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Gang Violence: Gang Violence among youth has become a serious issue in the United States. The gang violence mainly takes place in schools and neighborhoods. The Community and parents need to ensure that this epidemic is decreased. There are many reasons that youth joins gangs. Our Citizens that see most youth that need encouragement from joining a gang should be generous and useful to talk to our youth. Citizens just don’t understand the teenagers in out century are under the influence to join
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Seth Mrs.Loveall Pre-IB/Honors English Language Arts 19 November 2013 Do violent video games contribute to youth violence? Video games do not contribute violence in majority of children but there is a small group that is at risk. “normal” children aren’t affected but mentally challenged kids can be. Although there are no studies that can show hard evidence for either side there are trends that lean towards the no affect side. Studies show that “normal” children are not affected by violent
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In the article “Youth Violence: What We Know and What We Need to Know”‚ The American Psychologist; we are shown the truth and severity of the society crippling issue of violence amongst youth. Sandra Calvert’s take on violence in adolescences illustrates for us how family can affect our violent tendencies‚ for better and worse. Aggressive raising‚ violence in the home‚ rejection or disapproval‚ neglect‚ and chaotic family life are all gateways to growing up hostile or violent. While on the other
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