about violent video games. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) raised the issue while discussing his proposed “national commission on mass violence” on “Fox News Sunday” Dec. 16. “The violence in the entertainment culture‚ particularly with the extraordinary realism to video games and movies now‚ does cause vulnerable young men‚ particularly‚ to be more violent‚” said the senator‚ who was joined by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). ABC News has not confirmed that Lanza played violent video games‚ but
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Video games with violent themes are a very large part of the American culture. Children and young adults spend an enormous amount of time playing video games in today’s world. It is a popular belief that video games cause violent behavior in children and young adults. There have been hundreds of studies to either prove or disprove the idea that violent video games cause violent action in real life. In my opinion‚ the link between violent games and the behavior problems seen in some of today’s youth
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Violent Video Games Video violence is a major problem in our society. When people are exposed to the violent world of video games‚ their perceptions of reality are changed from a world with consequence‚ to a world where consequence does not matter. USA Today Magazine states‚ that video violence is a major component in the desensitization of mankind (Video violence desensitizes the brain‚ 2006). Exposing children to the repetitive violence in video games serves as a conditioning for violent behavior
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Violent Video Games It seems like everywhere we as a society look today‚ violence rears its disgusting head. We see violence in the streets‚ back alleys‚ and even our schools. Violence can now be seen in many people’s living rooms while they are sitting down playing video games. Children and teenagers seem to be the most effected by violence on video games. Many things should be done to change children’s view on video games and how much violence should be on the video games. Kids today act
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face about Medical Marijuana in our country today. However‚ the most quintessential reason that Medical Marijuana should be legal is that there is not even a good reason for it not to be illegal. Some people ask “Why should marijuana be legalized?” but we should be asking ourselves “Why should marijuana be illegal?” Individuals deserve the right to decide whether or not they should be able use marijuana. The government should not be
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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‚ they have catered
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Violent video games infiltrate our society to create more violent people and less desirable person to person contact. Video games promote violence in teenagers. With video games becoming more realistic‚ people are better able to project the violence towards society. This in turn causes societal norms to become accustom towards violent tendencies. Just because a person does not immediately imitate specific violent acts found in video games‚ does not mean the games will have no long-term negative impact
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today’s world. Some people believe their kids have way too many trophies while others believe kids should receive an award no matter what their abilities are. Trophies should not be given to everyone; they should be earned by hard work. One reason why kids should not get trophies is because it does not prepare them for the future. For example‚ in the article “Should Everyone Get a Trophy?” by Lauren Tarshis‚ she states‚ ”In life‚ most people are not rewarded for simply doing what’s required.” Adults
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Why college shouldn’t be free In the past years college education has been an arguable topic because college is such a big accomplishment in our society now. There is no doubt that there are students who would use this opportunity and run with it. But does that mean all students? There are kids in high school‚ where for the most part is free‚ and they don’t take it seriously. Although College being free would be a benefit for a population of students‚ there are many reasons why it should not.
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You wake up in the morning‚ and open your closet. The clothes shock you as you look at the thrilling jeans‚ and all white T-shirt. You grab them. They feel nice and smooth‚ with a silky finish to them. You zombie walk to your phone and the dresser‚ and turn it on. BOOM! The “Wednesday” hits you‚ and your heart feels as if it drops to your gut in your stomach. This means school. So‚ you put the jeans and shirt back‚ only to grab a school‚ plain‚ solid color shirt and khaki pants. Around the world
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