Suddenly one of the boys grabbed a lawn ornament and hit her over the head, and she died. ... Teens don't look at how hurt their parents will be if they do die and also teens don't realize what kind of trouble they get in to. ... If they also do something good around the house give them a warm compliments or a gesture. ... Teens should be able to watch whatever they want. ... As a result to this teens have been less aggressive towards other classmates and other teens, many who watch violent TV become very careless and more aggressive towards other teens. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

For example in 1988 on February 26 rookie New York City police officer Edward Byre was sitting alone in his police car guarding the house of a drug trial witness in South Jamaica, Queens where he was shot four times in the head and killed. ...

• Word Count: 5482
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• Grade Level: High School

(Time Magazine) The media bombardment that teens are faced with in society distorts the laws of reality, and as one sociologist puts it: "adolescents show little if any concern for the physical injury or harm inflicted for their victims." ... We would pick up chairs and start hitting people over the head with them--- except, unlike on TV, the chairs didn't break, but the kids did." ... In video games especially, violence is rather routine, and doesn't illustrate the true sensations of pain and suffering, but rather rewards you for the amount of pain you can give out. ...

• Word Count: 2620
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The purpose of this is to explain and give some insight into the situation that an abused person lives in. ... Then he would hit me" This can be seen through these lyrics, "Your words in my head, and knives in my heart" (line 12). ... Those quotes are an example of some of the thoughts that go through a battered woman's head. ... However, that image is still in my head just like if it happened yesterday. ... Girls who witness domestic violence are more vulnerable to abuse as teens and adults. ...

• Word Count: 2949
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School