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            Today, we live in a world of anger, hatred and violence. Terrorism, school shootings and hate crimes are an everyday reality. We try to place the blame for these things on anything, but ourselves. We use music, movies and TV as scapegoats to dodge the responsibility for violent actions. Though lately it has received the brunt of the negativity directed towards this violence, media violence is not the sole and direct cause of producing the influx of violence in our children recently in society. .
             People are so worried about what their children watch now all of a sudden. Some parents think that video games, rated R movies, newscasts, and graphic TV shows are morphing their children into killers. By doing a little research, watching TV, being a movie fanatic, and also being a teenager (that is supposedly so susceptible to media violence) one could easily formulate some ideas of his/her own. To take it a step further one could easily gather some expert opinions to show that media violence is not what society's problem is at least not directly (Marks). The government and the people associated with it have to stop blaming violence on the media and stop some of the real sources of the problem on which they can have an impact on. "In the United States, approximately two million teenagers carry knives, guns, clubs or razors. As many as 135,000 take them to school everyday" (Grossman). Why in the world doesn't the government put some more emphasize on stopping this? It seems that by putting blame of the media, and drawing the blame away from themselves, they can use their ideas to campaign for high offices on our government. By promising to fix the supposed media violence problem they gain offices, but never get to the real core of the problem. Without guns in the schools, school shooting could not occur. Teenagers are able to bye enough weaponry to arm a small country if they desire. The government needs to stop using their mouth so much and use a little muscle to lead a major and successful campaign against the accessibility of guns to children.


Essays Related to media violence

1. Violence In The Media

Violence in the Media The event we chose which has ethical implications relative to the media is copycat murders and how they are portrayed by the news. ... One perspective on this issue of violence in the media came from the American Academy of Pediatrics is a committee on Communications. ... Although violence in the media is not the only cause of violence in America's society, it is considered the most recognized contributing factor. ... (Media Violence RE9526.) ... Violence in the Media Individual Response Although the media has a right to deliver the news, they sometimes t...

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2. Media Violence

First of all, comics play an important role in the promotion of media violence. ... Comic prints only contributes in desensitizing the human's mind, the Internet, a growing form of media, influences greatly to media violence in today's society. ... The children are likely to find themselves being influenced by media violence unconsciously. ... Unfortunately, children are not the only ones who are influenced by violence in the media. Many times adolescents and young adults also mimic violence portrayed in the media. ...

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3. Levels of Analysis and Media Influenced Aggression

Overview of Findings on the Effects of Media Violence on Aggression Violence in the media has a significant influence on aggressive behaviour. With violence in the media being culturally accepted, it has a "desensitising" effect, as violence is becoming increasingly socially accepted and considered to be 'normal'. ... According to Anderson (2004) there are many short term and long term effects of media violence on aggressive behaviour, depending on the amount of exposure to media violence. ... Many people do not believe how harmful the effects of media violence can be, as...

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4. Media Violence? Media "Whatever You Want"!

On such media, violence is presented in a form that anybody may read or hear it. For many years, it has been told that violence in media affects the youths therefore it must be censored. But I believe that media violence has no direct effect to real crime. ... I believe that sex and violence in media should be allowed, not censored. ... Amazingly, 94% of adults believe that violence in media contributes to crime in America. ...

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5. Violence in the Media

The violence portrayed in video games, television, and movies alike have become too sadistically real to the children targeted or indirectly affected by such media. ... The more violence that children consume from movies and media alike, the more likely it is that they themselves will become violent. ... Violence has not just become a force in the media. Along with sex and scandal, violence has itself become the media. ... While the media inadvertently glamorizes violence, more actions should be taken to control and enforce censorship. ...

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6. Violence in the Media

The violence portrayed in video games, television, and movies alike have become too sadistically real to the children targeted or indirectly affected by such media. ... The more violence that children consume from movies and media alike, the more likely it is that they themselves will become violent. ... Violence has not just become a force in the media. Along with sex and scandal, violence has itself become the media. ... While the media inadvertently glamorizes violence, more actions should be taken to control and enforce censorship. ...

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7. Media Violence and Its Effect on Society

Violence in the mass media has been a topic of much debate in recent years. ... Defining media violence has been an issue that most of the literature seems to avoid. ... Often media violence is defined by the industry themselves (Surette, 2001). ... Media violence has been studied on its effect on behaviors and attitudes towards violence. ... Media violence affects individuals by increasing aggressive and anti-social behavior, fear of becoming victims, desensitization to violence and victims of violence, and increase appetite for more violence in media and real life (AAP, 2003). ...

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8. Media Violence

Media Violence Does media violence hurt? First you would need to define what media violence is. Media violence is the movie industry making movies that show extreme and unnecessary violence. ... Media violence can hurt. ... Media violence is extreme. ...

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9. Mass Media Or Mass Violence

But the news on television is not the only type of media taking the criticism of society. Other forms of mass media, specifically movies and television programs containing pornography and violence have been heavily criticized. ... The key premise here is that the mass media does not cause undesirable social behaviour and in actuality, the media people should not be dubbed as the "bad guys". ... One way to do that is to concentrate on what sells: sex, violence and disaster. ... Similarly, to say that women are singled out in the media is fallacious due to the many examples of media where me...

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10. Violence In The Media

Violent behavior of some individuals can possibly be linked to media violence. There are a number of different ways that people can be influenced by media violence. ... It is no myth that media violence can lead to aggressive behavior in children. ... Media violence affects children in many different ways. ... Media violence often fails to show the consequences of violence. ...

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