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Carvajal discusses the influence that violence in books has on our teens. In the article, Carvajal talks about the complaints that libraries receive about the content in the books that teens are checking out. The complaints are predominantly about the sexual material in the literature. One library in response to the complaints raised the age at which teens may borrow general circulation books from thirteen to sixteen. The library issued special cards to teens under sixteen that allows them access to only juvenile books. The article insists that there is a crucial difference in reading about violence and watching it on TV. The article says that a book gives a reader more complex information to understand the feelings and insights of characters, while movies can desensitize us to violence.

I do not think that books are less influential on a teen than a movie. Violence is violence, whether it is read in a book, watched in a movie, or seen in a picture. I believe no matter where the teen gets the information, if he or she decides to reenact it that is solely their decision. I also believe that there are other issues with the teen other than

I think that simulators should only be used as educational purposes, such as learning to fly or drive. I do not think that Doom-type games should be used as murder simulators. I believe that there should be regulations put on the games and simulators. I do not think that the games will ever become unpopular like Dvorak suggests. I believe that the cycle of people will naturally cause others to become interested and the cycle will continue. I also agree with Dvorak’s comment about the size of the schools and how impersonal they are becoming. Maybe if things were more personal so that kids could talk about their problems, things like school shootings wouldn’t happen.

John Leland wrote this article in response to the shootings in Littleton, Colorado. Leland says that teenagers of every era have carved out their own secret world but the secret world of today is more severe. In the past, the toughest decisions teens had to make were whether to have sex or do drugs, but with new technology and the influence from the entertainment industry, issues have become more complex. Leland says that the pop-culture industry, marketing tribal styles through MTV and the Internet, makes it harder for adults to read their teens. Making the process even harder, teens have long been adept to lying, deceiving, and conniving to keep their world secret. Leland argues that usage of the Internet has become part of more and more adolescent’s lives. He addresses the regular uses of the

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