Influence of television violence for children Each day, millions of child open their television and pass hours watching it.What they listen can be cartoon, reality show, game show, educational program or movie. ... Also, kids who watch violent programs are slower to intervene or to call for help when they saw younger children fighting or playing destructively than kids who watched nonviolent TV program. ... First, parents watch television with their kids, it has been found that when parents build their family cohesion around television viewing, the negative effects of television are intensif...

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Gilda Berger a researcher states, that kids watched a film called "FUZZ," on ABC, showing people burning other for fun. ... Teens enjoy violent shows because they"re fun and exciting, but it influences them in a negative way. ... An article written by many researchers claims, parents don't pay attention to violent shows their teens watch, also it says parents don't set standards on how many hours they can watch TV (Children And TV Violence). There are solutions to these problems, such as: to sit down one night and watch what some teens watching for an hour and observe and see if it...

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For many people, different forms of media are used to escape from the stresses of everyday life, programmes such as soaps can be watched without any thought being required. ... A large percentage of the population enjoy many hours gossiping about different television programmes and films. It provides the nation with an entertainment source, both while watching these mediums, and the aftermath of discussion. ... It gives us all an aspiration as we see new acts performing at the Brit Awards, or when we see man land on the moon, because as we watch these events take place we see that normal pe...

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(Black, et. al. 317) Older children watch about four hours less per week. ... Children who watch a lot of television are less bothered by the violence they see on television than those children who watch only a little. ... A study, conducted at Pennsylvania State University, compared preschool children who had watched violent cartoons and some children who had watched shows with no violent behavior. ... (Krcmar 608) Parents must watch at least one episode of every show their children watch. ... Many times, children do not enjoy watching the programs they see on television, but they...

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Do the effects of watching television "slide harmlessly away- or are they "slowly absorbed into the child's identity and developing sense of self- (Kilbourne 160)? ... To illustrate this point she cites a 1994 "gender-bender- commercial in which a group of bevy women office workers gather to watch a construction worker take off his shirt and enjoy a Diet Coke. ...

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When he got home, he turned on the television and watched the news. ... Leaning back, he smiled as he watched Sylvester Stallone fill hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers with lead. ... Shows like Southpark, Pro-wrestling, and Celebrity Deathmatch provide violence in a hysterical and clever manner for Americans to enjoy. ... Watching someone fly through the air in an attempt to land on his opponent, then throwing him into the rubber ropes of the ring, and close-lining him as he helplessly passes by that's pure entertainment. ... Watching Hanson and The Spice Girls tear each other's l...

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Watch a few movies and get a few laughs and thrills. ... Empirically, entertainment is something that amuses or pleases and so we should enjoy the violence created for entertainment as it was meant to be. ... It is because for the exact same reason why we enjoy car explosions, combats, and firearms. ... There are many people who enjoy violence but do not take part in it. ...

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Children and young adults listen to music and watch television in extremely large quantities. ... Companies show violence because people are known to enjoy it. ... Children learn by observing the world around them and watching violent acts on television isn"t a beneficial observation. ... The more television they watch, the more they believe life to be like television. ...

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As a result, people tend to resort to violence faster in a crisis situation rather than by peaceful alternatives; viewers prefer watching a violent film rather than a romance etc. because it gets their adrenaline rushing; and viewers want to see Hollywood's opinion on who they will victimize next. ... Since the Roman Empire, human nature has been to enjoy violent scenes of other people's sufferings, like when they throw someone into the lion's den and use that as entertainment. ... Young children all day watch cartoons of cowboys shooting Indians like it is nothing, basically ...

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When kids watch this they might try to experiment on an available pet and can cause real harm. ... Although it can start being prevented by not being introduced to children in something they enjoy the most, their books and novels. ...

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Media and Pornography It started by way of messengers and scribes, evolved through the presentation of newspapers and radio, brought us together with television, and now serves us world-wide via the ever-popular Internet. It is the mass media, and even from the earliest days of its existence, it has contributed greatly in ways that both enlighten and enrich society, and ways that deteriorate and perplex it. It is not a surprise to learn that the mass media is the most powerful source of information we have, and nothing else in today's world influences public perception quite as hea...

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The social problem that I"m going to report on is violent video games in our society. Society views this as a social problem because people believe that, with the increase in violent video games that are out on the market, violent crimes are also increasing. I chose this specific problem because I ...

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Gun Control The basic premise of the constitution is to allow people to the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Someone else cannot take one's right to life. However there are times when people try. When that time comes, the victim must have a way to protect himself. A handgun carried concealed is a great way to offer that protection What gun control advocates can't perceive is that gun control laws are aimed at the legal buying and selling of guns. ...

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