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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(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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The Violent Effects That the Media Has on America's Youth For Americans, watching television has become part of their daily routine. ... By age three, television viewing has become an event that the entire family can enjoy. television can take one from their living room to an imaginary fantasyland or expose violence only seen in one's worse nightmare. ... As stated before, children of all ages watch television. ... Many parents fail to monitor what their child is watching because they do not think that their child will watch those shows or do not think it will harm them. ... Anot...

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What people watch on TV is also continuing to corrupt the way people looked at themselves. ... The two boys enjoyed the movies Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk till Dawn, Pulp Fiction and Natural Born Killers, movies with violent themes. ... Research says this is because the exposure to T.V. the older generations receives, and because they watch television more often than any other age group (Eisler, Oct 30,2000). ... Sometimes, watching a single violent program can increase aggressiveness. Children, who watch programs or movies, in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or un...

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Even the viewers take violence as entertainment and enjoy it. ... Parents can limit the amount of time children spend watching television, and encourage children to spend their time on sports, hobbies, or with friends; parents and kids can even draw up a list of other enjoyable activities to do instead of watching TV. Parents can encourage their children to watch or listen to programs that demonstrate helping, caring and cooperation. ...

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However, during the Romantic era, people became less susceptible in believing these imaginary myths and more interested in reading the frightening literature that was presented in order to enjoy a "good" fright. ... All of the activities that are prohibited by society and morals can be lived out vicariously through the evil things we read about and watch on the screen. ... Finally, the appeal of frightening media can be explained in a very similar fashion as explaining why people enjoy roller coaster rides. ... It was also stated that children enjoyed being spooked by movies or 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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Kids have been enjoying these games for more than two decades now. ... Almost all players can enjoy the game without this problem. ... Talbot taken the time to play, or even watch someone else play these games she would have learned that "killing enemies" is not the object of the game. ...

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Michael Howe states: "We have to remember that children and adults do enjoy and do choose to watch and listen to those programs and music that contain violence- (48). ... The child enjoys eating such foods, though they produce the harmful effects of rotting away at his teeth. ...

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Stalking, therefore, becomes a form of criminal harassment that includes activities by another person such as repeatedly following, watching and communicating without the consent of the affected individual (Snow, 264). ... Sexual harassment entails denying someone's partner the conjugal rights that someone should enjoy after being married (Orlov, 26). ...

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