I believe that violence in video games, music, and movies is not to blame at all for violence in society. I believe that these things do the total opposite and allow us to vent some of the ... gives people who are violent what they want, along with society and people's general ideas about how movies and games cause violence, a scapegoat. It enrages me when people tell me video games cause violence. In videogames, it is sometimes possible to be a violent character and hurt others, and people think blindly that makes the people who play them more violent. For ... me, if I am mad, playing such...

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... to decorate your home, movies could teach you lessons, and songs could help you express your feelings, but all this media can also have its" negative side. Movies, video games, and music can all be very negative influence in persons" life. Everyone loves renting and going the movies; it is a very fun activity for people of all ... are rated, many children play them, not caring about the age limit. Many of these video games can give children ideas. There is a XBOX game called Halo, that my three year old nephew plays. This game is all about killing people. It has vivid images that show ...

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... best friend. The last two songs that I enjoy so much came from a very popular video game, and in my opinion, at least one of the best video game series out there. The name of the game was "Kingdom Hearts. Every time I play this game I always like to see the intro and ending because it plays two of my favorite ... many times that I can replay every scene in my head for memory because I watched it so much while listening to the song. Once you beat the game, there are only two option: either replay the last boss fight or start all over again. It doesn't seem fun from reading it at this vie...

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... Destructive Power of Mass Media Mass media is one of the main causes of teenage violence in the United States because violent movies promote destructive behavior, video games in store shelves are so violent the contain warning labels, and contemporary music encourages rape, robbery, murder, assault, or the use of ... for answers. The Littleton, Colorado teenagers reportedly immersed themselves in the same media described above. They even produced and starred in their own murderous video before gunning down their classmates and apparently taking their own lives. The irreverence for life ...

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... that the average child has witnessed 8,000 murders on television before finishing elementary school. Some of the examples of that violence to children are: video games, music lyrics and videos, and television. Most studies currently indicate that video games have been a new and strong motivation for aggressiveness, especially for younger children. A study reports that almost 50% of the favorite games chosen were ... . In addition, they discovered that the children's violent behavior in free play increased after they had played or merely observed a violent video game. Playing with video g...

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... , the search for a Napster clone was on. Kazaa, WinMX, Audiogalaxy are currently the leaders in Napster clones. Kazaa and WinMX offer audio and video files as well as pictures, while Audiogalaxy only offers music files. I have used WinMX and still currently use Kazaa occasionally. Another effective way, available ... to go into America Online private chat rooms. In these rooms, there are servers who have lists of thousands of audio and video files, software, and video games. These files include music CD's that have not even been released to stores yet and movies that have recently been op...

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... , a truly poor hockey player, is a fine example) is indicative of the values of today's society. Many people come to a hockey game in order to see a fight, and would actually consider a player who does nothing but break the rules, and slow the game down a "great player." One only has to look at the popularity of professional wrestling, and boxing to see how decrepit ... music videos, violence is often the central theme. An electronica band called The Prodigy released a music video for MTV for a song entitled "Smack My Bitch Up." The video depicted a person taking drugs, getting into figh...

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... way for people to release from their daily tasks. Movies are another way to be someone else which brings us into the next topic on the list. Since early seventies video games have entertained the minds of teenagers across the world. But have been blamed too much for the cause of teen violence. Most ... video games are in fact violent in some way or another. But aren't video games played elsewhere? Yes, most video games originate in Japan. Most of America's favorite video games originated in Japan. One of the most popular being the Resident Evil series. In this ... game you must kill zo...

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... ". So in a way some music Is pornography, yet there is no solid age restriction to buy such albums. There is also a video game I have that you need to be 18 to purchase because of language and violence, and stealing. So if this game (Vice City) can be restricted due to violent content, language, and sexual content then why cant a record be censored. If ... fined, just like if you were trying to buy cigarettes and you were underage. So in short, music should have restrictions on it, just like movies, pornography and even some video games do....

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... ones on TV, and it is really sad. The biggest thing that gets me is that parents who are not watching what their children are doing and let television and video games raise them, I think that is where the big problem is today. Very simple things influence kids, and what they see on TV can have an affect on them. When ... , or images that are disturbing and it should be the parents" responsibility to talk to them about it. There should not be any kid that is raised by a television or video games. Parents should get their children involved in with extracurricular activities. Extracurricula...

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... watch a TV station called MTV; it was supposed to be very popular. After sitting down I decided to do this. While watching MTV I noticed that it contained a variety of music videos, game shows, and advertisements. What they show on this TV channel describes what a teenager and college student are interested in seeing. In every aspect of the TV station it is either ... star. This is just one of the many different shows that are on MTV. MTV's commercials are ones that might interest younger people. There are commercials all different types of video games. There were also ones for food, ca...

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... kind of entertainment, we could not think of it as entertainment any more. Just imagine music missing from the following forms and places of entertainment: cinema, tv program, radio program, video game, concert hall, theater, bar, cafe, discotheque, nightclub, amusement park, a party, a celebration, anything else you can think of. What would they be like without music? Also imagine what the use of ... ...

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