... is capable of persuading a variety of people to doing unthinkable things. For this reason, the government should require all new television sets to include the v-chip. "The v-chip is an electronic means of screening out content, particularly violence, that the parents deem inappropriate for their children's viewing" (Thomas 65). If this law is ... on content, and tell the viewer or the parent exactly what type of questionable material the program contains. In addition to this new rating, the V-chip will allow parents to set their television to not even display shows containing certain qu...

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... if the bureau fits them. Like a Christian rating bureau would appeal to a Christian family. Some people believe that PICS is a lot like the V-chip. It's true they are similar but their differences are very notable. The V-chip is a chip that is put in all TV's larger than 13" by the FCC that blocks the display of television programming based upon its rating. There ... see on the Internet can potentially be filtered at any of those points so you in fact are not in total control of what comes to your screen, unlike the V-chip. "You can block material at your computer, but so can libraries,...

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... Act. It stated that broadcast networks were to develop a ratings system to be used in conjunction with the v-chip and required all manufactures to equip the television sets with v-chips once a rating system was devised ("Television Violence"). The v-chip (the "v" for violence) is a computer chip that fits into TV sets. It can be used by parents to block out any shows that are ... ...

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... set aside especially for educational programming to help enlighten children. In 1996 Congress passed the Telecommunications Act stating that an electronic device, called the V-Chip, must be installed in every new television set beginning February 1998. The V-Chip can be programmed to block out shows with high ratings of violence to help parents monitor what their children watch (Edgar 34). Mary Hepburn ... ...

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... this has perpetuated their ongoing motivation. Lord Durham's report specifically encouraged the assimilation of the French [Kan13]. This political development from the past alone has incited many Francophone's to have a chip on their shoulder regarding Canadian politics. Their views are tainted from historical events that have shaped Canada, the region of Québec specifically. Canada's economic regions have played a vital ... ...

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... certainly will work. National ID's might well have raised questions when the hijackers were buying airline tickets, since some had apparently overstayed their visas. Ingenious new technologies such as smart-chip technology could make ID cards more secure, and useful. Why not make the national ID card voluntary and leave the government out of the whole thing. Putting optional information on ... ...

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... the sixty-four that responded to the questions, fifty-six or 87.5 percent believe the death penalty does not have a deterrent effect on possible murderers or murder rates. These results chip away at the most important justification for the death penalty.(RadeletAkers 2-3) I believe the reason the death penalty is not a deterrent, is because murderers do not examine risk/reward charts before ... ...

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