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Most video games nowadays are killing with blood and many weapons such as guns, knives, or explosives. In his article, there are some examples of video games which are children's favorite games, contain strong violence: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Grant Theft Auto IV (Wayne Warburton 57). Consequently, the players can subconsciously learn violent actions, even become violent himself. In addition, being exposed to those behaviors in the games can make players insensitive to violence. When playing video games, players can associate violence to entertainment. It is a prize for the winner, so their habit can be developed in being aggressive.
Talk to a teacher at Westside Middle School, Mrs O'Leery, shares her moment when she watched her students become addicted to video games. Students nowadays access to recreational facilities such as video games was no stranger to violent scenes. For example, killing, kicking, shooting are whole barbaric scenes in these games, while students are immersive. She witnessed the jubilant faces, satisfaction when students played with the grisly scenes in the video games. Those violence games were slowly destroying the soul and personality of children, turning them into evil.
Since its introduction, television has become an electronic member of the family. The TV brings information and sources of knowledge, and even can be a friend, or it can have a negative effect on our behavior. Because of collection violence on any television channel, it becomes a big influence in human behavior. Children who are affected by television become less caring, less sensitive, to lose their inhibitions, and aggressive behavior. "The killer at Thurston High" is a horrible school shooting case. Kip Kinkel, fifteen-year-old, shot to death his parents and two classmates, and 25 others were injured at Thurston High School. One of the reason causes in this case is related to television.