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…, uncaring mothers. Timothy Egan, author of "From Adolescent Angst to Shooting Up Schools" (1998), blames the media, the easy to access weapons, the unheard cries for help, and dysfunctional families. The media depicts violence and revenge as admirable ways…

…that a child will be exposed to unwanted violence or inappropriate material at some point or another. For example, I used to baby sit two brothers in elementary school who would brag about sneaking over to friend Kevin’s house to watch Comedy Central’s hit show…

…as minuscule. It is apparent to myself beyond reasonable doubt that after children view over 200,000 acts of TV violence by the time they graduate high school (Hunt 652) they become numb to violence. As of 1995, Senate had passed legislation requiring violence…

…. The American Psychological Association says that effective youth violence prevention programs should start early in childhood and continue through adolescence. Schools should provide positive learning/social opportunities as early as possible. Youth should…

…Teenagers these days have become more violent than ever. It seems like everyday we hear about yet another high school shooting in which innocent people are being killed. In all this chaos I ask you this: What causes these adolescents to rebel…

…wiht guns, and reducing the violence on the streets and in schools. One reason why gun control is important, because it reduces the availability of guns for children. One rule that has helped reduce the availability of guns for children is the 1968 law…

…or longs. Uniforms are a good idea and public schools will greatly benefit from them, as shown in recent studies in the United States. It was shown that in schools with uniforms these positive improvements were made: decreasing violence among students over…

…Cause and Effect Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world of non-violence? Yes, but we don't. We live in a world were children are taking over. They are shooting at school. Why?, because of the lack of attention they are getting from parents…

…? According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, by the time an average child leaves high school, he or she will have watched the happening of 18,000 murders on television. Prime time says the National Coalition on Television Violence, is filled…

…or another. This will tell you that with out censorship we would live in a world so dirty and irresponsible so indecent and shameful that it could not exist. We pretty much ignore the growth in violence and sexual abuse in our movies and on television. Have…