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…a large influence on children’s attitudes, ideas, and behaviors. Teens witness ten thousand murders, rapes and aggravated assaults per year on TV, and four out of five Americans believe that violence on television directly contributes to the way children view…

…the learning process (Winn 45). They also say that it can evoke violent behavior (Barry 215). Opponents state that children will pay attention and learn faster from watching television (Anderson 52). They also deny the relation between television and violence…

…Gandhi - His Influence in the Nonviolent Movement I think Mohandas Gandhi was one of the most significant persons in the 20th century. He was the one who proved that it is possible to fight very successful without violence. He fought his whole life…

…Donte’ Sims SHIRLEY JACKSON Why would a civilized and peaceful town would ever suggest the horrifying acts of violence can take place anywhere at anytime and the most ordinary people can commit them. Jackson's fiction is noted for exploring…

…wants as well as peer pressure. To determine how to effectively end gang violence we must first find out how these morals are brought on to the individual. Unfortunately these can only be hypothesized. However, by looking at the way humans are influenced…

…on television is not the only type of media taking criticism of society. Other forms of mass media, specifically movies and television programs containing pornography and violence have been heavily criticised. The underlining concept is that society is negatively…

…the notion that if a society wishes to change its citizens' behavior, a system based on punishments will be much more effective than a reward based system. First of all, there seems to be a very strong relationship between punishment and violence. The main…

…Back in My Day… “Back in my day, people just didn’t do stuff like that.” In addition to hearing about how bread used to cost a nickel, that quote is what you hear it from the elders of most generations when talking about violence, especially…

…been under a lot of scrutiny over the last few years. Many people believe that they have harmful side effects, and that teenagers should not be allowed to play them. The effects of violence in the games are questionable; however, the effects of parenting…

…apparent. In addition to Oedipus' ignorance, he is also a very violent person. The violent nature of his character is far worse than any normal man, making him the type of person whom nobody would want to witness distressed. The violence of Oedipus is shown…