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…Human nature, not the media, is to blame for the violence that plagues our world.Countless violent acts are blamed on our television shows, magazines, and movies when in reality they only reflect the society that created them. Violence has existed…

…Over time and through out history, violence in sport has always been a problem for spectators and players alike. Violence in sport is generally looked down upon, because sport is meant to promote fair play which is the basis for a good society. It also…

…Media Violence BLOOD! GUNS! DEATH! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TV heroes endorse tanks of noxious,flesh-eating gas The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radios the size of a basic…

…The Effects of Violence on TV Did you hear about the recent Jonesboro shootings in America where an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old shot down and killed four school mates and a teacher? The outrage has been put down to many things including exposure…

…SCHOOL VIOLENCE In the past three years there have been over ten national school shootings. Innocent children have been shot and killed by fellow alumni. Violence in schools has spread widely throughout the nation. This has caused many problems…

…are fictional, violent, and sexual. Prime-time television seems to be the most violent of all the programming during the course of a day. Violence on those shows are already bad enough, but now cartoons have a lot of violence also. Cartoons appeal to children…

…to show that the compiled evidence of television's influence on behavior is so "overwhelming" that there is a consensus in the research community that "violence on television does lead to aggressive behavior" (Methvin, 49). Given that the majority…

…VIOLENCE IN SPORTS “…Steeler running back Rocky Bleier, whose war time experiences, not so oddly, offer some insights. To Bleier, there are interesting parallels between survival in war and survival in the NFL. ‘The experiences with war injuries…

…reality" (Cooke L19), the idea of technology affecting our lives has been a frightful one. This age-old dilemma has played itself out over the past three decades in America regarding television violence and its effects on society. A recent census figure…

…Violence in society is more prevalent today than ever before. Media and entertainment have opened up violent images for children to see. Availability of weapons to school age children seems incredulous. News stories of elementary school children…