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    frequently brings out the worst in people, with its capacity for damaging mental and physical health, quality of life, and families. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the subject of war is ironically shown through the experiences of children. When children are unexpectedly exposed to war, they are emotionally damaged later in life and become accustomed to acts of violence. The children's exposure to war omits their violent behavior. William Golding also has full power over how the characters

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    The use of media (television, video games, phones, music, and computers) by young children is becoming more and more common in everyday life. Children are in front of media screens now more than anytime in history. Parents are allowing, encouraging, and promoting the use of media in many forms. There are endless sources available for parents to purchase for the use with infants, toddlers,a nd preschoolers from movies to games and videos. (Ravichandran, France de Bravo, 2010, “Yound Children and

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    them. People are being attacked in their home, families are being killed, children and women are being raped, but most these criminals run away without being caught by the police. All these criminals are treated to the communities, so people believes that having guns will help them to defend themselves and their family against these criminals. Women who used to be against keeping guns at home now want to own a gun to defend themselves against violence and criminals. According to Terry Allison, “The

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    children. There are many things that children at a very young age are learning, for example violence. Many children learn violent behavior and they become violent and aggressive children because they are exposed to so much mature content. Many parents are not aware of what their children are watching, and without knowing it, their children are raised by the media. Many television shows contain a lot of violence, for example kids fighting each other, kids bullying other kids and kids yelling and disrespecting

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    In this judicious Psychology Today article on videogame violence, Brad Bushman, a psychology professor and violent media analyst, guarantees that violent computer games significantly affect the aggression levels of kids. By taking after psychological and logical thinking, Bushman studies how really violent computer games build and energize aggressive behavior. He talks about the psychological ideas of dynamic learning, recognizable proof, and behavioral conditioning keeping in mind the end goal to

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    that play a role in the case from parental neglect to drug abuse. In 1983 C. Everett Koop, the U.S. Surgeon General, claimed that video games were a leading cause of family violence. Although video game advocates argue that majority of the research on the topic is flawed and found no causal relationship with video games and social violence. Violent video games should be allowed because violent video games allow players to release stress and anger in the game and sales of violent games increase while

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    Video games and violence Over the years, the popularity of computer and video games has grown. Specifically violent video games make up more than 50 % of the top selling games. These games include violent themes that involve guns, crime, blood, and gore. There is an ongoing belief that these types of games are to blame for the many acts of violence in society and have encouraged America’s youth to act out in aggression. Several organizations, such as the PTC (Parents Television Council) have moved

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    retaliation has been naturally integrated into the human mind to “right the wrongs” and to “get even”. Violence is often caused by one’s desire to take revenge on another, and an alternative outlet to let out aggression is of paramount importance in order to create a peaceful society. Since the dawn of time, people have used their personal vendettas as vindication to carry out acts of violence. On August 20, 1986, a 44 year old man opened fire with two pistols at the Edmond Post Office in Oklahoma

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    viewpoints of children and teens. Children and teens now live in a world that is covered with media influences. In the Australian Nursing Journal article it states, “Media sites provide young people with opportunities to stay connected with friends, family and the world, and develop technical, creative and social skills” (2012, Australian Nursing Journal). Before the influence of the media there was a time when it was not really something that had a huge impact on children and teens. But as time has

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    Chapter 8-Workplace Violence MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Why was Grant’s law created? a. to reduce the cost of H&S claims b. to reduce the potential of violence in healthcare c. to reduce the risk of violence for gas station attendants d. to raise awareness of workplace violence ANS: c PTS: 1 REF: p. 196 2. Approximately how many workplace homicides occur in Canada each year? a. 7 b. 14 c. 21 d. 55 ANS: b PTS: 1 REF: p. 196 3. Which of the following statements BEST defines how

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