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    “You’ve got the best of both worlds, mix it all together and you know that it’s the best of both, you know the best of both worlds.” (Nevil et.al, 2006). According to Hannah Montana you can have the best of both worlds. Kinderculture affects children from the very beginning of their lives, but how deeply do the messages from the Disneyfication of Kinderculture impact children’s lives? In the Kinderculture article by Henry A. Giroux and Grace Pollock they ask the question, “Is Disney good for your

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    Persepolis is an important book for kids in America, because it gives them a feeling of what it is like to grow up in Iran. Many people will say this book is inappropriate because it has too much “violence”, which is true only to an extent. Persepolis is very educational to middle and high schoolers, but rather disturbing to elementary schoolers and lower grades. Another argument is how Persepolis has foul language, which I will touch on in the following paragraphs. I believe Persepolis is a controversial

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    External causes of aggression are more tractable, as far as how much the impact will reflex a person. Ammunition effect is a language for the aggressiveness of people around ammunition. People are far more likely to be aggressive against someone holding a handgun, then a phone. Even when not in instability, debates have shown that people contribute to acknowledge more aggressively while in the same area as a firearm, as disputed to a friendly element. Crowd news is a enormous influence, most greatly

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    today’s world is simple; too many people believe that hurting others or being unfair is okay. In today’s society, people cheer on a fight between two people, instead of breaking it up. And sadly, video games, the Internet, and even the media support this frightening development. In the infamous video game “Grand Theft Auto,” the player takes the role of a gangster who is rewarded for shoot police, robbing banks, and running over pedestrians. On the Internet, especially on social media, I can find

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    Grand Theft Auto V is a third-person open world adventure game developed by Rockstar North. Players also have the option of playing in First person view in versions of the game that was later released for the new generation consoles (Xbox1, PS4) and PC. Grand Theft Auto is meant for the mature audience since it involves Crime, violence, sex, drugs, alcohol and foul language. One of the most anticipated and popular releases for the younger generation. The previous highly popular title Grand Theft

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    In Violence (1998), C.A.J. Coady introduces the concept of violence as one that has been marked with confusion due to “lack of clarity about its meaning and about the moral status it should have in our development of public policy” (p. 1). He argues that it would be preferable to adopt a “restricted” definition of violence. To support this, he considers two popular views about violence and claims that both: 1. Have counterintuitive consequences and/or do not reflect ordinary language usage, and 2

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    Hi im Taylor Buchite. Why video game violence is bad. have you ever witnessed video game violence? I'm sure you have if you have im sure you will trough out some time in your life. Violent video games increase aggressive behavior in kids, teens and adults. 37,000 participants played violent video games to see if they were more aggressive. 50% of those participants were found more like fully to be more aggressive to anybody that talked to them. When you play violent games as a kid or a teen you are

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    the night every night in a cold sweat and I stay awake the rest of the night scared to do anything. This started happening after I had seen so many violent movies advertised everywhere. It’s not an option to watch them. These violent images and videos are everywhere. For some reason it’s affected me more than I would like. I have not even seen the movies. I have only seen the trailers and I am still scared at night. Youth violence has affected me by advertising, and is causing me to be incapable

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    Can violence in movies and video games lead to real violence? Can it lead people to harm others? What effects does it have? Even though your inner conscience controls your final decision external influences can drive you over that breaking point. According to the article “ Violence in the Movies: Cinematic Craft or Hollywood Gone Too Far?” violence in movies can be very harmful to kids and others as well.Violence in video games and movies does lead to real violence because external influences such

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    world are using internet to their advantage from being a business tool to being able use it recreationally in the comfort of their home. People have been encouraged to use internet because of the enjoyment or spreading news quicker. Advertising and video games are among the big factors related to media. Public relations is another form of media that I will examine and it benefits. In this research paper I will be observing these aspects of media and the internet to a better understanding of them.

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