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    causes violence in adolescents? Or is a biological pre-disposition ultimately responsible? These are questions that have been widely debated by many elite health professionals over the years. In Sharon Begley’s essay, “Why the Young Kill” she expresses the idea that while adolescent violence is related to exposure to violence due to their surroundings, bad parenting, etc. it is also blatantly evident that biological predisposition is a reality. In Hillary Clinton’s speech “Media Violence and Children

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    The idea of violence is instilled in everyone’s head in some way or another. From the time we are born we are equipped with the idea that we must react when we are upset. When someone affects us in a negative way, there is an idea in our minds that urges us to fight back or cause harm to that person. This idea of causing harm stays with us from childhood until we take our last breath. Since 2013, there have been 242 school shootings within America. Even worse, there have been over a thousand

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    research, one discovers the scope of violence, the signs to detect its presence in a person’s life, and what programs are in place to help people to protect them and be in better and

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    Violence Violence has been an issue for a long time and is all around us, that’s why police or law enforcements are important for our community to keep all individuals safe. People have said for several years that violence is never the answer, but yet we continue to have many issues that surround it. Our own history has shown many acts of violence throughout its time and has proven to people that wars are the only answer, but I strongly disagree. Criminals have shown several acts of violence that’s

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    school shootings for my last write up, I decided that reading and learning about the reality of school gun violence was important. In the late 1990s there was a downward spiral of youth violence. Suburban areas stayed out of the spotlight, which helped keep the fear of school violence to a minimum and brush under the rug the violence. In non-suburban areas the majority were experiencing gun violence which led to fear in many peoples eyes. The typical schoolyard fights had turned into murders and much

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    Workplace violence, is an issue often encountered but rarely discussed or focused on. Workplace violence includes physical assault, verbal or written threats, harassment and homicide (“Workplace Violence, “2017). Per ANA website, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) does not require organizations to have prevention programs in regards to workplace violence. From experience, we know how fast situations can escalate and it is important that we have a governing body that protects us

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    Spread Of Violence

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    How Society Should Protect Itself Against Violence. There are many theoretical ways in which society can protect itself against violence, ranging from more violence to kindness. But, the best way a society can protect itself from violence is by limiting the spread of violence. There are multiple ways to limit or stop the spread of violence. One way is to not be hostile to violent people, stopping the amount of violence. A second is to limit the amount of people doing a violent act. Lastly, to remove

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    of violence. Throughout history, violence was used to dispute arguments over land and religions. Our careless use of violence through history is damaging to all people. The use of violence is demonstrated in the book, The Outsiders. The book is about a two gangs that engaged in violence with one another, the effects of their careless use of violence is shown in the characters throughout the story. Violence is useless in solving conflicts, and can come with an unpleasant aftermath. Violence has

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    Sociology Of Violence

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    However, violence has multiple variations including: mental violence, symbolic violence, and lastly as studied, political violence, that cultural anthropologists have significantly improved the understanding of. Before delving into the different categories of violence, it is important to understand that the uses of violence also vary. When examining violence, it is crucial to discern the action from the perspective of the perpetrator. (Hansen, 367) As seen in Riches’ dynamic triangle of violence, those

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    Fanon Violence

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    “On Violence” Fanon is most noted for claiming that “At the individual level, violence is a cleansing force. It rids the colonized of their inferiority complex, of their passive and despairing attitude. It emboldens them and restores their self-confidence” (51). At first glance this claim rings true to the interpretations of his work given by authors such as Robert Fulford and Henry Louis Gates, Jr who resent Fanon’s work, but there is more to this claim. To further enumerate on the quote, violence

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