Effects of Violence on the Youth

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The Effects of Media on the Youth Some argue that media violence plays a small part in youth violence. I think children are surrounded by violence all the time. If children can learn pro-social and educationally valuable skills from television, they could learn the opposite from video games and the news. Violence is everywhere. Many parents and educators believe that violence seen on the media will desensitize children. Furthermore, the introduction of television and the increase in people watching it, crime rate has increased according to Myers (2001). Children commit violence just because of what they see on television. Other people argue that violence seen on the media is fiction and that children understand the difference. There is a strong relationship on how media violence affects the youth. In order, to understand this critical issue, we need to examine the history of violence in entertainment. Violence in the entertainment world is not new. Ancient Rome, people gathered to watch gladiators. In gladiator combats, trained men would fight each other in front of a cheering crowd. Sometimes, men had to fight against fierce animals. Roman watched 100 days of games, resulting in thousands of men and animals seriously injured or killed. Long before children watched violent cartoons, they read violent stories like the “Little Red Robin Hood”. However, most cherished fairy tales often have bloodshed events. In fact, modern versions of fairy tales tend to be more aggressive than the originals. Violence is such a popular form of entertainment. People like watching violence because of the suspense. Seeing other people's pain also makes your own problems seem trivial. Finally, some violence in the media has a responsibility to demonstrate a practical lesson. Many gladiators, condemned criminals, their violent and

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