The imaginary friend that I picked is Lou, the article I think that he would find most convincing is “Don’t Withhold Violent Games” because one of his hobbies is to play games. This is a summary of the article “Don’t Withhold Violent Games” by Jessica Robbins. In this article, Robbins begins by acknowledging how far technology has come and how video games have become more graphic and violent (1). Due to a lot of crazy events that have taken place in the recent years involving violent acts, there has been concerns if violent media games have influence. Robbins spoke on the laws that some states have passed banning minors from viewing or purchasing violent video games without an adult and feels such law should not exist (1).
Child abuse is one of the most serious social problems and dramatic damage to our society. It is true the child abuse can be defined like social problem that manifests itself in all social strata; this is due to the lack of concern of our institutions by failing to ensure respect for children's rights. The child abuse it’s not good for them because many children has the same problem because their parents have to stop the violence or the abused it can be affect those children can have trauma and psychologically because their parents are guilty cause the children are abuse. At this point the child abuse is happening in everywhere that’s why now we have to protect our children and care about them. They need love and everything that they didn’t
Technology Drugs, sex, and alcohols are the big no-no in our society. They say that it’ll sabotage one’s future, but what about the daily utensils we’re using every day? Every one of us uses technology every day, every second of our life; yet we don’t know the harm it brings to our society. From just wearing glasses to playing video games on your PC, we are the slaves of technology. Why is technology so harmful to us?
The root of high crimes in America can be due to a variety of things. Many factors play a huge role on this. One of the causes that add to the crimes is probably broken families. When broken families exist children tend to look for support elsewhere and the places they find are not the best ones for example, gangs. A single mother can try her hardest to keep a child away from making bad decisions, but if the mother doesn’t have any type of family support, chances are the child will guide himself to other unsafe, and unhealthy resources.
Teenage Violence Within The Black Community We live in a world where African Americans are killing each other because of the violence within our community. Some types of such violence is rape, domestic abuse, self-hatred, and often gang related. There once was an old saying “It takes a village to raise a child.” Times have changed and in the world we live in today, people are afraid to speak up to other’s children because it may start an altercation. Not only could the parent become offended but in this generation, the child would also try to speak on their behalf. Violence has become widespread and very much uncontrollable in most communities and I believe its because people have become selfish and careless.
Because this is a race-centered issue that affects certain economic demographics more than others, racism, ethnocentrisms, and classism become an important part of the issue. According to Ken Barger, “ethnocentrism can be defined as: making false assumptions about others' ways based on our own limited experience” (2004). People assume that black families choose to live in poor neighborhoods because they are uneducated and lazy. When in actuality they are doing the best they can for their families, but it comes at a price. Classim comes into play when we are talking about the “class” being affect by the poisoning.
DRUG TRAFFICKING Mary Burnett ENG 122 Candy Henry October 15, 2012 Drug trafficking is a problem in the United States, including getting into the hands of our children. Many people do not have a clue or know what drug trafficking can do to affect their lives. Drugs are closer to home it is a problem because more drugs are being made and it is spreading like a wild fire to our young kids and youths of today world. The law enforcement fights every day to keep drugs from being trafficked in the United States. Many people do not believe drugs can be brought right to their door step.
Aggression is the reason behind gun-violence and video games bring that aggression out,”(Studies Suggest Complex Link Between Guns, Violent Video Games). Those with mental problems, such as the Columbine shooters, are thought being influenced more through media. Video games are a huge portion of media and have been for years. “One such game, Grand Theft Auto, has been seen as the starting point of influencing children involving gun violence. More parents everyday don’t give a damn anymore whether their kids play games like this anymore.
Gang violence is seen where unprivileged people live, and it has become one of the most important things that society has to face. The community I grew up in was filled with gang violence which caused a lot of problems because shootings would be heard; sometimes, it is unsafe to go outside because gang members would be shooting each other. This inspired me not only change the way I live, but society in general. When I become a successful adult, I would like to draw attention to gang violence so that I can help move towards potential solutions that will make the community a better place. By developing strong communication bonds with teens, we can help prevent teems from joining gangs which will result in fewer gang violence crime rates.
“One in three popular songs contains explicit references to drug or alcohol use”, according to a new report in The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Violence and Drug Use is something Youth face in their everyday lives. Children are being killed because of it, and mothers and fathers are mourning from it. Kids are influenced by peers, and the people they hand around the most. But little do people know, the one thing that could blindly influence them the most, is music.