Video games are known to be played all around the world by various genders and ages. The increasing popularity of the games has led to the common debate of their effects on society’s youth. In the article “Do Video Games Kill?”, Karen Sternheimer sheds light on the impact violent video games have on impressionable minds. She argues that the media has failed to educate the public by providing them with thorough research about the topic. Sternheimer stands with her opinion that video games and violence simply coexist and do not correspond with each other.…
Sands vs. Chicago Tribune After reading both articles "What 's Wrong with the DREAM Act" by Peggy Sands and the "Pass the DREAM Act" by the Chicago Tribune. Sands ' article was better and more persuasive. It argued more effectively and it pinpoints the flaws within the law; it has better organization, and provides ways to improve the Dream Act better than the Chicago Tribune article.…
The mock press release from The Onion satirizes how products are marketed to customers by hyperbolizing the advertisement along with the featured customers’ reaction to the product. “‘What makes MagnaSoles different from other insoles is the way it harnesses the power of magnetism to properly align the biomagnetic field around your foot.’” This statement seems like the advertisers are trying to ‘hype’ up the product, hyperbolizing it so that these MagnaSoles appear more than they actually are. “Only MagnaSoles utilize the healing power of crystals to restimulate dead foot cells with vibration biofeedback…” definitely exaggerates the abilities of the soles; furthermore, these hyperboles satirize real commercials. Advertisers over exaggerate their products abilities to make them seem like the product has the possibility to change your life subsequently in a fast forwarded recording states the downfalls at the end.…
In his article, “Guns and Games,” John Glynn argues that people have incorrect beliefs about video games because the media blames them for the acts of violence happening in the United States. He shows the cognitive, motivational, and emotional benefits that come from playing these games. He also tells the reader that the media should be blaming the violence on the situation with guns in this country instead of the “scapegoat,” video games. His argument is very effective at convincing the readers that his argument is credible. He has many of the requirements for an effective argument, such as his authoritative and emotional tone, credible sources and evidence, and having a counterargument.…
In the satirized article The Onion, the author used very humorously and big meaningless vocabulary to describe how companies market their products and do almost anything in order to attract consumers. It used hyperbole, sarcasm and metaphors to satirize the advertisements of products. The article criticized the cliche technique companies use to market their products to consumers. Advertisers always seem to make unbelievable claims, use mendacious reviews from mendacious consumers and believe people to be gullible. Advertising companies should really market products differently.…
For this week’s lab there were two readings. The first was “Hamilton's rule and kin competition: the Kipsigis case” by Monique Borgerhoff Mulder. The second reading was “To give and to give not: The behavioral ecology of human food transfers” by Michael Gurven. The first reading, discussed how nepotism is shown more often when animals have more resources. This makes sense because if you have no resources, then you have nothing to give through nepotism.…
Throughout the evolution of video games, there have been assumptions on how they benefit or denigrate culture through knowledge and violence. In the essay “Dream machines,” Will Wright keys in on the point of video games and how they benefit the culture. He argues that video games are only viewed in a negative light by society due to the assumption by elders that “they’re violent, addictive, childish, and worthless” (Wright 211). By using opinionated evidence that is very biased and tech user friendly, Wright creates an unintentional barrier between him and his intended audience.…
These statements highlight the mountains, they allow us to move in the long-stagnant field of storytelling.” Video games offer a story that you control or are living the in the life or the story of the character and scene by one making easier to understand than a book. This is the reason children and teens playing video games or reading beside the action of being…
In the article ”Surf's up! But climate change has started to hit the waves” San Jose Mercury News argues the facts of climate change and how it's gonna affect us. They argue how surfing spots will vanish as swells change direction due to storms by 2100. Pointing out how a rapidly changing global climate will likely affect famous surfing spots worldwide. They further explain how by the end of the century, Monterey bay would know longer be known for its big waves that famously break along their coastline.…
With the introduction of computers, video games have become a main part of todays childrens’ and teens culture. As video games are becoming more and more prominent a lot of the old generation questions whether they are actually harmful for their children to be playing video games. Millions of studies are conducted to prove that video games are harmful at the same time others trying to prove the benefits of gaming life. Video gaming is a double-edged sword there are a lot of benefits of gaming and at the same time there are problems caused by gaming. But the benefits outweigh the harms by a significant amount.…
Video Games: A Misunderstood Medium For many years children and adults have enjoyed a special form of entertainment that provides experiences like no other, the video game. These electronic toys have been on the market since the 1970’s, a recent development, and history has shown that new trends are often targeted as a scapegoat for problems of the time. Currently, the ever growing industry of video games has been the source of such controversy, and is frequently blamed for many of the modern world’s misfortunes. Yet, despite what the media may say, these electronic distractions may actually be better for humanity than previously imagined.…
In 1931, at the Smithsonian Institution, Adams put on his first unaccompanied museum exhibition where he presented sixty prints that he had taken of the High Sierra. The Washington Post gave him an exceptional review. In 1932, he had a display at the M.H. de Young Museum. This show was with Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston; together they made up Group f/64, which is an aperture setting. This group favored “pure or straight photography” instead of pictorialsm.…
With the popularity of video games soaring, people start to think things about those who play games. Their first thought may be that gamers just sit in a dark room all day, playing games with no regard to personal health, hygiene, or social interactions. Their second thought may be one of fear, thinking that the violent video games that have been growing in popularity may have had an effect. Finally, a non-gamer may think that a gamer is just a criminal in the making, learning what not to do from the more “crime-oriented” games. These are just a few of the many sterotypes and misconceptions that have emerged due to the rise in gaming popularity.…
Video games: Good or Bad? Since the last decade, video games – in the public eye - have been considered as a negative impact to our society. Government officials, news reporters, and parents alike have all pointed the finger at video games and their developers for — in one way or another — poisoning the minds of their children. However, recent studies have shown that video games is actually not a bad influence to our kids, and on the contrary, it could be the tool to develop their skills.…
Video Games Video games have two sides that can have a large effect on society. My 10 year old step brother plays video games, the choices of video games are both positive and negative. He can be okay while playing Football, Minecraft, and Animal Jam, but when he chooses to play killing games he tends to become disrespectful to everyone in the household. Although the media often associates video games with violence, this common stereotype is often defunct by the countless amount of educational games provided to children. Not all video games can be looked down upon because they may be used as creatively.…