Gun violence

people. On February 14th, 2018, an armed adult walked into a high school located in Florida, killing seventeen and injuring seventeen more. With today’s uprising in school shootings, and other active shooter events, Americans have been protesting gun violence, voicing their opinions and ideas on how to help stop these massacres that have become common in American society. One major topic that has been growing rapidly is the suggestion to have…

Graphic sex and violence have been dominating the entertainment industry for years and years. This issue affects consumers in many ways. Some consumers will buy for example games because of the violence and graphicness of the game, while others will go against buying these kinds of games because the graphic violence may be too much for one to handle. If the entertainment business was to remove graphic sex and violence from their movies, music, and video games, consumers would be affected both…

children, can have a direct impact on a Childs development, this can be detrimental to a Childs progression logically and emotionally. This essay will discuss early influences which can effect a child, the problem with media and the promotion of violence, stereotyping and masculinity that is linked with toys of a violent nature and also discuss biological findings which can be linked with children being predisposed to aggression and anger. Firstly, I believe Children of a young age find it…

Composer’s Statement: School Violence in the U.S School violence is more than a few of high profile news cases. School violence is any form of violent activities in the school premises. Violence occurs in both small cities and suburban schools. Some of the devastating effects of school violence have been reported by media sources, and the school as an educational institution is compromised when students no longer feel comfortable or safe there. School violence affected about 1.2 million students…

defines school attacks as, “rampage attacks where victims were specifically targeted or selected for symbolic reasons” (Muschert). School shootings can be prevented with thoughtful, thorough regulations of guns and psychological evaluations of human beings. The subjects of gun control and gun regulations have surfaced in society as main ways to avoid school attacks. Strengthening…

American citizens have their legal right to own a concealed firearm.Also owning a weapon could prevent many everyday disasters like murder, and robbery. Adults should have the right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit because it prevents violence also it is our second amendment, and it's a proven study that fewer murders occur when someone has a firearm. Anderson,…

Gun Control laws have reduced Gun related deaths We all have seen on the news the horrible stories of Mass shootings at high schools colleges, movie theaters, and even elementary schools. Over fourty-nine dead and over One hundred injured in the recent Orlando Florida nightclub shooting spree. Why should we care? We should care because the next person to purchase a gun just to kill as many people as they can may kill you or your family. Whether you support safety measures or not,…

Not only is PRISM a controversial topic, but wiretapping has always been a fear of the American people, but why should the average person be scared if they are doing things right? The American people see this as the breach in their freedom of speech, but this is where the balance is needed; freedom of speech? Or public safety? All wiretapping is, is the United States Federal Government listening in on phone calls to ensure the safety of everyone in the country, and does not typically…

video games and listen to music. We see violence everywhere; on tv, in video games and even in music videos. Violent media has become something that we enjoy watching. We aren’t necessary attracted to violence, but seem to be drawn to violence content because we anticipate other benefits, such as thrill and suspense. We admire the acts of courage and moral beauty in face of violence. Even though violent media is entertaining to our eye, it does cause violence or aggressive behavior. Violent…

type of aggression is the behavior that is intended to harm another person physically. A brief exposure of violence from the video games can increase aggression immediately. Repeated exposure leads to general increases in aggressiveness over time. Minors learn new forms of aggressive behaviors by observing them, and will likely reenact them. Therefore the relationship between video game violence and aggressive behavior is causal. Stores shouldn't sell violent video games to minors because they…