Relational aggression

Tug of war is usually a fun game for children. However, when dealing with being in the middle of two cultures, it is not as fun. It was as if the two identities that made me were playing tug of war to discover which identity would come out victorious. As a child, growing up in a country that your parents immigrated to often leads to a battle between two different cultures, especially with first generation children. With my parents coming to America after the Liberian Civil War in 1993, I grew up…

In the United States once a kid becomes a teen they are allowed to watch PG-13 movies without having parental guidance. Muslim mothers have a different rule for their kids watching PG-13 movies or even any Muslims watching TV. Muslims believe that TV is a dangerous device and it has harmful effects. This issue is discussed in the satirical article “Apple TV For Muslim Mothers To Include ‘Fast Forward Through Entire PG-13 Movie’ Button” by Hamza Khan and a more straight forward news article “The…

Why are adults always yelling to their kids about playing games? Most people think that games are negative for little kids, but it can be proven wrong. Videogames are important because it can encourage kids to do activities even when playing on a console. Most people think that games are negative for little kids, but it can be proven wrong. Games can teach the value of teamwork and participating in sports activities. They also can help players achieve things in the game or in real life.…

difference between real violence and fictional violence, whether on the television or in a video game. No matter how violent the video game, video games do not cause violent behavior in adolescents. Despite common belief, video games do not cause aggression; in…

The great majority of school shootings are perpetrated by victims of bullying. School shootings are deadly and alarming, but bullying is intimidating and greedy. These subjects intertwine together because bullying can lead to school shootings. School shootings and bullying both happen in a school environment. Bullying is an aggressive behavior usually among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. A school shooting is an occurrence in which a student uses a gun at…

A journal article titled “Causal Effects of Violent Sports Video Games on Aggression: Is It Competitiveness or Violent Content?” Anderson and Carnagey, the authors of the article, explore the consequences of the competitive, violent sports on the behaviors of the players. Another journal article titled Media violence and the self:…

Preface: Alcatraz prison, one of the most heard of and spoken about prisons. It has been on the news, in newspapers, in movies, and even as a setting for video games. Having seen and heard so much about it, I thought to research and try to understand, why it’s so infamous and what makes it so special. Introduction: So where is the Alcatraz prison exactly? It is located in San Francisco, California, USA. On the island of Alcatraz or also known as The Rock. The island did not originally serve…

Suggested Title: Halloween Safety Tips For Adults! Suggested Title: And you thought trick or treating season is dangerous just for kids! Suggested Title: You Can be Both Scary and Safe This Halloween! The internet is flooded with information on how to keep kids safe during Halloween. Kiddies are no doubt more at risk as they go out trick or treating and spend time on the sidewalks and roads after dark. But, grownups have their fair share of risk factors to watch out for. In fact, you need to…

Certain anime have been found to contribute to aggressive behavior in students. A study stated that children like to watch anime because it is fun, and has humor and violence. Most of the students would learn and imitate from their observation through watching those programs. If they would ever feel intimidated, they would hit, attack, or kick the person. (Omar, 2011) However, many have also said that anime and manga has show good effects on them. A poll’s result states that 58.44% of the…

“Just because you can’t understand something, it doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” Christopher Robin says to Pooh in the popular kids show. Winnie the Pooh is a very influential tv show to children, and always has been. A.A. Milne the author of Winnie the Pooh obviously knows this, due to how many life lessons are taught by Winnie. I feel the quote above was meant to be a way to show kids that throughout life you’ll experience people and things that will be different, but you have to accept them.…