School violence

When news media outlets report about violent crimes throughout the nation, many people have become de-sensitized to the fact that violence has become a part of everyday life. But how do people feel when a child escalates to a level of unthinkable violence? In August of 1993, Eric Smith was accused, tried, and convicted for the murder of 4 year old Derrick Robie. The community of Steuben County, New York were in shock and disgusted but were unaware that Eric Smith, who was 13 at the time,…

There has been, and always will be, debate about whether nature or nurture matters more in determining a persons' individual characteristics and traits. In other words, do the genetics of our families, or the environment we are subject to and raised in have more of a role in the development of an individual's personality? Aggression is the feeling of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behaviours; readiness to attack or confront. (Oxford Dictionary, 2018). Aggression is something…

Media Violence, to some they are just simple words, but to me they scream out the destruction of young minds. As the years go by media violence is seen as less of a problem, but that only proves how much of a hold it has on society. The media’s portrayal of violence has resulted in many individuals becoming addicted to violent creations causing them to believe violence is a key factor in our society. Humanity is gradually accepting violence, due to mass Media’s numbing viewers, who are harmfully…

Aggression and violence are not acts that an individual hopes to see in their average ventures, yet alone in their place of work. But, unfortunately, there have been many scenarios in which employees were placed in positions that have forced them to deal with angry customers, and even unruly coworkers. However, to combat this matter, rules and regulations have been set in place in attempt to make the workplace as safe as possible for all parties involved. One such organization formulated to…

Young children will often imitate the acts of violence while playing with their peers. Studies have shown that children that constantly watch aggressive acts become desensitized to it. In today’s media children often see their heroes acting violent and are often rewarded for their behavior. Seeing such violence for a righteous cause is easily translated in the right thing to do, against victimizers (Beresin, 2004). For instance, the television show “The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” which aired…

Does Violence in Video Games Influence Violent Behavior? The video game industry is the fastest growing entertainment industry the world has ever seen. In 2015, it was worth over $90 billion, more than double the international film industry. But video games have also become one of the most polarizing forms of entertainment or media to date. Their fans love them and simply cannot get enough, while their detractors’ ire seems to know no end. As with any form of media that contains…

GTA you shoot someone most likely the cops will find and kill you. This realization could be used in the real world do god things people are nice, do bad things life is not going to be so easy. This could be why there is a negative correlation to violence and video games. “A study by Ward revealed a negative correlation between an increase in the sale of video games and criminality. Cunningham and colleagues found that for a 1% increase in the sale of violent video games, the incidence of crime…

word “antisocial.” The word itself literally means “of or relating to a pattern of behavior in which social norms and the rights of others are persistently violated.” Such a description is used by Dr. Vincent P. Matthews of the Indiana University School of Medicine when illustrating the behavior of the subjects in a study regarding the effects of violent video games. “(They) demonstrate an increase in arousal of the areas involved in emotional response and a decrease in activation of areas…

The small space around Henry was the invisible force field created by his parents, school and the law which prevented him from hitting Henry. It was almost like these rule enforcers had restrained and shackled his true being and it would not let his arm actually through the stones at Henry. However, the longer he is away from pestering…

Terrorism is the use of violence in the pursuit of political aims. Terrorism is not always just violence it can also be threats made against anyone that is involved in politics. The threats or violence is made to a certain group of people in an area to achieve a political goal. Terrorist do not always have to be someone from another country, but can be someone from the United States. The Oklahoma City Bombing was an act of terrorism. McVeigh was angry with the United States government for an…