Salene Rowley Mrs.

Dambruch Eng 111 10/14/13

Violence Is No he !ey

Mos "eo"le in our socie y hin# ele$ision has a nega i$e im"ac on many "eo"le an% yes I %o agree o ha si ua ion& bu some imes i 's no all he way nega i$e. (he reason why some imes i 's no nega i$e because "aren s can each heir chil%ren wha no o wa ch an% he reason why no o le hem wa ch i . (hey also can ell heir chil%ren ha $iolence is a ba% hing o %o an% no o imi a e he "eo"le on ele$ision or heir )a$ori e charac ers. Violence "lays a big "ar o) learning aggression. (here are hree "eo"le ha ele$ision $iolence can a))ec an% hey are& babies& chil%ren& an% eenagers. *lso i can ha$e an e))ec on a%ul s& bu hey shoul% alrea%y #now wha 's wrong an% wha a righ hing o %o is. +ne "erson ele$ision $iolence has an e))ec on is babies& e$en hough hey can' al# or wal# ye hey can s ill "ic# hings u" )rom he ele$ision or someone's ac ions. ,hen a baby's )irs begin o learn hey %o i by imi a ing "eo"le an% heir han% emo ions/ac ions. -or ins ance i) someone was o s ic# heir mi%%le )inger u" an% he baby is aroun% heir going o see ha an% hin# i 's alrigh o imi a e ha . * baby %oesn' #now wha he %i))erence be ween )an asy an% reali y& in o her wor%s which woul% cause hem o imi a e he "eo"le on ele$ision. ,hile wa ching he "eo"les on ele$ision& babies

woul% hin# i 's alrigh )or hem o %o he hings hey see he "eo"le on (V %oing& e$en he car oon shows. *no her "erson ele$ision $iolence has an e))ec on is young chil%ren ha are able o wal# an% al#. ,hen chil%ren are young hey li#e o imi a e heir )a$ori e charac ers an% "lay wi h oy guns& an% swor%s. (here are many chil%ren shows ha in$ol$e cussing& yelling& )igh ing an% e c... E$en hough he chil%ren shows may ha$e "lay )igh ing in hem ha %oesn' mean any hing because chil%ren s ill %on' #now he %i))erence be ween )an asy an% reali y. (ele$ision $iolence can cause chil%ren o be less caring& o lose heir inhibi ions an% can cause $iolen an% aggressi$e beha$ior. (he more $iolence on ele$ision& he more aggressi$e "eo"le are going o be. (ele$ision $iolence can each chil%ren many hings. .hil%ren can lis en o he ele$ision an% hear cussing an% arguing an% hen hey'll urn aroun% an% hin# i 's alrigh o imi a e ha . (hey coul% bring i o school as well an% hen hey coul% ge in rouble )or saying hings li#e ha . /u chil%ren %oesn' always ge i )rom he (V& hey can "ic# i u" )rom he ou si%e en$ironmen an% in school. (he las "erson ele$ision $iolence has an e))ec on is eenagers. (he mos #in% o) eenagers ha ele$ision $iolence has an e))ec on woul% be eenage boys. (hey see a lo o) )igh ing& cussing& smo#ing& an% guns on ele$ision. (hey're going o hin# i 's alrigh o use an% so hose #in%s o) hings. (eenagers can also can see o her "eo"le 0um"ing "eo"le or s ealing )rom a s ore an% hey're going o ry o imi a e ha an% hin# i 's alrigh o go ahea% an% %o hose hings. (eenagers can hin# i 's alrigh o go an% smo#e ou si%e wi h heir )rien%s because hey seen i on ele$ision an% he "eo"le on (V %i%n' ge in rouble so hey hin# hey won' ge caugh . /u i) heir smar enough hey

shoul% #now no o imi a e he hings hey see on ele$ision. -or ins ance guns %on' #ill "eo"le1 i 's ha "eo"le #ill "eo"le because he gun is in someone's han%s i %oesn' 0us shoo by i sel). Many ele$ision shows ha$e $iolence an% e$ery hing on hem an% "eo"le hin# i s o#ay o imi a e hose hings hey see on ele$ision. (ele$ision can ha$e a ma0or in)luence on beha$ioral grow h an% )orming $alues. /u i) heir "aren s are smar enough or really care abou heir chil%ren hey woul% each hem he righ an% wrong hings o %o. ,hen many "eo"le cons an ly see's $iolence on ele$ision wi hou a conse2uence& le s hem hin# hey can ge away wi h hose $iolen ac s. *ll a he en% when imi a ing he "eo"le on ele$ision& i can lea% o many conse2uences in li)e an% e$ery hing. I) you #now i 's wrong %on' imi a e "eo"le an% heir ac ions. 3o by your own ac ions. (here are many "rograms ha are on (V ha can hel" con)igure a chil%ren's li)e o a "osi i$e one& bu hese "rograms are sai% o be boring or ha$ing no ac ion. Violence can be )oun% e$erywhere on ele$ision an% can also be hel")ul an% harm)ul in so many ways. (he news o) en has $iolen ac ions& )or e4am"le homici%e& ra"e& assaul & gang& an% o her hings li#e ha .,i h all hese ac i$i ies going on& i can be har% o see he %i))erence be ween righ an% wrong. .ar oons are he mos $iolen "rograms on ele$ision an% hey e$en ha$e consen )igh ing be ween charac er an% charac er.Some car oon shows also ha$e "eo"le %resse% hal) na#e% an% cussing. .hil%ren o) en wa ch ele$ision o see heir )a$ori e heroes in ac ion an% hey en% o imi a e he hings hey see. (hey wan o ha$e )a#e sowr%s& guns an% hey use hem on heir )rien%s an% hin# i s alrigh o %o hose hings. 5aren s 0us nee% o wa ch ou )or heir chil%ren an% ma#e sure hey6re no imi a ing he hings hey see on (V. * leas e$eryone wa che% (V )or in er ainmen an%

learning& an% o )in% ou news.(here is "aren al con rol "eo"le6s (V an% he chil%rens "aren s coul% always "u ha on he shows hey %on6 wan heir chil%ren wa ching. /u chil%ren %on6 always "ic# u" $iolence )rom (V& i s also a school an% seeing o her "eo"le6s ac ions as well. So we can6 0us blame e$er hing on he (V bu mos o) he hings we see are )rom (V.