Plesca Ruxandra Group 302A (English - Spanish)

There is a lot o !iolence around us toda"# Extend upon the causes and possi$le
cures#
As species %e started as hunters& !iolence $eco'ing the essence o sur!i!al# (n our path o
e!olution !iolence e!ol!ed ro' the si'ple %a" o hunting to group hunting& and then ater that
de!eloped into conlicts $et%een tri$es and nations and so on# The !er" essence o !iolence is in
the hu'an nature to o$tain certain goods or sur!i!al# This e!ol!ed into conlicts $et%een groups
o dierent religions& concepts o lie& philosophies and or con)uering other territories
( "ou loo* at the histor" o hu'anit" it has al%a"s $een !iolent& ro' the Stone Age right up
until toda"& 'an*ind has ought in countless %ars and ought or its o%n entertain'ent& li*e the
ro'an coliseu'# Also %ars ha!e $een ought due to religious conlicts& as %e all *no% the
crusades or the coloni+ation o the ,e% -orld#
,o%ada"s so'e people sa" that social 'edia and entertain'ent are the reasons or !iolence
toda". ( do not agree %ith that& ( $elie!e the 'ain cause o !iolence is a lac* o education that
can lead to things li*e a$use o others& a$use o su$stances& underl"ing 'ental disorders that are
not understood properl"#
(n toda"/s societ" there is inargua$l" a lot o !iolence& in the 'edia o tele!ision& !ideoga'es&
and 'o!ies# People o$!iousl" en0o" it to so'e degree& or the" %ould not %ant to %atch it on the
ne%s and in 'o!ies& pla" it in their !ideoga'es# So'e people sa" the 'edia is to $la'e or
!iolence $" al%a"s sho%ing it to people and 'a*ing it a!aila$le as a pasti'e through
!ideoga'es# ( $elie!e that !iolence is one o the predo'inant natures o hu'an $eings#
To help reduce !iolence in toda"/s culture ( thin* %e should a$stain ro' it& ( $elie!e that i
people did not li*e !iolence then de'and or it %ould decline& !ideoga'es %ould $e 'ade a$out
so'ething else& the ne%s %ould report on other 'atters& and 'o!ies %ould $e less !iolent# -e
need to %or* on educating people& helping the' %or* out pro$le's through reasona$le& logical&
and sociall" accepta$le 'eans& helping the' understand a$out su$stance a$use& education on
%hat %e *no% a$out hu'an ps"cholog" and 'ental disorders& education on dealing %ith stress
and all the other reasons people $eha!e !iolentl"#