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Violence On Television: Violence Is Everywhere
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Violence On Television: Violence Is Everywhere |
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Violence on Television: Violence is Everywhere
" I never learned which party was victorious, nor the cause of the war, But I
felt for the rest of that day, as if I had had my feelings excited and harrowed
by witnessing the struggle..." (Henry David Thoreau)
These days our whole life seems to revolve around violence. There are so
many channels on TV that advocate violence on a daily basis. Sports that we see
every Sunday stir up aggressiveness and bring anger to a high level. Around
school conflicts seem to occur frequently. We get excited whenever we come
across these situations and sometimes don't know what caused the ordeal in the
first place but nevertheless it grabs us and we become involved, mentally and/or
physically.
The television set is a virtual fire hose of violence being forced into our
minds. Whenever there is a boxing match that is a bigger fight than usual, Pay-
Per-View is always there charging anywhere from thirty to sixty dollars so we
can all sit back, relax, and watch two men(or women) dance around a ring and
beat the brains out of each other. God I love America! Even on basic cable we
have these wonderful children's programs like The Mighty Morphine Power Rangers,
cartoons (eventhogh I love them), and the V.R. Troopers, to name a couple.
Surprise! they are either based on fighting or getting smashed by trucks and we
laugh and we love it. It's hard to beat watching someone else beat up on after
you just had a bad day.
Football and hockey, can't ...Read entire document
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