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¡°United States is a violent nation. In 1992, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, there were almost two million murders, rapes, robberies, and assaults. A U.S. Department of Justice report revealed that the U.S. violent crime rate is many times higher than that of other industrialized counties: murder, rape, and robbery occur four to nine times more frequently in the United States than in European countries. This high rate of crime alarms the public. As Americans seek to understand the causes of their high rate of crime, one source often cited is violence in the media.¡± As people know, there is a lot of violence in media. It¡¯s getting more graphic, sexual, and sadistic. It is going all over the country and world. People can find media violence in everywhere now. What should be done about media violence?
Violence has always played a role in entertainment. Even in history, people enjoyed violence. For example, the ancient Egyptians entertained themselves with......

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