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It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, schools, and even at home. However, a major cause of it is still sitting in many peoples' living rooms unnoticed. It is the television! The truth about television violence's influence on children has been confirmed in researches that were conducted worldwide yet its influence on adults is still a matter of constant heated debate, arguments upon arguments and studies after studies but unfortunately there isn't one single result to state its real effect on adults.

Hundreds of studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life-long. In Alabama, for example, a nine-year-old boy received a bad report card from his teacher. He suggested sending the teacher poisoned candy as revenge like he had seen on television the night before. Moreover, in California, a seven-year-old boy sprinkled......

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