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Media Violence and Children
Violence in the media has come under a lot of scrutiny lately. Even though this is not a
new concern, it has resurfaced as the pinnacle of many debates among politicians, parents and
educators. Children are progressively becoming more aggressive. This is in direct correlation to violence becoming more prominent among adults. Parents and educators continue to stress that the damage violent media inflicts on children will continue into adulthood. Multiple studies have demonstrated that violent media makes violent adults. This problem is larger than just turning off the violence. The media distributors need to stop mass producing and distributing violence to children. Until executives at television, music, and video game companies stop this mass production of violence, this horrific trend of violent children will continue.
Young children tend to be easily influenced by media for a variety of reasons. Children learn what is acceptable or......

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