Violence in the Media: A Biased Evaluation

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Since the creation of man, violence has played a natural part of human nature. Throughout the millennia, it has also become a crude form of entertainment for our species, especially since the arm of technology has extended its arm’s reach so greatly. To the surprise -- and anger -- of many, the majority of today’s addictive media revolves on an axis of desperation around violence. Although this may sound like a barbaric trend, it is a majority of greater good for many logical reasons. Violence in the media prepares children for the harsh slap of reality, helps them overcome their petty or crippling fears, and eminently benefits the economy; therefore, violence should more or less be widely accepted into modern media.
The innocent thoughts of children could bring an army’s worth of the toughest men to their knees, but their ignorance will not protect them later in life. Violence in media, though, will inflate their knowledge and expectations of the outside world with a practical imagination. Research states that an average twenty acts of violence occur per hour on children television shows, while an average of crimes committed per hour is significantly more. This will provide children a harmless yet realistic experience of the demeanor of society. As stated before, untrained children would be wiped out like an entirely different species as soon as they take a step into the outside world. Although some critics argue that “when young people view media violence over and over again, they can become emotionally numb -- or desensitized -- to its impact,” (Gelletly 52), there is no solid proof nor research evident to the statement’s truth. Still, not even a decade’s worth of media violence could cure a child of fear.
Fear is a constantly ...

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...d today, violence in the media cannot be prevented. Since that stands solid, we humans have found countless ways to gain strengths and weaknesses from it all, especially children. From preparation to fearlessness to money, violence in the media can be most certainly beneficial to people of all ages if taken in a serious yet professional manner. Albeit, there are some grisly boundaries in the world of violence that should not be crossed; however, if they not crossed beforehand in the farseness of media, the human population risks the boundaries being crossed in reality. That raises the definitive answer to the constant debate: Reality is violence, and reality is forever inescapable.

Works Cited
Gelletly, LeeAnne. "Desensitization." Violence in the Media. San Diego: Lucent, 2005. 52-66. Print.

Jones, Gerard. "Politics." Mother Jones. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.

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