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    “m-rated,” video games have become extremely popular. Violence, blood, sexual themes, profanity, substances, and gambling are all contents that can qualify a game as, “mature-rated.” Purchasing a mature-rated game has a requirement of being at least seventeen years of age. Even though this is a requirement, many underage children easily have access to these kinds of games. It is argued that playing these violent video games can cause more aggressive behavior in children. Mature-rated video games are responsible

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    Do violent video games cause aggressive behavior among adolescents? With the amount of violent video games saturating the market it is difficult for parental figures to monitor their children’s consumption. Many children these days play violent video games constantly. We have access to video games on our home consoles, computers, televisions, smartphones, and tablets. Today it is easier than ever for a child to download a violent game over the internet and have access to it anywhere. Many families

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    Violent Video Games do not make Youths Violent There are plentiful rumors roaming around about violent video games are directly promoting children to be violent. Although video game violence seems realistic, the game will never directly tell the child to replicate the scenes in the game, let alone if the parents will allow it. Violence in video games promoting violence in children is false, the genuine cause is the environment as seen contrary to the statistics surrounding video game violence and

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    started playing video games, including violent video games. Video games were first introduced in 1970. Since then, they have become a favorite activity and past-time for many of today’s youth and children. While many of the games are educational or based on heroes, others allow players to rob or even murder innocent bystanders using a wide variety of weapons. “Violent” games were defined as those in which intentional harm is done to a character motivated to avoid that harm. Violent video games are popular

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    Violent Video Games Affecting Children Are all children not supposed to watch violent games? This is one of the questions that has been debated by many scientists, each trying to bring forward his/her idea. Some have supported the elimination of violent games from children while others have opposed it. This debate does not only involved scientist alone, but it involves every concerned party since children belong to the whole society. If the violent video game has a negative effect on children, then

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    In my opinion I strongly agree that violent video games do not create violence in adolescents. If anything violent video games scare kids and make them not want to hurt anybody or be violent themselves in real life. In today's society juvenile violent crime is at a 30 year low and if anything it seems like today's adolescents are getting softer than they were 30 years ago. I believe that today's adults that oppose violent video games are over reacting just because this technology is new and they

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    Violence in Video Games Violent video games have been an epidemic for decades. Furthermore, the violence in video games has increased and has become more realistic. Violent games like Mortal Kombat, Dead Space, Grand Theft Auto and Call of Duty have become common household games. Boys are more effected by video games; thus, video games have made males more violent because they include military techniques, reality based settings, and change people’s behaviors. Knowing the history of violent video games

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    How does violence in video games affect people? Sometimes people think about video games and think oh no big deal but there is a lot that goes into them and they can have different effects on people. Violent video games have the most effect on people and most of them are negative. Educational games tend to have the best effect on people and can help them. Many people argue both sides and do not see them for what they are and think my kids won’t be affected but they will as more articles state and

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    Along with the rapid development of the internet in recent years, game and violence game have become companions of young people. We could not deny the fact that video game already has strong attraction for many people. Especially in today’s society, when work pressure is growing, gaming is an effective solution to relieve tension, dispel feeling of fatigue, anxiety. Playing the normal video game, which it not include any violence scenes, plus regulatory reasonable playing time can help players relaxed

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    Should Violent Video Games be Banned? “Learning is a deep human need, like mating and eating, and like all such needs it is meant to be deeply pleasurable to human beings.” ― James Paul Gee, Why Video Games Are Good for Your Soul: Pleasure and Learning. Some people have controversial argument that violent video games should be banned, claiming about the content of video games can change the behavior and attitudes of the players. Since the early 2000s, advocates of video games have emphasized their

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