TV Violence

Television Violence Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look into the effects of television violence on children, and to see if, in fact, they become more violent in their behavior because of this. Thesis: Violent behavior on television desensitizes children to violence in real life and has long lasting negative effects on them. Introduction: Violence is all around us in today's world. With the advent of smaller, more powerful handguns, it is easier …showed first 75 words of 941 total…

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