Violent Video Games- This article was based on the findings of research tests on groups when they were exposed to violent video games and whether the impact was positive or negative. There are three types of studies: experimental, correlational, and longitudinal. In order for a study to be "conclusive" it can not be solely based on just one of the three studies. Meta-analysis (a combo of the three studies) is a technique used to draw general conclusions that aren't based on a single method of research. Many began to believe  violent video games had a direct influence over school shootings, but they had failed to realize that the shooters had several risk factors for aggressive behavior. Lastly, the article goes on to talk about public policy, the three pillars of responsibility, how video games can be used as a tool for education and should not be viewed as an all good of all bad activity.

Weinstein and Tarantino: Weinstein, a long-time supporter and producer of Tarantino's violent films vows to back away from them altogether. He's passionate about what he sales, his company, and about the people and political causes he supports. O'Hehir believes before Weinstein decided to completely back away from violent films he gathered opinions and concerns from other producers as well as studi heads. Some of whom may share his concerns about violence in the media. In some aspects he broke the silence about this discussed topic of Hollywood filmmaking.

Columbine: Marilyn Manson speaks out on who really is responsible for violence in America. Is it religion which is our first form of entertainment, the news, or is it actually music? This article brings to light his real motives in his songs and how he is not afraid to inspire people to be creative and shows them it's okay to break the mold, don't always follow the program. "We're the people who sit back and tolerate children owning guns, and we're the ones who tune in and watch the up-to-the-minute details of what they do with them." He also goes into detail how the media makes criminals "folk heroes", by giving them the attention they went by putting them on every magazine and newspaper cover. With the evolution of the Internet there is no longer an escape from the "mall" that's now America.

I believe all three articles bring their own unique components of the similar argument about violence in the media. There is no set reason why they're there, but we all know violence will always be here! There may be ways to censor it and keep our children from experiencing it before their time. Entertainnt is not to blame for ones individual actions. Media also makes criminals the "heroes" of their time. It's up to us to determine what we think is right and what is wrong. Don't let some rich hypocrites decide your life for you. 

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Article 1
This article entails about the violence with video games linked to aggression in kids. With this research study it discusses the negative influences on video games and the prior history with them.With different ways, the research that is in the article defined ways on how the kids may respond to anger as quick conclusions to attack and anger towards a person. The whole article helps people understand that there may be anger associated with them but it always depends upon the individual. In my opinion to this article I do not agree with this at all. With my many years experienced with violent video games, I know it does not contribute to any anger at all due to the video game. But I am okay with the ratings of different ages for kids or adults to pay for.

Article 2
The beginning of this article starts with the surprise announcement that Tarantino does not want to make anymore violent movies. Tarantino feels like that violence in the media is rubbing off into the real world and is affecting it greatly. The article gave facts about shootings for 2013 and questioned if it was due towards the media. One more thing is that he talked about his kids and how he did not want them to be in the middle of all the violence. For this article I thought it was interesting on how they formatted it and how they used some examples to illustrate the violence.I just believe that the movies can not contribute to it and that it depends on the individual for what he or she is thinking at the time.

Article 3
For this article Marilyn Manson is stating his opinion on the columbine shooting and reflecting on violence. He also made a few quotes on what he believed "Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised." With this he is referring to the violence has always been there and people are now getting to see it due to the fact of television broadcasting it.He also talks about how the media twists and turns things to "turn criminals into folk heroes" by telling everything about that individual.In my opinion I believe that the media does try and twist and turn some events into their favor to gain higher views or ratings. Also, with what Marilyn said about the new age of television violence I agree with that statement due to the fact that it is true. 

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            The first article was about the relationship between violence in video games and violence in people. The study showed that increased gameplay of violent video games increased violence in teens. I have heard of this study before, and I don't really agree with the conclusion. I used to play a lot of video games both racing and games like call of duty but I don't really have the urge to go racing or shoot people. I think it comes down to kids being guided by parents when playing these games and realizing that it's a virtual reality they're in and not in real life


           The second article was about how Weinstein was going to quit supporting violent movies like he has. The article explains that even if you cant relate the amount of media violence to violence in real life, the author says it does seem unhealthy. Even though he's made a lot of money on violent films, famously with his relationship with Tarantino, he says that he can't support the violence anymore because "that's not what he wants for his kids." The article then goes on to explain that we are a society filled with guns, being number one in privately owned firearms. However crime rates have been falling steadily whether or not we have guns or the amount of media violence. I again don't agree about the link between violence in movies and violence in real life. Proving that I feel is the statistics he provides in the article saying that crime rates are falling on a national scale despite the number of guns owned or violence seen in media.

             The third article was Marilyn Manson's viewpoint on the shooting in Littleton, Colorado. He says that music is not the blame for the shooting(they were blaming his music). He says that people have always had a tendency for violence and uses the story of Cain as evidence. He says that everyone should be held responsible for their own actions and that the media just looks for a scapegoat so they can idolize the kids who did the killing, as well as other notorious criminals over the course of history. The main point of his article is to point out that we are to blame for our own actions and that killing is killing, whether it be in Vietnam or Jonesboro or Littleton. I liked this article because it was more personal and he was blaming people not the media. I'm in agreement because I think that people will do what they want to do and that media isn't what causes it. If you set a gun on a front porch it doesn't shoot somebody of its own will. 

Article One: This article establishes the points of violent video games and how it can influence peoples behaviors and that it has negative effects for people who play them. The study was trying to show that kids or teens who play these games will tend to be more violent in there everyday real life.

 They mention all the ways that they came to these conclusions through all sorts of testing and that these games can change how the kids act. I see how one might think this is right but as a person that really only plays violent video games, It has not effected me, at least nothing I am aware of. If you ask me it really depends on the type of people that plays these games. If the person is very impressionable I would believe that playing these games would alter them in some way so you really just have to be carful about it, not everyone is the same.

Article Two: This article states that violence in movies can also have a negative impact such as violent video games in the first article. It talks about movie producers and what they think about all these violent movies and there impact on people who see them. Such as the producer Harvey  Weinstein who doesn't like making these movies because he is one of those people that does think violence has a negative impact in the world. I am starting to see how all of this violence is starting to impact the youth and I think you should know yourself if you can handle it or not. And people can be influenced by these movies, like if you go see a gang bangin movie kids might think that that is cool and want to do that. How ever I think that it is okay, I just went to go see American Sniper this weekend and had some pretty nasty violence in it, But that story is true! It actually happened to someone and depicts the horrors of war and all the hardships that that man went through, taking life's to save life's.

Article 3:This is the perfect example of what I mean by you have to be careful who views these violent games, movies, music and what have you. And these kids were very impressionable and looked up to Marilyn Manson. But I am sure they weren't the only ones that looked up to him. But they were the only ones who looked up to this man (or women) and committed  an act like this. It all matters on the person and how they perceive things. I think this is the most interesting one because I have discussed this topic before and there are lots of documentary's about this, after the shooting I do think the way the media viewed violence changed, the media all ways needs something to blame these things on, In this case the violence that's always around, and in the case of sandy hook, it was gun control. They need something to blame it on and cause controversy. 

Article Responses

Article 1.
     By far being the most credential based article, Violent Video Games:

"The Effects on Youth,and Public Policy Implications", provided a well sourced and evidence based argument on why video games are potentially harmful for all audiences, and specifically younger audiences. The article goes into detail about the history of violent video games, when they started and how they progressed. The article goes on to explain different research and studies that have been done. Both concluding that video games can be very effective educational tools, that when used negatively may result in influencing  violent behavior. I learned just how conclusive the evidence truly is in support that video games can push at risk people to become potentially violent individuals. This article made me evaluate what types of video games, and media in general, I will allow my children to use. The article speaks on the importance of parental responsibility, and I believe that it is crucial if  we want to end violence. Parents must consider what they're allowing their children to view and how it will effect their cognitive development. 

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    "Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications", was designed to be a conversation starter. While avoiding conclusive evidence, this article shared the view of many sides. Including the opinion of Harvey Weinstein. Although viewed as a hypocrite by some, Harvey has taken a stand and opened up media eyes to at least look at the possible effect of media violence. The article speaks boldly about political affairs, and comes off as opinionated. Overall it impacted me by creating at least some skepticism of "conclusive evidence", that isn't quite so conclusive and by making me contemplate our society as a whole and where our violent desires are coming from, and why must we indulge in media violence. This article as well creates an idea of personal responsibility and not just excepting outcomes that we could have control over. 

Article 3. 
     "Columbine: Who's Fault Is It?", in my personal opinion was the most interesting read of the articles. Although most of the content of the article was Marilyn Manson's opinions on media and the origin of violence, I found this article to be the most thought provoking and cause the most internal reflection. Throughout the article Marilyn sheds light on the Columbine shooting, and how his music had nothing to do with it. But more than just self justification, this article leads into who he blames as the culprit of violence. As he said in the article, you could throw a stone at random and hit somebody guilty. We're all apart of the problem, he believes. And I have to say I agree with him. We're so indulged in self gratification that we allowed the media to bombard us with violence, sex, drugs, you name it. And then when we see issues arising in our country, instead of turning inwardly, we look for the black sheep and blame them. Another thing that made me question my own beliefs, was what Marilyn spoke about involving Christianity. I can see where one might draw a death icon from the story of Jesus. And being in a predominantly Christian country, I can see how that might effect all of us especially youth. When taught that punishment is the supreme order of things, we can only act out of self hate or hate for others. There was definitely a lot of contemplative subject discussed in this article, making it for the most impactful and potentially view changing. 

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Summary: what were their main ideas? How did they structure their essay? What type of evidence did they present?
Reaction: which author did you find most convincing and why? What did you learn that you didn’t know? Which lines up closest to your own beliefs? Did your beliefs or understanding of the topic change at all?

Article 1: 

The main focal points of the first article, was primarily focused on how the violence in video games affect the violence in people. The study was trying to show that the more a teen played violent video games but the more the outcome of that teen becoming violent.  This article structured its essay by simply giving evidence such as the studies whether they be correlational or experimental, and specific details on viewpoints and theories.

I’ve always heard of theories like this, and was always told by my parents that playing outside is better than sitting in front of a TV playing video games and this article just makes me further my strong opinion on such exposure to children of such video games. I was raised on a farm and never once played a video game and neither did any of my brothers, whereas I had people I knew in high school that rarely left their bedroom and were very quiet and sometimes even rude to others, and it makes me question whether to link the violent video games to those people. I think that such video games are not meant for children's eyes, especially at a young age, because kids are still developing and learning through observational learning, and the more they see something and see that they get rewarded for it, the more they do it. The more kids watch violence take place in video games and that character gets rewarded for it, the child can potentially act upon those actions. Those are just some of my opinions and beliefs, and not all video games cause this, and not all people act like this, which I understand completely.

Article 2:

This article talks mainly about producers making violent movies and their viewpoints on their works and other producers works. They were more focused on the way they present their violent movies or films and debating whether or not violence in the media is linked to aggression in behavior. It wasn't necessarily about studies on whether or not that argument was true, but hearing different sides of the producers stories behind the makings of their films and personal beliefs. I am still stuck on my opinion that kids shouldnt be allowed to watch violent movies when they are younger, but when they are old enough they should know the difference between what is real and what is not. Now I do believe that there is a huge difference between different violent films, war films are more true story based and are meant for viewers to see the real violence in war and the heroes that have fought for our country, not that isnt always hard to watch, but some films are just films that we question "who would ever come with this stuff", violence that is disturbing to watch and that are pointless to even watch. But these producers do have some interesting viewpoints in why they do what they do and this article made me learn the reasoning to why some producers make violent films and why some are against. 

Article 3:

This article was probably the most interesting out all of 3 of them. Even though I would never in a million years agree with Marilyn Manson but a viewpoint he had about the media and entertainment I can relate to.He talked about how the media has given kids no world to see and that everything is publicized and turned into something people just watch. I am a strong christian so I have no comment to the opinions he had on christianity because that will be a whole other paragraph but I do agree that entertainment is ripping this world to shreds. When I was a kid we didnt have iphones, instagram, twitter, ipads, all of the technology that we have now, we didnt have that. And to be honest, life was really good. But now that im getting older im starting to realize what the media has done to this world, and how much chaos it has caused, and how much disturbance it has done to people. This article was the most intersting to read, even if it was from an interesting man. It made me learn more about his inner beliefs and his eyes on the world and what its turning into, it was different than any of the other two articles.  

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Article 1: Violent Video games
This article talks about violence and how television and video games can have a negative effect on children . This article briefly talks about history of video games and its negative influences.Also  it goes on by showing different ways that they used to discover if a video game was really violent or not. It also explained the different effects like quick anger when people play video games. In conclusion, the last paragraph sums up on how video games can effect the youth. I personally agree with video games the have a lot of adult content and violence even though they encourage violence. I have mainly all younger siblings so i wouldn't really recommend violent video games to the youth. I'm glad that they have age restrictions on some things like this instead of letting anyone of all ages get a hold of this.

Article 2: Weinstein, Harvey
The main idea about this article starts out with Weinstein saying he feels like he shouldn't make these violent movies anymore because he feels like it might be having an effect on real world violence. He was pretty straight forward with an idea and then gets more in depth as he goes on about the topic. He presents evidence by quoting psychologists and their opinions on if it does or does not effect real world violence. The author doesn't take a side of weather if it does or doesn't affect the world but he takes the opportunity to talk about if the violent movies makes a person less sensitive to real world violence. I think this article is kind of ridiculous because Weinstein isn't comfortable showing to his own kids whats really going on in movies. In reaction to this reasoning, he goes on about our gun control; and how any violent movie we watch, makes us even more violent. This might trigger someone to go get a gun because everyone has one and guns are everywhere.

Article 3: Columbine
In Marilyn Manson's article, he explains how us as people and media are to blame for the violent acts that continue to happen. For instance, he states, "When it comes down to who's to blame for the high school murders in Littleton, Colorado, throw a rock and you'll hit someone who's guilty." Manson also talks about how the media "praises" and post the pictures of the criminals that cause these violent acts all over the media for everyone to see. Manson doesn't blame a single person. He feels that it is our fault as society that violence continues to happen. For some people, that maybe why the commit the crimes that they do. Just so they can be heard and noticed. To me, media will make some one famous, in the wrong way, and hurt others in the process.