Essays Tagged: "violent acts"

Can Geneics Cause Crime - Are genetic factors more likely to make one person violent?

to Criminal Justice SystemDr. Mike CarlieAre genetic factors more likely to make one personperform violent acts? Many doctors and researchers in thefield of genetics have searched for a answer to thi ... inistration'ssecretary of health and human services during 1989-1993 wasappalled by the epidemic of violent crimes he saw takingplace in American cities. According to Dr. Sullivan," more than 26,000 A ...

(3 pages) 196 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Genetics & Genome Projects

Violence in Sports

taking a stance against violence by many people, sports has become an area where some feel that the violent acts such as the hitting and fighting that occurs should be eliminated. You can not change s ... nt. 'Bryant and Zillman report that television viewers enjoy NFL plays more when they are rough and violent' (McPherson 294).Why should these leagues remove the violence that is occurring if they are ...

(7 pages) 270 0 3.8 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports

TV, Violence, Children

hey do in the classroom. The level of violence that they see on prime time television is about five violent acts per hour and the level of violence on Saturday that includes cartoons morning programmi ... and the level of violence on Saturday that includes cartoons morning programming is about 20 to 25 violent acts per hour. At this rate, the average American child will see 8,000 murders before they f ...

(2 pages) 100 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Impact of television shows on children

ce seems to be diminishing on primetime television. According to the Federal Trade Commission, "5-6 violent acts occur per hour on prime time, with 20-25 acts an hour on children's programming" ("Tune ... ral Trade Commission reported, "73% of violence on television is rewarded or unpunished, and 58% of violent acts show no pain to victims" (Tune Out the Violence" 2). When Wiley Coyote accidentally blo ...

(5 pages) 216 0 4.0 Apr/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Capital Punishment, Injustice of Society. Argument supporting it

hought is that imposition of the death penalty will act to dissuade other criminals from committing violent acts. Numerous studies have been created attempting to prove this belief; however, '[a]ll th ... we resort to killing as a legitimate response to our frustration and anger with violence, the more violent our society becomes...We could execute all three thousand people on death row, and most peop ...

(6 pages) 182 0 3.5 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Television and its Affects on Children

hours per week and most of this viewing is of violence or sexual acts. During this time there is a violent act shown every 6 minutes and on Saturday mornings there is 20 to 25 violent acts shown ever ... You thought that letting them watch television would make them smarter, but it only made them more violent and have less creativity and imagination. Breaking the cycle of violence begins with childre ...

(3 pages) 103 0 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Postmodernism

rent views, that were hurtful to others, or just didn't "sit right" with them and therefore causing violent acts to happen. This country is always trying to solve the problem by using "reasoning" to t ... evils of human nature and society: greed, the need for power, and the need to destroy. No doubt the violent and gruesome activities of WWII played a role in the author's attitude. This book just showe ...

(14 pages) 170 0 4.5 Sep/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Hate Crimes

CrimesEven though Hate Crimes have been around in the past, and have been most certainly been more violent in the past. Hate Crimes are most certainly still a problem in today's society, but it is no ... ate Crimes are most certainly still a problem in today's society, but it is not dealt with the same violent manner as previously performed in the past. There are still violent acts done out of hate, b ...

(4 pages) 168 0 3.4 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Television and Americans. How does Television effect Americans?

are violence, health problems, and educational.First of all, TV programs for children feature more violent acts per hour than a decade ago, negative effects on children's development are greater. Man ...

(3 pages) 247 0 2.7 Oct/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

Going Back to Business as Usual. This essay is about how I believe people should not be obsessing about september 11 and how if we go back to business as usual the world would be better

help stop terrorism, in all its forms, whether it be international or domestic. If anything, their violent acts of retaliation only promote more violence, which leads to more terrorism. If the United ...

(2 pages) 31 0 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

The Role of the Supreme Court, Government, Economics, and Protests in the Civil Rights Movement

government played different roles. John F Kennedy and the executive branch helped to protect the nonviolent protesters from violent acts against them as well as issuing executive orders, such as banni ... y had not interceded with protection for the freedom riders the protest would have ended due to the violent acts being committed against the protesters. Congress contributed to the success of the Civi ...

(7 pages) 190 0 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Title: Hate Crimes. Essay is about recent hate crimes and statistics.

crime. What exactly is a hate crime? The American Psychological Association defines hate crimes as "violent acts against people, property, or organizations because of the group to which they belong or ...

(4 pages) 296 1 4.8 Dec/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Terrorism: What It's All About. What Is Terrorism? Will it ever stop? Why do people resort to terrorism? Terrorism is the war of today.

Why do people resort to such violent acts as bombing, assassinations, and hi-jacking? How do individuals and organizations justif ...

(3 pages) 704 6 4.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Violence: Blame it on the media. We are too quick to balme the media for all of our childrens violent acts. It satrts with good parenting.

The Sopranos" (Martelle, 2002). According to an article that appeared in The Irish Times, "Watching violent acts on screen, night in and night out, twists our view of the world". This assertion's abso ... and night out, twists our view of the world". This assertion's absolutely ridiculous. Many of these violent acts appear on the nightly news. The news isn't twisting our view of the world, its just rep ...

(2 pages) 171 2 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Does Violent Music Encourage Violence in the Young

Does Violent Music Encourage Violence in the YoungIt is often said that you are more likely to commit a c ... ncourage Violence in the YoungIt is often said that you are more likely to commit a crime, orcommit violent acts, when you listen to violent music. Such ashardcore Rap or Rock music. However, when you ... ded) by the lyrics to act out in violence.Just because you may have a preference for "hardcore" or "violent"music, doesn't mean you intend on acting out that violence. And Ihave real live evidence to ...

(2 pages) 65 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

The long-term and short-term causes of anti-Chinese riots on the gold fields in Australia in 1850's and 1860's?

ng these migrants from the gold fields. There were various long-term and short-term causes of these violent acts against the Chinese centered about cultural differences, a fear that cheap Chinese labo ... that time.It is therefore evident that there were various long-term and short-term causes of these violent acts against the Chinese centered about cultural differences, a fear that cheap Chinese labo ...

(4 pages) 50 0 4.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Television Violence and its Effects on Children .

someone being shot. The only problem is that many of these viewers are children. They watch so much violent television throughout their lives, one must wonder if it has any effect on them at all. Afte ... st wonder if it has any effect on them at all. After reviewing all the evidence, it is obvious that violent television viewing does affect children in a negative way.By the time a child becomes an adu ...

(5 pages) 178 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Tv Violence.

ld act in a manner than reflects this theory. Most people can control their actions and refrain fromviolent acts. If parents encourage better behavior then children will carry out this behavior throug ... ey willsee that "crime doesn't pay." This will prevent more people from committing these crimes and violentacts.People are entertained by violence. Media show what audiences are interested in. I think ...

(2 pages) 32 0 3.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Comparing life today with life fifty years ago.

ltered life compare to those of today. Not only do present day teenagers see and hear about various violent acts within their own community, but they also have knowledge of what is happening all aroun ...

(2 pages) 136 0 4.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Persuasive Writing

The effect of violence in media on society, this is the title and basicly what it is about.

iolence. He feels it has to do with gun control, which others have suggested. But there are so many violent acts, that one can't focus on the guns, just like one can't focus on the media. David Philli ... context on cable, effectiveness of rating systems and parental advisories, and the success of anti-violent messages. They found that perpetrators go unpunished in 73% of all violent scenes, one out o ...

(9 pages) 202 0 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media