Q. I have to write an English essay, a persuasive one... it has to be on a controversy topic... i chose video game violence causing children to become violent. I need some quotes that are short and easy to read. I am also having to do a 2 minute speech on my topic in front of a camera and my English class. I don't want to use super big words because that will make my essay boring. I really want quotes for and against this topic that are easy to understand. Thanks for all the help. Also if anyone could, i need reasons for why people think this is true and untrue. Thanks. P.S. i normally don't need help on papers i write because it normally comes naturally but I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place for the first time. I'm stumped. Thanks again...!!!
A. Here's a quote which takes the "no" position:
"We know from history, that tragic events often spark moral panics that target media. Recall the tremendous hue and cry following Columbine, where the predators in the mass violence were portrayed as loners who were addicted to violent video games, or the recent descriptions of the Newtown gunman as someone who was isolated and played with digital media for hours a day.
But as appealing as the anecdotal evidence is, empirically these findings don't hold up. Comprehensive, scientifically conducted reviews of the video game violence field such as those called for by some policymakers and advocates already exist: the U.S. Supreme Court as well as highly credible reviews by Australia and Sweden have all recently concluded that the existing video game research could not support direct links between violent entertainment and societal violence."
Michael Levine and Christopher Ferguson, Huffington Post, April 5 2013
And here's a quote that takes the "yes" position:
"Frequently playing violent video games is “strongly associated” with aggression in juveniles who have had trouble with the law, according to a new study co-authored by three Iowa State University professors and two other researchers.....“Playing violent video games is a risk factor for aggressive behavior,” said Matt DeLisi, an Iowa State University sociology professor and one of the paper’s five authors. “It is not the only factor, but is a factor.” "
from an article by Daniel P. Finney in the DesMoinesRegister.com, March 27 2013
Both authors quote scientific studies, and the two of them come up with opposite conculusions!
Good luck :)
"We know from history, that tragic events often spark moral panics that target media. Recall the tremendous hue and cry following Columbine, where the predators in the mass violence were portrayed as loners who were addicted to violent video games, or the recent descriptions of the Newtown gunman as someone who was isolated and played with digital media for hours a day.
But as appealing as the anecdotal evidence is, empirically these findings don't hold up. Comprehensive, scientifically conducted reviews of the video game violence field such as those called for by some policymakers and advocates already exist: the U.S. Supreme Court as well as highly credible reviews by Australia and Sweden have all recently concluded that the existing video game research could not support direct links between violent entertainment and societal violence."
Michael Levine and Christopher Ferguson, Huffington Post, April 5 2013
And here's a quote that takes the "yes" position:
"Frequently playing violent video games is “strongly associated” with aggression in juveniles who have had trouble with the law, according to a new study co-authored by three Iowa State University professors and two other researchers.....“Playing violent video games is a risk factor for aggressive behavior,” said Matt DeLisi, an Iowa State University sociology professor and one of the paper’s five authors. “It is not the only factor, but is a factor.” "
from an article by Daniel P. Finney in the DesMoinesRegister.com, March 27 2013
Both authors quote scientific studies, and the two of them come up with opposite conculusions!
Good luck :)
Can a police officer cite you for driving on a suspended when he never pulled you over?
Q. I was in court for a charge that supposedly suspended my license. The judge did not convict me under the statute that had the suspension. So, the docket number the officer cited was dismissed. The Department of Transportation, DMV division had written a letter reviewing the judges order and overturned any suspensions on my license. When I went to DMV to change my address, they told me my license was suspended until the docket number was cleared out of the system. The courts said they have no such docket because it was dismissed, dropped, or whatever it was they did. DMV refused to lift the suspension until the computer shows the docket cleared. Even when I gave them the letter from the "higher ups" at DMV, the common sense lacking personnel wouldn't budge. So, I keep the letter with me at all times in case I get pulled over. I would just have to deal with it when my license expires in 2013. I live in a small town and I was pulled over by one of the officers who told me I was suspended. I gave him the letter and even though he was perplexed, he accepted it. I've been having issues with one of the officers and I'm not sure if he had anything to do with what occurred last month. I went to work, yes, in my car. About 30 minutes into my shift a different officer comes in and calls me aside, informing me my license was suspended. I'm not the registered owner of my car, my boyfriend is. So, he had to have run me for whatever reason without pulling me over or using the excuse of running the RO of the vehicle. I was at work and my boss was still there. This was disturbing to me but I assured him I had a letter proving I was valid. It was in my car but I had customers that had to be taken care of. I couldn't go to my car at that time and told him I would try in a while. The police station is directly across the street and I would have taken in when I wasn't busy. I asked him to call the officer and he can verify the letter he read just a couple of weeks prior. He said he'd come back in a few hours. He did indeed. I started to my car but he had a ticket already written up for "driving on a suspended license" and said to go to court to have it cleared up. If it were that easy, I would have done that a long time ago. I asked if he spoke to the other officer and he said he did. The original case was in a county 4 hours from where I live now. I went to court and all I could do was plead not guilty and go to a trial. This is such a waste of time and money. There is no police chief at this time. I have had issues with the officer that originally pulled me over in regard to his police practices. He puts the public in danger by driving at night, all over town, with no headlights on. He's been in a couple of accidents, one of which he got hurt when his car rolled over when he was going too fast on finding a bad guy. The other was an accident at the high school when he drove with no lights and hit some cement barrier. I don't know if that's why I'm getting this, but I have my suspicions. In the meantime, I'm on foot in the winter. I babysit my grandson and now I can't take him where he needs to go. I have doctor appointments that involve treatments that can't be missed. I'm frustrated with what the officers are allowed to get away with. Just to add one more thing. I have a friend who listens to the police scanner constantly and she asked me a few weeks ago if I had gotten pulled over, or had any kind of police contact lately. I let her know that I did not. She informed me that my name was run through dispatch to see what my status was for driving and warrants. I knew nothing about that, but if I remember correctly, in California the officers had to have a "need to know and a right to know" per the department of justice rules and laws. I don't want to get into a huge deal, I just want to live my life fairly.
A. I don't know what to do about the main problem but if you could get a short video (i.e. on your cell phone or digital camera) of that cop driving around without headlights you could post it on YouTube and send a letter/email to the media and the authorities with a link to the video asking if this is acceptable behaviour for a police officer (to break the law in an effort to catch others who may be breaking the law). Maybe they would back off then?
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