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Some people believe that violence on television and in computer games has a damaging effect on the society. Others deny that these factors have any significant influence on people's behavior. What is your opinion?

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These days, the amount of
violence
 in media is growing. While some people argue that
this
 trend will undoubtedly lead humans to dangerous future, others claim that it has no damaging effect on the society. I believe that in most
cases media
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cases, media
violence
 doesn't affect people's
behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
.
Firstly
, I think that people act from their motives, regardless what they see on the television.
That is
 to say, if someone intends to do harm to somebody,
that is
 not because of watching TV or playing computer games, but due to that person's character and education.
Although
 it is generally considered that violent media accustoms
viewers
Suggestion
viewer
 to cruelty, I doubt
this
 opinion. In my view, reasonable and intelligent people treat others humanely irrespective of what they see or hear in fictional stories.
Moreover
, video games and television may even reduce social
violence
 by providing a safe outlet for aggressiveness.
In other words
, truculent people may fight in virtual reality
instead
 of evincing their combative spirit in
real world
Suggestion
the real world
.
This
 may not only help those people, but
also
 reduce the level of social
violence
 in long-term perspective.
Finally
, despite many claims and assumptions about
negative effects
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the negative effects
 of television and computer games I have never seen any proven connection between violent media and illegal activities in social life. Taking everything into consideration, I would say that
violence
 in contemporary media has no substantial influence on people's
behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
. Television and computers are not the main factors that shape personal character, and they can even be useful in reducing the level of
violence
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proliferation
  • desensitize
  • empathetic response
  • aggressive behavior
  • formative years
  • impressionable
  • catharsis
  • media psychology
  • mixed results
  • family environment
  • genetics
  • regulatory bodies
  • rating systems
  • vulnerable demographics
  • inappropriate content
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