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Some people believe that song lyrics which glorify violence and criminal lifestyles should be banned. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a ban.

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Music
 has played a significant role in human’s life for a long time. Not a kind of recreational activity only, listening to
music
also
 became a therapy, an educational technique and much more. With
this
 powerful effect on our life, some people advocate for the ban on violent and
criminal
Suggestion
crime
-related song lyrics. Whether it is a good or bad idea will be discussed in
this
 piece of writing. From my perspective, the ban on
music
 containing lyrics that glorify
violence
 and criminal lifestyles may limit the creativity as well as the freedom of expression of composers.
This
 can be a noticeable drawback because many people believe that art is like a mirror and it should reflect society’s way of life.
However
, the benefits of eliminating
this
 kind of
music
 are much more significant.
First
 of all, parents and teachers will feel
more safe
Suggestion
safer
 when their children and students surf the internet, without the concern they will interact with dark contents. It is easy to realize when children, teenagers and the youth watch these
music
 videos, they are vulnerable to be corrupted.
This
 is because they would think that the criminal lifestyle which is described in those videos is ‘cool’ and try to imitate it. It is almost impossible to expect youngsters to decide what’s right and what’s wrong because they are all influenced by their surroundings.
Secondly
, the policy against
violence
 will encourage artists to promote peace and tolerance in our society throughout their
music
. While growing up, we were taught that fighting is not a positive way of survival and unacceptable at whatever <any> cost.
Music
, with the purpose of education, can nurture people’s mind to avoid
violence but
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violence, but
 focus more on the bright side of every situation. In conclusion, considering the negative effect of violent contents on our future generation, I do believe there will be more pros than cons of a ban on
music
 containing lyrics that promote
violence
.

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