Children today play very violent games. This must be the reason for the increase in violence and crime in most major cities of the world. What are your opinion on this?

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Since the great advances in
gaming
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the gaming
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industry and technology,
gaming
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the gaming
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industry has become a major player in home entertainment, but
unfortunately
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most of the
games
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involves
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violence, which
make
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the
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quite popular, and
therefore
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this
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is
common
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opinion that these
games
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lead to
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in
crime
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,
however
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, I only agree to some extend to
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view and the reason for
this
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will be explained in the following writing.
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with, it is a fact that when children
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to these
games
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, which have
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deal of harshness, it
effects
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the player adversely, and
automically
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automatically
give
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the children wrong ideas,
for example
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, a child after spending a lot of time playing these
hightech
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high tech
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games
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, some of them would like to try
whay
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what
they are exposed to in real life, and
inavitably
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inevitably
this
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brings about unwanted offences, and
therefore
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in some ways result in increasing the
crime
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.
On the other hand
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,
however
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, when one
closly
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closely
look
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at the
statistic
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about
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rates
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factor is not the sole culprit for elevating the
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rate.
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, even though
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some truth that some
children
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violent behaviour
triggered
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by
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this kind
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these kinds
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of
games
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,
but
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apply
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it is only a small percentage. When
everyting
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everything
above
mentioned
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taken under
cosiderations
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consideration
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the
games
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, which
causes
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cause
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crime
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to grow
is
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real, it is not the sole reason for the increase
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crime
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in major cities, and
also
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if parents are able to control their
kids
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kid's
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playing times on
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this
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these
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games
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,
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rates may surely be decreased.
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task response
You address the question adequately and provide a personal opinion, but your ideas could be clearer. For example, try to explain more about why only a minority of children are affected and provide more in-depth analysis.
coherence cohesion
Your essay could benefit from clearer, more logical connections between points. For instance, the transition between how games affect children and the broader crime statistics could be smoother.
introduction conclusion present
You provided an introduction that clearly states your position, which helps the reader understand the perspective you’ll discuss.
introduction conclusion present
Your conclusion effectively summarizes your main points, reinforcing your opinion in the context of the discussion.

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