The violence in school is becoming more talked about since the shooting in Colorado. The two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, were the two who committed the mass killing of their schoolmates in high school. Many people got killed and injured. They were addicted to the violent games Doom and Quake. They had their Internet homepage filled with hate speeches. Since then, there have been many similar tragedies happening through out the country. Recently, on March 5th 2001 there was a similar case that happened. Andy Williams, 15, carried a gun to the school and killed 2 schoolmates and hurt 13 people. A lot of violence is happening as Rina Goldberg said, "Teenagers in junior high and high school have been lashing out at their peers and teachers

The above information shows that teenagers are being more and more aggressive. How did they get information on using a gun, killing people or other actions? I doubt that their parents teach them how to kill people or even hurt anyone. It is the media that show teens about the violence. Parents may cause teens to have emotional problems, but it would not be so harmful without those examples or some specific techniques from the media. First, the most familiar form of violence for teenagers comes from computer and video games. The two murderers in the Colorado massacre are an example. They were addicted to the game, which included blood and killing called Doom. This is the game where the first person walks in the dungeons to kill monsters. There is a lot of blood in it.

Computer and video games are one of the important businesses in USA. "Computer and video games are the fastest-growing form of media in the lives of America's children, especially boys. A sizable segment of the gaming industry produces games that feature and glorify violence and antisocial behavior." (Violent Games Can Affect Teen Behavior) In 1998, around 181 million computer games were sold in USA, which averages approximately two games for every household. Then around 6 percent of these games are those violent games such as Doom and many other bloody games. There are unimaginable amount of teen playing games, as show in the following statistic, "eighty-four percent of U.S. teens play video games, and 92 percent of boys play them. Teen are also spending more time playing games: Boys now average 10 hours a week" (Violent Games Can Affect Teen Behavior)

I really think that the media is extremely important. It can lead teens to be good and bad at the same time. I could see that there are many violent actions shown in the media. There is something that we can do to help. Parents are very good sources to help monitor teens, but it is very difficult for every parents to do that. Therefore, we, parents and friends, should teach what is right or wrong and try to avoid the violence from the media as much as we can. It sounds complicated, but it is actually what can help the socie

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