The behavior children exhibit is influenced by environmental

conditions, however to a lesser extent than the biological factors that

influence behavior, unless the child is severely abused. The environmental

factors have a limited impact when it comes to how a certain individual will

behave when faced with certain conditions. Children may be taught how to

react in certain situations, but just because they see a violent movie or play a

violent video game they are not going to go to school armed to the teeth with

explosives and guns. For people to commit the kinds of actions exhibited in

Columbine Colorado, there has to be some kind of mental dysfunction, not

determined or affected by environmental conditions, driving these

individuals. Therefor, further censorship of television, movies, and video

games is ridiculous and will accomplish nothing.

Environmental conditions such as televison do influence the behavior

of children to a certain extent. Beth Daley brings up the topic of the

emulation of professional wrestling in her article "Elementary School's

Wrestling Children and Youth School Violence." Teachers seem to be

concerned because wrestling it is so easy to e

Genetic factors play a more important role in determining if an

Colburn, Don. "When Violence Begins at Home." The Washington Post. 1994. Ebsco Host.

two statements back up the idea that biology, not environment, is the key

have been hit or physically harmed by an adult at home and another ten

teachers who raise children in a violent setting are, in effect, producing

moves on school grounds." She also states that "teachers are trained to

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