wholesome activity for the family to sit in front of the tube together. It was a new technology that brought the outside world

into the living room. Now TV, as it has so lovingly been dubbed, has become a source of corruption for the nation's children.

As the world becomes more and more violent the sanctity of the home becomes occupied with the extremities of violence.

Television and other media have caused unnecessary violence and effected the children of the entire country. Television

causes violence in children. It also inspires harmful behavior in adults. Some say that television programs do not contribute

to the violence, just depict it. Further study proves this theory wrong. Children mimic what they see. This was exceptionally

so in a group of preschoolers that were shown a tape of a man hitting a doll (Leland 47). "Afterward the kids who saw the

violence were more likely to mimic it on a similar doll" (Leland 47). Not only are television programs harmful to Allred 2

children, many violent crimes have been stimulated by TV. Movies have given people malicious ideas

does give parents some control" (Zoglin 59). Children are impacted by all education in every part of their existence. It

Force" three times the day before (Leland 47). A similar incident occurred concerning the 1995 film "Money Train". A man

Diamont says "Thirty years of research have proved that exposure to TV violence is hazardous to children's health and

their children watch. It would be a helpful reminder. Allred 4 "There are parents who are not going to use it at all. But it

nation. If they do not, who will? Many parents do not know that their children are watching morally and emotionally

Canada a town that had recently been introduced to television noticed an increase in fighting between young children

forced to eat Drano and had his mouth duct taped, just like in the movie (47). The perpetrators had watched "Magnum

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