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violence in video games
Violence in Video Games
Topic: Video games lead to violence
Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that video games lead to violence.
Thematic statement:
Introduction:
On April 20, 1999 two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their school in Columbine Colorado and began a one-hour long killing spree, which caused 13 deaths of students and teachers and 28 wounded. Then they took their own lives. The two boys did not have any previous history of violence but they were both fanatics of killing-oriented video games. The game they played, Doom, was a game licensed by the U.S. military to train soldiers to effectively kill. The violence in these video games was a huge factor in teaching this kids how to shoot people in real life.
Video game violence can and has led ...
Violence in Video Games
Topic: Video games lead to violence
Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that video games lead to violence.
Thematic statement:
Introduction:
On April 20, 1999 two teenagers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into their school in Columbine Colorado and began a one-hour long killing spree, which caused 13 deaths of students and teachers and 28 wounded. Then they took their own lives. The two boys did not have any previous history of violence but they were both fanatics of killing-oriented video games. The game they played, Doom, was a game licensed by the U.S. military to train soldiers to effectively kill. The violence in these video games was a huge factor in teaching this kids how to shoot people in real life.
Video game violence can and has led ...
Posted by: Carmen hershman
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