Violent Scenes Essay Examples

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An Analysis of the Novel, Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima (468 words, 1 pages)

Mishimas Confessions of a Mask, a semi autobiographical novel revealing his obsessions with both violent and sexual fantasies about men, is in many ways a prefiguration of the final act of his life. A motif that strongly pervades this novel is death and the images of blood associated with it. ... Read More

The Controversial Topic of Violence on Television and Children Supervision (793 words, 2 pages)

Childrens T.V Watching Should be Limited.Violence on television, a controversial topic, is causing an uproar throughout the nation. Americans are frustrated, aggravated and now, even outraged from lack of social conscience in television programming. Research shows within an eighteen-hour period, viewers will witness approximately 1,846 violent scenes, in which 175 ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Violence and Television in the United States of America (2202 words, 3 pages)

Violence and TelevisionBoink! Boom! Crack! The sounds of the fight scene rage on. Many have fallen in this particularly bloody battle. The good guys have taken their losses but struggle on to what is seemingly a victory. Their aggression is fierce and helps them. Fires consume the background men and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Violence on Television and Its Influence on Today’s Society (1851 words, 10 pages)

Violence on Television"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ... Read More

The Effects of Television Violence on the Young People (795 words, 2 pages)

Before the age of seven, on average, every child has seen at least 8,000 acts of murder on television (Hepburn 2). Children watch up to twenty-three hours of television a week. Some parents want their child to watch educational programming at least three of those hours (Charren 3). Television violence, ... Read More

An Analysis of Violent Scenes in Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (704 words, 1 pages)

Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton is an incredible book, which describes genetic engineering and the creation of an extinct species. Michael Crichton uses marvelous detail throughout the book. As great as the book is, it is not that appropriate for children who are 15 and under because of the gore, ... Read More

A Believe That TV Doesn’t Control What People Do (316 words, 1 pages)

TV ViolenceTear gas flushes a gunman out of a house where he had been held up. He comes out shooting, then falls in a hail of bullets from the S.W.A.T team. A film of the shoot-out and removal of the gunman's body appear on the on the evening news. Is ... Read More

The First Literary Superhero, Beowulf (457 words, 1 pages)

Beowulf was the first literary super hero. Like the common day superman, Beowulf has ordinary human characteristics, as well as superhuman powers. Like the Anglo-Saxons of Beowulfs time, he is boastful, manly, and willing to outdo his fellow neighbor. The only difference between him and the rest of the Anglo-Saxons ... Read More

An Overview of the Epic Beowulf, the First Literary Superhero Character (449 words, 2 pages)

Beowulf First Literary Superhero Beowulf was the first literary super hero. Like the common day superman,Beowulf has ordinary human characteristics, as well as superhuman powers. Likethe Anglo-Saxons of Beowulf's time, he is boastful, manly, and willing to outdohis fellow neighbor. The only difference between him and the rest of the ... Read More

A Discussion About the Effects of Television and Video Game Violence on Children and Teenagers (1824 words, 3 pages)

An 18-year-old boy locks himself in his room, mesmerized for hours by the corpse-filled video game Doom, while shock-rocker Marilyn Manson screams obscenities from the stereo. Shelved nearby are a video collection, including the graphically violent film Natural Born Killers, and a diary, replicating the unrestrained expressions of hate and ... Read More

An Argument That It Is Impossible to Get Rid of Violence on Television (330 words, 2 pages)

TV Violence Impossible To Get Rid of Violence on Television Andy Allen Optional Final 2nd hourTear gas flushes a gunman out of a house where he had been heldup. He comes out shooting, then falls in a hail of bullets from the S.W.A.Tteam. A film of the shoot-out and removal ... Read More

The Concern over Too Much Violence on Telephone and Its Impact on Children (1847 words, 10 pages)

"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ifhe could ... Read More

An Argument in Favor of Violence on Television Being Bad for Children (2202 words, 3 pages)

Violence and TelevisionBoink! Boom! Crack! The sounds of the fight scene rage on. Many have fallen in this particularly bloody battle. The good guys have taken their losses but struggle on to what is seemingly a victory. Their aggression is fierce and helps them. Fires consume the background men and ... Read More

The Role of Television on the Increasing Rate of Violence (1598 words, 8 pages)

Violence on Television "There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never ... Read More

A Look at Michael Howe’s Views About Violence (1475 words, 2 pages)

"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ifhe could ... Read More

The Impact of Television Violence on Children (1654 words, 5 pages)

What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last, the home, provides to be a major source of violence. In many peoples' living rooms ... Read More

Television Violence Affects Children’s Perception on Society (1551 words, 8 pages)

Violence on TelevisionThere was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry. This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid when there is a murder near because you never know ... Read More

A Critique of Roman Polanski’s Macbeth (806 words, 2 pages)

Critique of Roman Polanski's MacbethRoman Polanski's version of Macbeth, in my opinion, lived up to the Shakespeare's play. Although there were many minor changes in the play the plot stayed the same. One commendable change on Polanski's part was the way he sensationalized the violence. There weren't that many violent ... Read More

The Effects of Too Much Violence on Television on People (2199 words, 9 pages)

Boink! Boom! Crack! The sounds of the fight scene rage on. Many have fallen inthis particularly bloody battle. The good guys have taken their losses butstruggle on to what is seemingly a victory. Their aggression is fierce and helpsthem. Fires consume the background men and women lie on the ground ... Read More

An Overview of the Violent Scenes in ‘Antigone’ (394 words, 2 pages)

In our society today, movies and televisionshows are being broadcast all over the world to many genders, races, andages. Some of these shows involve many violent topics and situations. Forexample, the news qualifies as a violent shows because three fourths ofevery broadcast involves a violent situation. The next generation of ... Read More

The Relevance of Antigone to Our Society Today (394 words, 1 pages)

In our society today, movies and television shows are being broadcast all over the world to many genders, races, and ages. Some of these shows involve many violent topics and situations. For example, the news qualifies as a violent shows because three fourths of every broadcast involves a violent situation. ... Read More

An Essay on High School Students Go Wild: The Columbine High Shooting (1816 words, 2 pages)

An 18-year-old boy locks himself in his room, mesmerized for hours by the corpse-filled video game Doom, while shock-rocker Marilyn Manson screams obscenities from the stereo. Shelved nearby are a video collection, including the graphically violent film Natural Born Killers, and a diary, replicating the unrestrained expressions of hate and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Influence of Media and Problems in Society (806 words, 1 pages)

Is the media to blame for society s problems? This is the question that has been asked ever since television became a household necessity. There are many different types of media today ranging from newspapers, to television programs, video games and stories. There have been many arguments upon arguments about ... Read More

An Analysis of Violence in Bonnie and Clyde, a Movie by Arthur Penn (1438 words, 2 pages)

Dick TaylorFilm 101 M W 1200-15041401Bonnie and Clyde The Violence Arthur Penn s Bonnie and Clyde influenced a new era of cinema with its gruesome and bold depictions of violence and crime. These depictions displayed violence with exaggerated blood and gore. These violent scenes involved women and young kids. Crime ... Read More

An Introduction to the Effects of Television Violence on Children (478 words, 2 pages)

Psychological research has shown three major effects of seeing violence on television h Children may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of others h Children may be more fearful of the world around them h Children may be more likely to behave in aggressive or harmful ways toward ... Read More

The Importance of the Issue of Violence on Television and Ways to Reduce It (1851 words, 9 pages)

Violence on Television"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effects of Violence on Television (1599 words, 8 pages)

Violence on Television"There was murderers going around killing lots of people and stealingjewelry." This quote comes from the mouth of an eight year old girl afterwatching the evening news on television. The eight year old girl claimsthat she is afraid "when there is a murder near because you never know ... Read More

An Analysis of the Violence on Television of the United States (1275 words, 2 pages)

Violence on TelevisionWhat has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples living rooms ... Read More

An Overview of the Television Show and the Violent Behavior of the Characters as a Direct Influence on the Children (498 words, 1 pages)

When a normal person watches a TV show, they do not go out and commit a violent act the next day. The content of violence on TV should not be reduced. TV violence should stay because people are not required to watch TV, because the United States remains a free ... Read More

The Potential Dangers of Television on Small Children (576 words, 1 pages)

There is still continuing disagreement and controversy on television violence and its potential effect on small children. Certain studies have frequently shown that television can in fact cause aggression and violent behavior, while networks such as ABC (the American Broadcasting Company) are confident and continue to argue that there are ... Read More