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Film Violence, 2005.
A discussion on the role of violence in film and video games and its effect on society.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper discusses the role of violence in film and video games and its effect on society. It uses Oliver Stone's film, "Natural Born Killers" as an example. The paper also explores the argument of novelist/lawyer John Grisham presented in "Unnatural Killers" that calls for litigation against Hollywood and other producers of violent materials.
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"When Oliver Stone's film "Natural Born Killers" was released into the theaters audiences were presented with an image of two young people whose adolescent lives were damaged by abuse and brutality and who ..."
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The Impact of Television and Film Violence on Adolescents, 2002.
This paper considers the impact of movies on the adolescent, while relating this to the potential violent behavior of the adolescent and suggests that there is a link between the two.
3,654 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper begins by providing an overview of findings in research related to the problem of teenagers and violence related to TV watching. This is followed by a thorough consideration of the psychology of adolescence and how this relates to the problem of violence and the impact of violence in films. The next step considers some research studies to determine if there is evidence of a link. The final stage provides some practical considerations.
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"The level of violence in society is considered to be a major problem. Some of the problems that are associated with violence include road rage, shootings, violent crimes, rapes, domestic abuse, and assaults. One area that is receiving particular emphasis is the violent tendencies of adolescents. Some problems observed that relate to adolescent violence include date rape, bashings, school shootings, and gang violence. The problem has become so significant that secondary schools have become known as dangerous and violent places. In response to this, there have been various ideas presented on the reasons for increased violence. These range from parents not spending enough times with their children, to the world being so fast-paced and stressful that people turn to violence for relief. Out of all of these possible contributors, there is one that seems especially significance. This contributor is violence in television and films."
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The Semiotic Role of Violence in American Films, 2008.
An analysis of film violence and its semiotic significance in American popular culture.
1,725 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper examines cultural conflict through dramatic recreations or presentations of these conflicts in American film narrative. The paper holds that, in the popular media, violence has a semiotic role. To much of the world, the paper adds, film violence is a mark of American culture, and many social critics within the U.S. find the same to be true. The paper points out that many filmmakers state that they are not fostering violence but only exploring it, and with some films, the issue of using violence in popular culture is itself examined either directly as a subject or as an inherent element in the structure of the film. The paper concludes that violence is a particular sign in the film, a sign that may mean its direct cause, like anger and fear, or that may reflect something larger about society, such as alienation or lack of empathy.
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"Consider Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs", a film that takes a satiric look at itself, at the genre of the caper film and the dynamics of betrayal and the criminal code seen in such films. The film is extremely violent, which for many viewers may mask the satiric thrust of the story and the way the interplay of characters involves a twisted sense of morality, the so-called "honor among thieves" that here is a palpable presence holding together a group of professional criminals who have nothing else to believe in except that they will be able to rely on each other. As the film unfolds, though, they can rely on nothing in a universe of random events over which they have no control."
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Violence in Films, 2002.
This paper discusses violence in films as looked at in the book "Racism and the Aesthetic of Hyper-Real Violence: Pulp Fiction and other Visual Tragedies ".
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper looks at violence in films and discusses the three types of violence: ritualistic, symbolic and hyper-real violence. The author discusses why violence is used in films and whether it does its job effectively. Furthermore censorship and film-makers responsibility is examined and the writer concludes saying that a humanistic morality is just as important in the content of a film as it is in the content of a life.
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"Ritualistic violence is the unrelenting violence in given films. Natural Born Killers provides ample examples of this mindless violence, the most disturbing being when Woody Harrelson shoots the man on the bicycle. There is no purpose behind the violence, and many audiences that had already become desensitized to the violence in the film found this sequence to be funny.
Full Metal Jacket is a film that dwells in the world of symbolic violence. The violent episodes exist in the film so that an audience might journey inside a degenerative boot-camp and then later to the Vietnam War. When Pyle kills his Sergeant and then commits suicide, the audience understands why. They?ve been given a look into a different world and they see the repercussions of the Sergeant?s mental and emotional violence."
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Violence in Film, 2008.
This paper discusses the issue of violence in film, concentrating on the film "Pulp Fiction" directed by Quentin Tarantino.
1,459 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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In this article, the writer notes that to some members of the modern audience, the film 'Pulp Fiction' represents the worst aspects of modern culture and that the critical acclaim it received for its unabashed embrace of violence has led to an increasing amount of violence in films, up to and including the modern horror porn. The writer points out that others argue that the violence in 'Pulp Fiction', while disturbingly real, absolutely excessive, and not representative of daily life, serves a very important purpose. The writer maintains that rather than detracting from the plot, the violence in 'Pulp Fiction' is an essential part of the plot; without which, the movie simply would not exist. The writer concludes that by humanizing the character Marcellus, Tarantino makes a cogent argument for the fact that, as a society, Americans have dehumanized and marginalized a huge segment of people, simply because of their criminal behavior, and that this dehumanization is morally wrong.
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"Like the other characters in the story, Butch's livelihood depends on violence. However, while Butch's life may have been violent, which is a prerequisite for a professional fighter, the film makes it clear that Butch has not previously been engaged in the type of criminal activity as the story's other leading characters. Therefore, when the audience is introduced to Butch, they see a washed-up has been who is willing to take a dive for money, but who is not entirely comfortable with having made that decision. What the audience does not know is that Butch has not actually decided to throw the fight, but is actually making his own plans to score big on the fight and escape with the money. Somehow knowing that Butch intends to cheat Marcellus, a crime boss, makes Butch seem virtuous in comparison. In addition, there is something underneath Butch's complacent and dopey exterior, and Tarantino uses violence to show the real Butch, who is actually a proud man with a lot of honor, even if his views of what is honorable do not coincide with society's views."
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Violence in Film, 2005.
A comparison of the issues of violence in two movies - "Bowling for Columbine" and "Elephant".
1,036 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses the different approaches of persuasion in the two movies "Bowling for Columbine" and "Elephant". Particular emphasis is placed on poetic and argumentative rhetoric. The paper focuses on the way that the movies deal with the issue of violence in society.
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"Violence is a problem that every society has experienced as far back as we have any evidence of humans living in groups; ancient man with their skulls bashed in, the crusades, world wars and many others are just a few examples. One may even argue that it is in human nature to commit violence upon one another to create a hierarchy such as many animals do, however living in a society requires to get rid of the impulses driving such behavior because the essential reason for the existence of societies is to achieve a level of safety and security that can otherwise not be reached. The question that logically follows from this is how does society affect the level of violence of all its members? Assuming that one can consider different countries as different societies it is legitimate to compare different countries in order to try to answer this question."
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Mao vs. the Mahatma: Violence vs. Non-Violence, 2002.
A study of the issues of violence vs. non-violence in the cases of Mao Tse Dung and Mohandas K. Gandhi.
1,230 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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The paper weighs the issues of violence vs. non-violence and shows the lives and histories of Mao Tse Dung of China and Gandhi of India as examples. The paper discusses these two leaders who dealt extensively in their lifetimes with the struggle between violence and non-violence. It shows that on the surface, Chairman Mao espoused violence and used it as a tool to defeat an army of four million, gain power over a country with a trillion dollar economy and hold power for 25 years, and that Gandhi rose to ?power? while leading a peaceful revolution among the 600 million Indian citizens -- Hindus and Muslims alike -- that resulted in tens of thousands of Indian deaths, very few British deaths, but eventually in Indian independence and creation of the largest democracy in the world.
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"But indeed, Gandhi knew there was a place for violence as well. In a much forgotten move, Gandhi essentially postponed India?s peaceful revolution at the onset of World War II. He recognized Nazi Germany as a much more malevolent force than the British Empire, in all their imperial misery, could ever be. As a result, he led the movement for Indians not only to stop resisting the British during World War II, but to actually comply with their orders. In fact, India entered the war itself and was particularly helpful to Britain in the North African campaigns."
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Violence vs. Non-Violence, 2002.
Discusses the merits of using non-violent methods to promote social change and justice instead of militant methods.
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Nonviolence as a method of resistance has a long history that precedes the modern examples of Ghandi and King. As Martin Luther King stated, it is not the choice between nonviolence and violence, it is the choice between nonviolence and non-existence. Some activists believe that nonviolent methods are too weak, that more militant forms of disruption are needed to bring about social change. During the civil rights movement and other historical campaigns for justice, disruptive tactics were crucial to political effectiveness. Only by preserving nonviolent discipline can the movement occupy and hold the moral high ground and win political support for necessary social change.
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The Role of Television Violence on Real Life Violence, 2004.
This paper discusses many studies that show the media violence and vulgarity on TV shows have severe and adverse effects on children and culture.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper explains that, considering the gravity of the issue, many child-experts, psychologists, and the medical community are treating TV-induced violence as an issue of serious public health concern. The author points out that the media, without reducing the drama, could depict violence as the last resort for heroes and show criminals as fools and their use of weapons as shortsighted and weak; they could describe the impact of violence on the victims, the witnesses, and the criminals themselves. The paper relates that ratings and advertisers are the primary concern of commercial television, not public interest groups that want to restrict the sex and violence on network television.
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"Certain studies suggest the positive use of TV. From the so-called reality TV programs, we can learn a lot if only we put them in proper order. Is the TV so corruptive as they seem to be? Critic Michael Medved gives a negative answer. If it were so, then film critics would have made the largest number of murders in the country. The TV elects mayors, senators and presidents, and influence or cause warfare, as in Iraq, Somalia and Yugoslavia. Sen. Brownback writes, television rules the society because it is invasive, because it has its influence on people and it has the dominant influence on the culture. On the other hand, some studies show that TV programs can make children more considerate and kind by demonstrating caring, helping programs that show cooperation. Stanford University studies state less TV equals less violence. This university earlier this year, releasing its landmark study, stated of a 40% decrease in physical aggression and a 50%decreace in verbal aggression merely encouraging children to switch off video games and TVs."
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Domestic Violence and the Child: The Effects of Exposure of Domestic Violence in Children., 2002.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper addresses the effects of domestic violence on children living in households where such events occur. It is known that being witness to domestic abuse or being abused has a negative impact on the child's psyche, but the extent of this is not known. This paper works to find the extent of damage that domestic violence has on children and adolescents. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Useful Violence in Movies, 2006.
This paper discusses the role of useful excessive violence in the films "Natural Born Killers" directed by Oliver Stone and "Seven" directed by David Fincher.
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The paper explains that excessive violence is used in the films "Natural Born Killers" and "Seven" to criticize the flaws of society. The author points out that, as opposed to films that use senseless violence with a killer that is inevitably deemed psychotic, the villains in these films are supported as educators. The paper relates that the protagonist villains in "Natural Born Killers" fight perpetuated myths and tolerances such as the media, which destroys minds. The author explains that, in "Seven", a killer wants to make the world aware of how far society has gone off track by committing murders according to the seven deadly sins, such as gluttony and greed. The paper concludes that violence in movies is meaningful when it conveys an important meaning that would otherwise not be understood without such necessary violence.
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"There are two ways John Doe is supported in this film. One is by Detective Somerset played by Morgan Freeman. Somerset is a wise veteran cop who has lived in this town a very long time. Somerset is the star of the movie and understands and to some extent agrees with John Doe's message. Somerset explains to Mills why he is retiring, "I just don't think I can continue to live in a place that embraces and nurtures apathy as if it was a virtue." During each murder, Somerset realizes each sin and the significance of each killing."
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Desensitization to Violence, 2006.
This paper examines how the film "Natural Born Killers" desensitizes its audience to violence.
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In this article, the writer points out that the film industry thrives on violence that desensitizes its viewers. The writer notes that 'Natural Born Killers', directed by Oliver Stone, works to show how this desensitization occurs. The writer discusses that Stone does this through the use of music, television, the media, and an interwoven love story. The paper further relates that, as told by Stone in some behind the scenes commentary, the film is a satire critiquing its own genre of violent movies, and interrogates how violence works in films. The writer concludes that Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers' is a film that points the finger at itself in terms of the argument about violence in movies. The writer maintains that the film shows its viewers how today's films stray from the meaningful use of death and violence and move towards mindless minutia that is basically fed to society.
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"In specific scenes, music diverts the attention of the viewer away from the fact that the main characters Mickey and Mallory Knox are killing people. During the first scene of the movie, Mickey shoots a cook at a small diner. While the bullet is in the air, the scene turns to black and white and shows the heavy set cook screaming, but an opera singer is played instead of an actually person screaming. Just before the bullet hits the cook, it pauses for a second, similar to a cartoon. These things cause the viewer to think of this action as funny instead of horrific. Since the cook is a heavy person and opera singers are commonly stereotyped as big people, this makes for a successful joke. Also the way the bullet pauses in mid-air just before it hits the cook is funny since cartoons commonly use the method of delaying an impact to give time for the victim to show a funny face. These strategies make the viewer think that this behavior is funny and acceptable since it is presented in a humorous way. Mickey also strikes an escaping man in the back with a knife. The same tactic is used here; while the knife is flying through the air, an opera singer is played again. After the chaos is finished, Mickey and Mallory start to ballroom dance in the diner. The lights dim and classic ballroom music is played."
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Violence on Television, 2007.
An analysis of the violence on television and films that children are exposed to and how parents can combat the effects of this exposure.
1,661 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper reports on violence on television and the effect it has on elementary school-aged children. The paper also discusses what parents and educators can do to protect children from these negative images and influences. The paper presents examples from television and videos, as well as from music videos, of the types of violence to which children are exposed.
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"It seems very clear that there is too much violence on television, and that children are therefore exposed to far too much violence. It is also clear that this is impacting them negatively. Moreover, this is becoming more pronounced because violence on television is increasingly glamorized, such as in the Matrix movies, or in music videos (as children obviously tend to admire the famous music stars and their glamorous lives). However, there is hope. It seems clear that if parents and educators work together, they can protect children can be protected from the violence they are exposed to on television."
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Media Violence, 2007.
An analysis of the effect of media violence on children.
1,431 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses how the issue of film and television violence remains controversial as we head into the 21st century and how a direct link between the increased severity of violence in the media and the behavioral disorders of children can clearly be seen in their increased desensitization, acceptance, and fear of violence as well as the increase in aggressive behavior and crime amongst youth. The paper attempts to show that while film and television has played a major role in violence- related behavioral disorders, the history of violence in the human culture has engrained violent tendencies in our entertainment. The paper also examines how, although parental warnings and restrictions upon violence have been established, marketers continue to target children and parents continue to supply their children with violent media, rendering it ineffective.
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"The history of media violence began with the Roman spectacles in which professional fighters would battle each other, wild animals, and convicts, often to the death, for the entertainments of thousands in amphitheatres across the Roman Empire. During these events, the turn of a thumb would decide whether a man would live or die. By the fourth century, Roman gladiatorial games were declining in popularity as many thought them to be "an unthinkable monstrosity," and by 438 A.D, they were abolished (Bok, 1998, p. 22). Even though the era of the gladiators was ended, the mass public's thirst for blood was not quenched. Thousands have historically attended public executions, whether it is the beheading of King Charles I of England or the public hangings of those accused of witchcraft, during the Salem Witch Trials in colonial Massachusetts. "
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Violence Against Women, 2008.
An analysis of the perceptions relating to violence against women, as portrayed in the film, "Sling Blade," directed by Billy Bob Thornton.
1,565 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses the perceptions and cultural context in which violence against women can occur. It analyzes the 1996 film, "Sling Blade," directed by Billy Bob Thornton and describes how the perceptions relating to violence against women are portrayed in the film. The paper discusses the plot and the characters and their roles in this issue.
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"Schwartz and DeKeseredy (94) concluded that violence in general and violence against women are regarded as the norm and as perfectly acceptable. Other institutions not only accept the idea of violence but also promote aggression and competition for young males, but not for females who are seen as being in submissive roles. This cultural context that supports violence against women is precisely what caused Karl's confusion. As well, while the violence is often acceptable, interference to end it can result in serious problems for the person who intervenes. Karl's story is one of moral development and of success in making distinctions and knowing when to take appropriate action against violence. Given the complex cultural context that supports violence, Karl's achievement is truly momentous."
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