Television and Media Essay - TV Violence and the V-Chip :: Media Argumentative Persuasive Argument

TV Violence and the V-Chip         America has the highest crime rate in the world.  Along with that crimerate is also the substantially high violence rate.  Why is violencebecoming and everyday event in our society?  When you cast aside on thetele and tune into the news,  the highlight of every show is somehow directlyrelated or connected to violence.  We see it every evening and perhaps learn Ohmy gosh, how terrible. and then forget all about it two minutes later.  Orperhaps we dont even make all comments at all,  just a plain grunt or..huh...  This numbness to violence is very scary and very real.  Why is itthen that America has the most crime and violence. Why not Switzerland orAustralia.  Are we not as civilized and advanced as they?  I believe it is thisnumbness to violence that has made America so violent.         When I estimate back to my childhood and remember t elevision I rememberwatching such programs as Sesame Street,  Mr. Rogers, and Scooby - Doo.  Ihave nothing nevertheless pleasant memories filled with happiness,  peace,  understanding, and learning.  When you watch childrens programs today you see senselessviolence often as the first means of solving a problem.  The classic mess of goodly versus evil is the basis of these shows with violence as the answer.When children watch these programs they copy the actions and morals of theseshows depicting good and evil.  Children do not know what good is or whatevil is, how can they?  This world is not broken into good and evil.Evil to children is what opposes them,  what does not agree with them,  or anyother someone or thing that poses a possible difficulty.  Children must be taughtthat there are differences in this world.  This world is filled with many peopleholding distinct beliefs,  ideas,  and morals.  That is what makes t his worldso unique and colorful. Children need to learn to respect these differences froma very young age.  They need to learn to talk out and solve any disagreements orproblems through other means than violence.  They must not know violence as ananswer,  as if violence was never even an option to involve in solving aproblem.         I recently became aware of the problem of violence in children when Istarted observing small children at play at my apartment complex.  I had knownone small child in particular when he was just learning to speak.  I had watchedhim and talked with him for several years and find nothing violent nor