Media Violence
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Media Violence
Violence has been more than a reality in our generation. It has invaded almost every art form that we can think of. Media also parallels the usage of violence in their repertoire and what is more appalling is that it uses violence to attract attention. For what is reality television without any form of violence, what is music expressing anger without explicit lyrics, and what are thriller movies without any kind of gore? While our dilemmas arent as serious as it may seem it has had theyre own fifteen minutes of fame.
On a Tuesday morning of April 20, 1999, two students from Columbine High School shot fourteen of their fellow classmates and a teacher inside the school grounds. Both of the gunmen, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, asked each victim, “Do you believe in God?” then killed them if they said yes. They duo started in the parking lot, proceeded to the cafeteria, then wandered off till they got to the library before committing suicide.
What was the reason behind theyre murderous killing spree? Many so-called experts came up with their own theories but still havent found a valid answer. When the authorities in Littleton Colorado, a suburb of Denver, released a report the year