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Reading Response to Gerard Jones `Violent Media is Good for Kids`

Gerard Jones is a well known comic book author who is more popular for his statement "violent media good for children . His works Honey I am home , The Trouble with Girls , The undressing of America ' are a big success

Action and Violence are often confused words and i feel the same thing has happened in this case . Action can be defined as armed conflict /the way in which something works or moves . Violence can be defined as behavior involving physical force intended to hurt some one . In his words Gerard says "I

'm not going to argue that violent entertainment is harmless " and quotes some examples of giving his son comics of Tarzan to help him climb the tree and quotes a girl who acts as a tom boy in her childhood and becomes successful in getting girls and boys together later with the help of stories to get out of her fantasies

I agree with Mr . Gerard Jones up to some extent that fantasies help children to try and know something which cannot be learned due to barriers made by parents . It helps children to understand their powers of imagination and to forget their helpless and limited power . But I do not agree that the blood shed in comics and video games or any such media can help them manage their rages . As increasing violence in media would certainly damage the social balance and corrupt child 's thoughts and imagination

As no immediate punishment is shown in most of...

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