‘Video Games Make Society Less Violent’

Robby Dosier

English 2

4^th Hour

            ‘Video Games Make Society Less Violent’ by Brandon Nadeau, is about how crime rate has decreased since video games got popular in 1995. Jack Thompson believes it has increased though and will stand by his word.  Although Thompson isn’t all that correct with the crime rate being a new record low every year.

            Video games do not increase crime rates.  

           

            Video games show children or teenagers that it isn’t cool to kill someone. Brandon Nadeau, author of ‘Video Games Make Society Less Violent’, says that “Since video games became a mainstream industry, around the time Playstaion came out in 1995, the violent crime rate has decreased singnificaly” (273). This is obviously very striking to some people, but no to me. It really isn’t surprising at all, because I play shooting games, and I never to myself that would be cool to do in real life. Actually people that watch violent movies are more amped up then gamers. Gamers were asked to play a game on hours on end. Nadeau said that the results “showed the players were more friendly and amicable, as well as slower to rile, than before the game was played” (273). When the researchers did the test with the violent movies the viewers were the exact opposite than the games. This tells me that when the gamers are involved with the game, or control it , makes it easy for them to see it isn’t cool to take someone’s life away, even if it is only a video game.

           

Summary and Reaction For 'Video Games Make Society Less Violent'

Summary

     'Video Games Make Society Less Violent' by Brandon Nadeau, is about how crime rate has decreased since video games became popular in 1995. Jack Thompson believes it has increased though and will stand by his word. Although Thompson isn't all that correct with the crime rate being a new record low every year.

Reaction #1

 

     Brandon Nadeau, author of  'Video Games Make Society Less Violent' says, " When i shoot someone in a game, i don't think, 'That would be cool to do'"(274). When he states this he is trying to tell the reader that when he plays video games he doesn't get an anxiety to do similar things as they do in the game.

 

 

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     Brandon Nadeau, author of 'Video Games Make Society Less Violent' says, "The same parents who hate these games are the ones who are buying them for thier childern. I guess they should be thanked for being hypocritical. After all, they are helping create a less violent society"(274). I think this very funny and also very true because the parents that give their opinion on these games wouldn't be able to do so if they didn't spend their money on these games for their childern. 

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Scenes; Dreams 
• Failing
• A Life Well Lived
• Trip Poem; Texas
• Family 
• A Day in Life

Introduction

   Hi, I'm Robby Dosier. I go to Carbondale Community High School. I'm a freshman in Mrs. Emily Hayes English one class.We are currently in the poetry unit. My next six post after this will be poems that I wrote my self. Some about my favorite thing in the world and that's basketball. The others about the people that give me the confidence to succeed and that's my family.
   My favorite poem would have to be the one about my grandpa. My grandpa was my role model before he died and he still is. He succeed in everything he did and he is a great person to look up to. My least favorite poem was my first one, iBall. I didn't not like it it was just that I liked it less than my other ones. I have learned so much about poetry this unit it is unbelievable. But I think the most important thing i learned was that i actually enjoy reading and writing poetry. In this unit I have learned that I'm a pretty good poet, and I'm glad i discovered this talent of mine.

Scenes; Dreams

The older
guys are playing
in another gym.
This where I
want to be
one day.
This is where
I WILL be
one day.
Every college coach
in the country is here.
Watching the
best of the best.
and to fulfill these
boys dreams.
One coach is going
to fulfill  my dream
of playing college basketball.
This is where
I WILL be
one day.
Top notch competition.
I will have to work hard.
But,
This is where
I WILL be
one day.

Failing

When I lose a game.
I failed.
It is just my competitive nature.
If we lose,
I did something wrong.
Therefore I failed.

But what is different with me,
If I fail, I'm doing whatever I can to not repeat.
You may see me struggle,
But never give up.

A life well lived

A grandpa to me.
A husband to grandma.
A father to my Dad and Uncle.
And a friend to so many others.
That is my Grandpa.

A die hard Cardinals fan.
A Mckendree Bearcat forever.
A Maroon and Lancer at the same time.
That is my Grandpa.

Part of St. Mathews.
Part of the schools.
Has affected so many peoples lives.
That is my Grandpa.