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 Violence Quotes
1,484 words, approx. 5 pages
 Violence is any act of aggression and/or abuse that causes or intends to cause injury to persons, animals, or property. It may include random violence, (such as unpremeditated or small-scale violence) and coordinated violence (such as actions carried... 
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 Violence Summary
1,068 words, approx. 4 pagesCollective violence bracketed the Civil War and was important both to events leading up to the war and to its results. In an upsurge of rioting in the mid-1830s, proslavery mobs predominated. Northern and Southern rioters attacked African Americans and... summary from source:
 Violence Summary
935 words, approx. 3 pagesViolence "Violence" is derived from the Latin violentia, "vehemence," which itself comes from vis (force) + latus (to carry) and means, literally, intense force. Violence shares its etymology with violate,... summary from source:
 Teen Violence Summary
26,443 words, approx. 88 pages
 STORIES OF VIOLENCE by and against youth explode from the news like gunshots from a passing car. It would seem that America is under attack by armed teenagers. During the early 1980s, about a thousand murders were committed by teens each year in the... summary from source:
 National Television Violence Study Summary
5,053 words, approx. 17 pagesViolence on television has been the subject of debate for decades in the United States. It seems as though everyone has an opinion on the topic. Many observers argue that there is an excessive amount of bloodshed on television. In fact, a 1999 national... summary from source:
 Violence Information
9,673 words, approx. 32 pages
Violence is the exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse. The word is used broadly to describe the destructive action of natural phenomena like storms and earthquakes. More frequently the word describes forceful human destruction of property...
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 ETC.: A Review of General Semantics Violence.
12/22/1994: 702 words, approx. 2 pages The actual impact of violence hinges on how the concept is defined. A broad definition of violence would yield more violence in the mass media, than if the concept were defined in narrower terms. Since concepts are defined by their relationships with other terms... summary from source:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Violence
07/24/2004: 347 words, approx. 1 pages VIOLENCE Parents must set stricter rules Saturday, July 24, 2004 There's an epidemic afflicting the city of Milwaukee and holding the citizens of the community hostage. It is the problem of youths from age 5 to 17 walking the streets at... summary from source:
 AP News Violence plagues Philippine elections
5/26/2007: 396 words, approx. 1 pagesUnidentified gunmen opened fire on soldiers guarding polling precincts during special elections Saturday in 13 Philippine towns where voting was postponed last week over fears of violence.The government sent about 2,000 soldiers and 500 regional police commandos to secure the elections in southern Lanao del... summary from source:
AP News Activists: Kenyan violence orchestrated
1/12/2008: 832 words, approx. 3 pagesThe price for burning down a home: 500 shillings, or about $8. Double that to have someone hacked to death.The price list comes from a leading Kenyan human rights group that says some of the worst violence in the country's deadly disputed presidential election is...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Jonas Barish
10,394 words, approx. 35 pages
In the following essay, Barish examines the theme of violence as it appears in Shakespeare's plays, and suggests that throughout his career Shakespeare gradually lost interest in gratuitous violence and increasingly connected violence with disorder and tyranny.
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Leonard Tennenhouse
10,096 words, approx. 34 pages
In the following essay, Tennenhouse explores the political implications behind the portrayal of violence perpetrated against the aristocratic female body in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
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 Viewpoint on Youth Violence
66,760 words, approx. 223 pages
In the past few years, shockingly violent acts perpetrated by young people have figured prominently in newspaper headlines. On the morning of May 9, 1995, a homeless man in New York City was burned alive by five youths, ranging in age from twelve to... summary from source:
 Viewpoint on Violence
49,150 words, approx. 164 pages
“A vast system of communications technology . . . has led to the creation of a culture of violence of unprecedented dimensions, much of it directed toward or available to children.” —journalist and professor Myriam Miedzian... Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 86%Dial 911: Society Is Committing Suicide
1,769 words, approx. 6 pages
Examines violence in media and society. Discusses rising incidents of school violence. Debates whether modern mainstream media is to blame. summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%Violence in Society: Possible Causes
1,453 words, approx. 5 pages
Focuses on violence in today's society and its causes, asking whether the government is to blame. Examines possible causes such as human nature and psychology, the availability of weapons, household objects as weapons, the media's role, video games, and other factors.
Keywords: Bystander Effect, Diffusion of Responsibility, Kitty Genovese, September 11th, wrestling, television summary from source:
Essay Grade: 92%Influence of Violence in the Media
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Studies regarding the influence of media violence on crime in society are inconclusive. Several experiments are discussed, including one on imitative learning. Based on his research, this essay's author feels the media does not have have a direct impact on violence in society.
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