The Great Panic

   In this chapter the army/government was trying to seclude people from the rest of the world and what was going on in it. They took all communication devices away. Some of the people in the army had no idea what was going on, until one of their members showed them what was out there. The government then decided one out of every ten would be killed, even though they were not infected. So they choose within themselves who was going to die.

    The part of this chapter that interested me the most was how even in the middle of a crises making  money still mattered to some people. He tried to keep rich people safe and left other people out because he was that money hungry. In the end money is not what's going to save humanity. 

Cindy Williams

Comp. 1 World War Z

Blogger 09/29/15

            There was an Army unit in Olkhon Island, they couldn’t understand why they had been secluded from the world. All their communications had been illuminated. (Television, radio’s, and cell phones). As far as they were concerned, their duties where to keep peace between minorities. They had no idea what was really going on in the world around them. The lieutenant wouldn’t give them an explanation. He did tell them that it was a matter of State security. I found this to be disturbing, because the Army was not being honest with the guys that are supposed to be risking their lives to save ours and keep our country free. But by not letting them know what was going on they wouldn’t be prepared.

            The Army unit didn’t know what to expect especially when the part where the little girl was coming across the field stumbling, and one of the guys from the unit (Rat face) whispered in the Lieutenants ear, then turned around and shoot her between the eyes. As if this was supposed to be some sort of a secret between them, instead of being honest and telling the whole unit why they were there, and what was really going on, they should have been told, they were there to protect a disease from spreading to the rest of the world. With the unit not knowing exactly why this little girl was shoot between the eyes, even I would have had trouble excepting that, not knowing the true reason why. I would have had to have an explanation.

            By this time the unit realized they were not being told the true story of what was going on. When the unit walked upon an elderly lady with a chain wrapped around her neck, and lady snarled and grabbed at them, as they walked by. Arkady pulled a knife out of his belt and jabbed the women in the heart, she was already dead. Everyone in the unit was watching as this happened, they then realized that this was not a peace mission, but it was much more serious. All they could think about was going back home to their families and trying to save them. They all knew why they were called out on this mission. This was a little bit more than just a peace mission. The Army unit was there to control the spreading disease. (From the walking dead), and to eliminate the infected. I found it to be annoying and disturbing that under this type of circumstances, why the Army wouldn’t have been truthful with these units and inform them of what was truly going on around them. Instead of keeping these big secretes.

Did they expect them to never find out the real reason they were there. Did they keep this a secret from them because they thought this unit wouldn’t cooperate with their demands? Or if they found out this disease had infected their friends and family and they would have to eliminate all of them. In the most part, Army Units are Loyal to their Lieutenants. If they would have known in advance why they were there to begin with, they could have been more prepared for the situation. 

Class Discussion Notes 1-3

• Intro

• Book is written like a bunch of interviews
• Shows different points of view well
• Makes the story more realistic
• Make the story realistic on a global scale

•  No main character

• Jumps from interviewed person to interviewed person
• There are small parts of the story that connect one talker with the next
• The reader is reading as though they are the interviewer
• Past experiences affect today's world and decisions
• The interviewer is unknown

•  Chapter - Warnings

• Details spread out but no one connects the dots
• Smugglers transporting infected across continents
• China is being secretive about infection
• Chinese doctor put in jail with no explanation except "he knew"
• China throwing up false truths to mislead other countries
• Israel isolates them self to save the Jewish people

•  Chapter - Blame

• CIA always gets blamed weather they were the cause or not
• CIA is American scapegoat
• United States lies to itself saying it is OK
• United States didn't pay attention to warnings

The Panic Juan

     This chapter was about many diffrent places around the world and how the people were trying to get away form the devestation of the zombie outbrake in there diffrent ways. This chapet spoke of how individuals were acting during "the panic" and how governments and other orginizations such as the military were handling there people.  One part of this capter that stuck out to me expecially was the millitary man who was in the fight at Yonkers, New York.  He was talking about how the millitary did not seem like the were trying to stop them it just seemed like the were trying to make an impressive show for the news.  This was something that really hit me because there goal should have been to exterminate the zombies not look good doing it.

World War Z Chapters 1-3

The part about the book that stood out to me the most was how the book doesn't focus on just one person. You get a look at the stories of different people and their families or groups, and how the new disease affects them. You also get a look into where the disease might have come from, which is a topic most stories or movies about zombies don't look into. The details in each story help the book move along in their own special way. Instead of focusing on one thing, you get to focus on different aspects of the world.

World War Z: Chpt.1-3 Summary/Analysis

The books introduction starts by talking about the narrators former position and his reports from which he gained traveling. Upon the final report almost half of his work was removed and was told to write his own book by his boss. This is the beginning of that book. The first part of Warnings chapter started with his travel to Chongqing and his meeting with Kwang Jingshu, a medical doctor and revolutionary. He talks about his first contact with the infection which took place in a small poverty stricken town called New Dachang. When he comes across the boy bound in the abandoned house he realized just how scary this infection was. After he spoke with one of his old army comrades and informed him what was happening. His comrade told him to stay where he was and help will be on the way. Later he was arrested probably for knowledge of the infection. The narrator then continues to talk about many other travels where each person had some find of connection to this initial outbreak. The Blame chapter starts with a meeting the narrator has with Bob Archer the director of the CIA. Bob starts to talk about how the CIA is the main target for blame in America. As their conversation continues Bob tells how there was little attention to this infection and by the time it was relevant the facts were already out to the public. Next the narrator talks with the inventor of the drug Phalanx, designed to prevent infection. Although the drug doesn't actually do anything it sold millions. Later it was revealed to the public there was no wonder drug. The narrator meets with the former White House chief of staff Grover Carlson. Grover talks about how he knew of all the reports and how the Phalanx drug was clearly distraction from truth. He talks about how the new government was the clean up crew and did what they had to fix the situation. Towards the end of the conversation Grover is questioned that some outbreaks were neglected. He doesn't seem to pleased with the reality of outside views. The last person the narrator met with was Mary Jo Miller. She designed the "New America" as it is displayed. She tells her story and talks more on the everyday life her family had. At the end she talks about how the infected had broke into her house and everything seemed to just happen so fast. I think these fist few chapters gives you a sense of the diversity in the world. It shows us how no matter where you are or what position you're in fear can strike you at anytime.

World War Z -- LaValle

I can now see why Mr. Darr had us do the interview paper. It's a lot easier to follow during the Introduction.

The story begins with the Interviewer putting his interview down via book because they wanted to avoid people's emotions. He describes how awful it was and described how it began throughout China and Israel and then calms things down saying that the human race will do what we do best which is adapt to the zombie massacre and survive.

The Patient Zero story was told and that was how the outbreak started in China. Nobody knew what the bite caused they just knew that the patient and anyone else who was infected needed to be locked away. -- Then another story in Greece happened with the Grade-A soldier and he described the revelation of how they found how the humans died and how they got back up & blood vs. black ooze. Man many stories followed throughout the second and third chapter but the way the third chapter ended was by this -- Mary Jo is a famous zombie killer. They meet with her and she told the story f how her family had the zombie news broken to them (how she didn't take it too seriously) and how on that one night her family's home was invaded. She also kicked a zombie's ass which was cool.

So far I really am more into the book than I thought I was going to be. I had to download a pdf until my hard copy got here but so far it's enjoyable. I like how Unit 1 totally foreshadowed this entire start of this book. A lot of interconnections happened.

WWZ Ch 1-3

World War Z begins with a guy conducting interviews. The story begins in China where there are a handful of people consumed by a disease.  This might be what you call the "zombie infection".  Throughout most of the first three chapters it seems that the interviewer has traveled to several different countries to research different cases of the disease.  Through most of these altercations with the disease the governments try to cover them up.  Israel is the first country to accept what is happening and decides to make a quarantine.
What I found interesting was at the beginning when Dr. Kwang was examining "Patient Zero".  As he was examining the little boy he found out that no one had taken care of his wound and that his blood was a thick brown liquid.  While Dr. Kwang was examining the little boy, the boy broke his arm and then ripped it off. I found that to be a great attention getter to pull me into the book.

World War Z 1

In one of the interviews in the beginning the doctor who was in Brazil was a doctor underneath another doctor. These doctors performed organ transplants for patients all across the world (under the table). In the current instance the two doctors are performing a heart transplant. The main doctor asks the doctor under him to leave that he had it under control. So the doctor who left went out and had some fun. He was strangely interrupted by a phone call from his nurse. She told him he needed to come back immediately, that something was wrong. When he arrived back at the office he finds a nurse in hysteria and blood seeping from the room where the procedure was taking place. as he walks in he finds his boss being eaten by his patient.

This caused me to take a step back. This being a rather gruesome scenario shocked me. The descriptions of the flesh in the zombies mouth were realistic and created a scary image in my mind. The fact that the heart that was transplanted was infected is also very interesting and adds another example of how and why the disease spread so rapidly. 

World War Z - Chapters 1-3

During the first three chapters of World War Z, Introduction, Warnings, and Blame, The author is going around to different locations and interviewing different people about there experiences with the attack. The first person he interviewed was a nurse who got called to a hall where there several cases of the disease and no one had been taking care of them, but the bite wounds were extremely clean. The next main interview that took place was when a kid and his dad went diving and the boy got bit in the arm, the dad, however never came back. The are several more interviews throughout the first three chapters. They go on to talk about everyones experience with the outbreak  and then try to come up with a way to solve the zombie outbreak, but at the moment they are calling the disease rabies because no one really knows what it is.

 The part that really got me into the book was when they were talking about the vaccine to cure/ keep from getting the "rabies". It was during an interview and they were talking about how people kept buying the vaccine to cure rabies even though the disease wasn't really rabies. He talked about how he made all these air-purifiers and sold them rather they worked or not. People just bought them because of the fear of getting the disease. He said the best seller was an air-purifier that you put around your neck when you stepped on a plane. This got me interested into the book because its kind of like todays society because today people try to sell just about anything even if it doesn't work. There are so many commercials on tv and in all kinds of media these days trying to sell things. I really want to find out what the people think when they realize that it wasn't rabies and that all the products they bought were for no reason.

World War Z Response

     The first three chapters of the book greatly revolve around the chapter’s name. Introduction is a brief explanation of why this book was written and the meaning behind it, it also serves to put a vague identity behind the questions being asked. Warnings deals with individuals who first encounter zombie, such as the Doctor going to the rural village and encountering “patient zero". Also the smuggler getting people starting to panic away and out of countries.  It also included Israel and their earlier fortification of the city them heading the warnings and acting early. These people were there for the first warning signs and the few who took action. Blame focuses on people from the USA, members of various US Organizations and how the main bureaucracy of the US handled the situation. Vaccinations for rabies and America was in a large decline/recession. Although the US did manage to enact certain stop-gap measures, most notably the “Alpha Teams”.

     The Section that most stuck out to me was the interview with Saladin Kader, specifically the section where he and his father have a falling out over moving to the walled city in Israel. Saladin tells his father what he thinks about moving and how he knows it’s wrong and that he has already taken steps to join up with a terrorist cell. Saladin’s Father proceeds to “whoop his ass” and tells Saladin if he didn’t fear the plague then he would fear him! This reaches out to me because actions clearly needed to be taken as soon as possible but despite this need not everyone clearly understood the danger and necessity. Leaving those who begin to take action in a tough position. People who failed to continue taking action because they were unable to get through that decision likely did not live through World War Z.

World War Z(INTRO, Warnings, Blame)

     World War Z has begun.  The interviewer, narrator, is going around the world and interviewing the outbreak of this unknown virus that has spread all over.  It starts off with patient zero in Chongqing in the United Federation of China.  A physician, Dr. Kwang, tells us of his first encounter of the outbreak when his sent to a remote village New Dachang.  When he got there seven villagers were laid in cot, locked up and not being cared for.  As story goes on, a boy was out with his father diving in the Three Gorges Reservoir.  They were treasure hunting in the now submerged old Dachang village.  The boy came up with a bite wound and the father didn't come up at all. The young boy was cold, gray skin, violent temperament, and wild eyes.  The story continues on and and for each country they give there own background story of before and after the outbreak.  Once the interviewer gets back home, him and the rest of the world are trying to figure out what is the next step, now that there is these so call things called zombies.  Zombie Defense?  People are now just trying to live there day to day life with this dreaded threat breathing down there necks.

     The part that really got me hook and interested was patient zero.  The boy came up from out of the water with a bite mark and no father.  What did they see down there?  What was down there?  Is there something significant down there that the interviewer should of investigated into?  So many things raced through my head at the one incident.  Also, amazed how quickly the outbreak spread and in an instant the entire world was caught in the net.  I cant wait to read on and see what are the action now of the people around the world? Is there going to be a Pangaea type place where everyone meets up and lives as one community fighting off these zombies?  This kind of put into perspective the viruses we have today and how easily they spread today and why this book is so relate-able.  Right now we are having a respiratory virus going around and hospitalizing children, and these stories make this the zombie ones sound more and more realistic.        

   

World war Z 1-3

Juan T. Chacon


   The first three chapters were the arthur acting as an interviewer and talking to a large number of people in positions of power or people of money.  The first three chapters are a after the fact situation the "World War Z" had already happened and he was talking to people who knew what was going to happen or should have know what was going to happen.  The fact that this book has up to date references and is set in today's age is what really got me.  Especially the interview part were the arthur interviewed the gentleman how created the rabies drug.  The fact that he sold fear was really powerful and very true.  I saw that part as being the most real world that this book is gonna get it is very realistic.  "People aren't selling products they are selling fear."

Chapters 1,2,3 of WW Z A Farcical Adventure

In the first chapter of this book the author goes on about the world they live in, and establishes a solid setting and tone for what the book will be. What he fails to do here is mention that in this make believe world there is no such thing as the Internet and word of mouth is also conspicuously absent. Speaking of things that are conspicuously absent among others I would also say that any idea of the average intelligence of a human being is nowhere to be found. Chapter 2 is the beginning of the interviews, and it starts off with the account of a Chinese doctor and his encounter with several people bitten by a young boy who has turned into a zombie. The next few interviews are with people who had experience with zombies before the situation became public, and with survivors of zombie attacks. The interviewees are mostly shown to be fairly human in their responses to the zombies "holy shit run away" is by far the most commonly shown. The human trafficker in the second interview is shown to be unlike any real human trafficker by his behavior surrounding infected people and zombies, now I am no human trafficker myself but I am almost one hundred percent sure that, while they would usually transport psychopathic killers to other countries for exorbitant fees, they would probably refuse to transport psychopathic killers that are directly wanting to kill them, especially if that psychopathic killer does not even speak and just makes angry growling noises. The human trafficker goes on of course to become even more stupid, sinking down to a sub-brick level by this point in his transport of infected individuals which fortunately for the book makes some degree of sense as the infection does not seem to be transmissible by the same means as the flu or any other disease (excepting rabies, but not really). This is because above all having an entire shipment of human beings who are your responsibility die because you brought someone with Ebola along with you when transporting them is to say the least not good for business it will also leave you with a large number of dead bodies to dispose of which will attract the attention of the authority who will in real life probably not tolerate you digging a mass grave/ leaving dozens of dead bodies to rot. Of course this is a fictional book and everyone in a position of authority is either corrupt or in a polite way to put it "of less than average intelligence", so the transporting of the zombies and infected goes off without a hitch putting zombies and soon to be zombies across the globe. The third chapter consists of interviews with people in power and begins to show the sheer unbelievability of the story and the characters involved in it, as well as a healthy misunderstanding of how communication works. The book shows that people unlike in the real world assume things to be false when told anything rather than in the real world where people assume truth when told anything. No country or person in the book except Israel believe it when their friends, relatives, colleague, or government tells them that zombies exist. Israel of course believes that zombies exist because upon a tiny bit of digging it turns out that the grandparents of Max Brooks the author were in fact Jewish, thankfully it makes sense, what does not make sense however is the fact that literally every other country around the world does absolutely nothing in response when Israel goes into a voluntary quarantine. All other country on the globe then show increasing displays of stupidity ranging from not telling other people that zombies exist to outright denying and covering up the fact that zombies exist in their country. One of these interviews starts not so subtly with a former politician shoveling shit literally of course. This shows me exactly what the authors view of politicians is. My favorite part of this book is how nonsensical the zombies are, it says that if for example a person gets a skin graft from someone who was infected they will become infected with the and eventually become a zombie, this makes a moderate amount of sense but then veers into the nonsensical territory when it shows that the infection is literally unstoppable by the human immune system which should of course mean any contact with the zombie, literally any contact should infect a person, and it should also make breathing air that has been anywhere near a zombie should infect a person as well as being scratched of course but the books says the infection is not spread by air. The zombies are shown to be dead and have no heartbeat showing an utter disregard for conservation of energy, physiology, anatomy, physics, and chemistry. Of course this could all be explained away by the zombies being supernatural or the infection being cause by some genetically engineered physics defying virus (probably from space or some other bullhonky).

World War Z

To sum up the first 3 chapters, the author is mainly just talking about how life is at the moment and really setting a scene for the book. As the chapters goes on there is a breakout of this unknown disease thus far in a small town in China, the doctor is told its an emergency. When he arrives there is 7 deathly ill people, 1 of those is the little boy who went moon fishing with his dad and got bitten on his foot and he is now oozing black stuff instead of blood and tries to bite the doctor. Then it is basically people being interviewed about what is happening and other questions about when the zombies were first recognized.
One of my favorite parts of this reading was probably near the beginning where the little boy has this disease that everyone is curious about and the doctor keeps asking who cared for this wound and no one will reply. This really gives the readers a sense of what is really going on and gets the book started for what is about to happen.

World War Z

    When the doctor was called he said "This had better be damned serious" and then the moment he saw everything he regretted it. It was about 7 people on cots, barely alive and one that wanted to rip him apart. The doctor repeatedly asked "who has been taking care of these people" and they kept saying no one. When he found "patient zero" he discorved where he should be bleeding, he wasn't and he couldnt find a pulse or heartbeat. It was all so strange, completly without a doubt something he had never seen before.
    This is where it all begins, this sets the stage for the entire book, in that moment in time. It is no secret this book is about zombies and right then is when we are introduced to our first one, where after this point we will hear about a hundreds more.

World War Z chapters 1,2 & 3

   The first outbreak was in a village in China, that had no name but the villagers called it the New Dachang. The doctor was called by scared villagers, saying it was an emergency to come out. So the doctor finally made it out there and there were seven of them all on cots, barley conscious. He looked at one more sick person that was called "Patient Zero" he had been tied up so tight that his skin had rubbed off, but there was no blood. He moaned and tried to bite every one.
     The doctor traveled a lot through this outbreak. He seen it all happening as the government tried to hide what was going on. Nobody knew what it was, but people started calling it rabies. The government moved people around, trying to keep them safe. Families lived in places that seemed like prison, but were also safe. People that went through corentine never came back. Then people were money hungry and started selling medicine for rabies, because they thought it would heal them if they got sick.


   The most interesting thing about this book so far is the other ways it spread around. Such as transplants, egg donors, air planes and sperm. Its more of what it would be in real life.

Walking Dead Vol. 1

The part of the walking dead i found so intense was the part when Rick awakens in the empty hospital. A place that's usually so full and lively suddenly so dead and menacing just like the world outside that Rick has yet to discover. This sets the tone for the whole scene, delivering to the reader a desolate and ravished world that has just had a catastrophe unloaded onto it. I certainly would be a nervous wreck.

Violence in the Media Response

Violent Video Games presented a documentary style approach to video game violence, inspecting the history and documented studies to further their argument. The start of the article cites that numerous studies have shown aggression rates in people increase after viewing violence in some form of media, be it movies or video games. The beginning continues to rant about the lack of care for not exposing such violence to children and the amount of chaos such media can bring, essentially presenting it's bias and making way for the remaining article. The second section of the article deals with the history and background of violence in video games. Sources are provided for dates and ratings of games and how well they sold, all while making the interesting note that with increased violence and gore came more sales. By the third section of the article the author has begun to intertwine the argument of the effect of violence on people through media affecting them in the real world. Multiple studies and and scholarly articles show data supporting the theory that violent images induce violent tendencies. They also compared the data received recently to the data from the early era of video games. These results were drastically different and pointed to violent media being exposed to vulnerable children a hazard.

The second article was much shorter, and dealt with the fact that no conclusion really can be made about whether or not media violence correlates with real world violence and that violent media isn't completely understood. the differences between cathartic violence and vengeful, honorable violence disguises the blood. Violence is violence.

The third article interviews marilyn manson, who calls out media hubs and those who promote the real world violence, also noting there isn't an increase in violent outbursts necessarily, but it's more televised. Manson, Columbine, etc. all received numerous mentions by national news and more. Marilyn theorizes that they are as to blame as violent movies and games.

VIolence in the media Blog

Cindy Williams
LAL 101
Summary: Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence
Harvey Einstein went on public television (CNN) and talked about the movies he made. He spoke of how sincere and passionate he was about the movies he made. Hollywood studio heads and producers shared his concerns on how violence effects the movie industry. But they didn’t like to talk about it, because the movie industry has a code of silence. With Weinstein’s comments on public television he broke the long standing code of silence with Hollywood. About how he felt about the relationship between pretend violence and real violence. Reflecting the fact that no one really understood the question that the media had over violence and the relationship with actual violence. The entertainment industry wouldn’t have kept ramping up the violence if the public didn’t like it or respond to it. His opinion on violence in the entertainment industry wasn’t harmful.
Columbine: Whose Fault is it?
 The Author writing this story is a musician talking about how people blame the tones of some music, for  the reason violence occurs, but he also talks about how their was violence in the world before music.  He blames it on how children are raised and the environment around them. People just use music as an excuse, to cover up for all the other things in the world that could cause violence. Like the way their raised and the world we live in now. Everyone always wants to make up an excuse to cover up the possible real reasons why there is so much violence in the world. People picked on his song called the lunch box, because they thought it was about guns, but it really wasn’t. You can’t blame what happened in Columbine from entertainment.  People are just looking to find a reason, to explain why there is so much violence. Whether, its movies, music, videos, or television. He said the world is coming to an end and we have been gradually working our way there.

Cindy's Walking Dead Blog

My reaction towards chapter 1,their was some pretty frightening situations, especially when Rick was on the horse and ran into a bunch of zombies, when they knocked him off his horse luckily he did have a hatchet, and he was rescued by Hon, this story was all about trying to survive.  This part of the story got intense, because Knowing that Rick had no idea what was going on and all he wanted was to see his family.  Rick did everything he had to survive. This part was interesting to me because Rick thought it was all over when the zombies attacked him until he was recued from Hon. All Rick wanted  was to survive and see his wife and son. He loved them very much.

Zachary Nichols

Compostion I

Shane: But what about that night when we—on the road down here?

Wife: That night-- … that night was a mistake.

Before this specific scene, Rick had been back to camp for a few days or so.  After he got to camp, he met everyone who had been staying there.  He met a guy named Glenn.  Glenn Specialized in going back into Atlanta to retrieve needed items for the camp.  Rick decided that he would go back into the city with Glenn to go get fire arms for everyone to use in case of an emergency.  Lori, his wife begged him not to go back into the city.  While he went into the city his partner Shane tried to comfort his wife.  Lori told Shane that nothing else could happen again because everything that had happened was a mistake.

What made this scene interesting is the fact that earlier in the comic another camper told Rick that there had been a little something going on between Shane and Rick’s wife. Naturally Rick didn’t believe it because of whatever reason he had.  I was just shocked that something actually did happen because I just went along with what Rick thought.  After it was revealed in the comic I knew nothing would be the same and sure enough it wasn’t.

Walking Dead Homework

Sitting around the campfire discussing their past lives and jobs the group begin to further know more about each other. During that Amy goes to the RV to use the restroom, a Walker distracts her. While Amy is distracted another one bites her neck from behind. This kills her almost instantly this starts a fight and everyone is now shooting the swarm of walkers that are now showing up. Jim gets attacked but manages to fend off his zombie. After the ordeal Amy's body is shoot to prevent it from getting back up and Jim is revealed to have been bitten.

This moment marks the camp as being unsafe and starts the end of Shane mental break. Also it shows just how fleeting life can be in this harsh environment going from relative safety to death and chaos in moments.

I found that this section serves as a reminder and sets the tone, Jim eventually requests to be left to die knowing full well his fate. Showing a part of sacrifice and duty to be expected in situations although being an outcast it may prove difficulty for others to do what Jim did. It also shows the need for defenses and guards.

Walking Dead Vol I

The part about part 1 the most interesting or more unnerving was after Rick wakes up from the hospital and goes to find out he's all alone. I can't imagine waking up after being in a coma for a month and not only find out my family is missing but seeing all these monsters around that used to be real people. This part is so important because it really give the book a nice start, it gives the reader a real sense of the seriousness of whats happening and also makes you feel like you're alone right there with Rick. This part ties into what we've been talking about in class as violence in films (the tv show) or books. It shows the theme of family being very important to all these people but also being willing to do whatever it takes, even if that means killing, to keep safe.

Walking Dead Vol. 1

The story begins with a bang when Rick (small town cop) is shot on a call with his partner Shane. This immediately grabbed my attention. The fact that real life situations such as being shot in the line of duty gained my interest. Throughout the story Rick continues to deal with all different aspects of these life situations. It shows you how hard life can test you and how hard you have to push through it all. When Rick is heading to Atlanta in hopes to find his wife and son, he had already been moving on instinct. He is aware of the reality he now lives in and doesn't think twice about his decisions. After Glenn saves his life you can almost feel the relief he gains. As soon as he hears the words camp from Glenn you can tell he has hope for his families well being. Finally reunited with Lori and Carl, Rick takes a minute to calm down and breathe in the reality they must survive in. This especially stood out to me because nothing hit home harder than family. Everyone can relate to the emotion that they all feel with each other. The next part of the story that caught my attention was when Shane spontaneously snaps at Rick. Shane puts blame on Rick as if it was his fault they were stuck in their position. In the end when Shane and Rick are at a standoff, Carl shoots Shane which is the last thing that left me wanting more. Throughout the whole story it shows you how life has different effects on people. They could act scared, ready for the worst, loved and in the right moment, happier than ever. The biggest message I took from this was to roll with life no matter how many punches it may throw at you.

Walking Dead Vol. 1

Walking Dead Vol. 1 Overview 
    The story right off the bat hooked me in.  In one instant Rick( small town cop) is gunned down with his partner by a crazy criminal.  Next thing you know, Rick, is in the hospital.  This section ties into the book because instantly, Rick, just keeps moving forward.  Rick accepting the fact that this zombie apocalypse is the reality is a theme he maintains throughout the story, and just accepts this is the reality, and preservers to find his family.   This violent book shows a message to me that life is hard. This book is violent but you get a message that is not so violent.   Rick is put through a lot of hard life situations and you learn that you just have to push through and hope things will get better, and they will.  Also shows me the strong relationship that a family has, and that anyone will go to extreme measures for there family, no matter what.

the walking dead

      While reading The Walking Dead I came across a very intriguing part that was very unique yet disturbing to me. Glenn and Rick were in the woods searching for a gun store, they come across a dead zombie. They figure out that the zombies can always tell the difference by the smell, so they decide to tear apart the zombie and put their blood over them, disguising their smell. This defiantly is a huge part to tie into the rest of the book because they have this skill to help them throughout this experience. This part was so interesting to me because it was something so different, never seen before and truly disturbing. It really relays violence because they are literally tearing apart body parts and putting "corpse" blood on them. The relationship it shows between the survivors and the zombies just shows that the survivors will do anything to stay alive.

Walking Dead -- LaValle

The moment that stuck out to me the most was when Carl killed Shane at the very end. Right after Lori yelled at Shane for hitting Rick, Shane stormed off in the woods and Rick followed him. Shane started acting hysterical and irrational and dramatic. He was yelling at Rick and blaming him for everything wrong in his life. He grabbed his gun and he pointed it at Rick. Carl, Rick's son, out of protection for the father that he missed for quite some time shot Shane and broke down immediately after claiming that it wasn't the same as killing one that was dead already.

What caught my eye about this part of the scene is that something so out of sight for a seven year old and so damaged still seemed to drag him in the darkness along with everything else. His father is who gave him the gun and encouraged him enough on how to use it and protect himself and those whom he loved. Rick, now that his son just killed his best friend, probably regrets it. Even though there was betrayal and heartbreak, Rick knows I'm sure now that Lori was right in how she said that Carl was too young for such violence. Will Lori be even more upset that her seven year old son just killed a close friend? Will she blame Rick? What happens between the two of them? Especially now that Rick knows about Lori and Shane. -- I'm very curious. A lot of questions are arising and I see a lot of connections in this scene and what we have been talking about in class.

The Walking Dead vol. 1

The part that stood out to me the most was the growing relationship between Rick and Shane through their conversations. I'm not talking about it in a good kind of growth however. Each time the two characters chatted with each other you can see change. The two started out as best friends in the sheriffs department, but now Shane has grown feelings for Rick's wife while Rick was thought to be dead. Since Rick "returned from the dead" Shane began to be heartbroken and wanted Rick out of the picture so he could have Lori. Shane's heart for Lori tore their friendship in half, and caused Shane to want to murder his best friend. It was amazing to see a man change from a calm character to one that goes completely insane.

Walking Dead

The section that stood out to me the most in terms of violence and disturbance was the scene when the horse was eaten in Atlanta. This moment is important within the story because it shows the main character how ruthless the zombies are. He saw in the past that they were aggressive but this is the first time he realizes that they eat their prey. It was disturbing to me because I figured the horse would play a longer role within the story than he did, and the way he went out was sad. This is an example of  loyalty between the horse and rick. This scene could be a definite example of how shows/comics meant for entertainment could result in violence. The public loves to view violence in any form of entertainment and this and many other examples show violence to all ages. That is the interesting part. Comics are dedicated toward kids and this shows a lot of violence, descriptive scenery, and adult entertainment.

The Walkin Dead Vol 1

   It all started when Rick was in a coma in the hospital, after being shot in the line of duty. Rick woke up to nobody, without knowing anything of what happened in the world. He was weak from being in a coma but he set out to find his family anyway. The first place he went was home but there was no sigh of his wife or son. So he went and got supplies, his sheriff car and left looking for his family until the gas in his car ran out. After that he had no choice but to walk and look for gas, instead he found a horse in a barn. Rick saddled the horse up and headed to the city in search of his wife and son. He didn't know how bad it was until another man had to save him, why the horse he found got savagely ripped apart by zombies. The man the saved him (Glen) then took him to his camp site, were he was reunited with his family. They were happy to see him still alive, all but his best friend Shane. Who had pretty much taken his spot why he was gone. Shane was in love with his wife and he wanted Rick dead. So they got into a fight and Shane went into the woods. Rick followed him, Shane lost it and pulled a gun on Rick and Carl (ricks son) shot and killed Shane because he didn't want him to hurt his dad anymore.


The reason this was interesting was because zombies have no feelings and they are violent to anything alive. They walk but their dead and they never go to sleep. Zombies travel in herds which would be almost imposable to escape.

First Volume of The Walking Dead

Towards the end when Rick and Shane were heading off to hunt and Rick wouldn't let his son, Carl, go hunting with him because he wanted to have a talk and then Shane hit Rick and ran into the woods. Rick runs after him and Shane turns around pointing a gun at him, Shane is upset because he has no friends or family left and he says he has no life. Rick tries to reassure him that everything is going to be fine, but he doesn't agree and continues to point the gun at Rick. Then, without thinking Carl shoots Shane so that he won't hurt his daddy. This ties into the rest of the book because at first Rick and Shane were just doing what they normally do, hunting for dinner and then it went downhill. This is important because it shows how much family means to everyone when times get tough.

I was shocked that Carl, a young boy, would shoot a person since he knew the gun was only to shoot zombies with, but then again I was kinda glad because it shows that Carl will do anything to stick up for his family no matter the consequences. In this part of The Walking Dead, we see a little of how violence can effect the real world like we have been talking about in class. It shows that parents really do have a huge impact on what and how much violence their kids are exposed too. Carl's dad is the one who exposed him to violence by showing him how to shoot a gun even if it was for protection. This section had two major themes, friends can turn on you in a split second and family is everything. Shane turned on Rick all of a sudden and Carl saved his dad by shooting Shane.

The Walking Dead Summery

The Walking Dead

By: Juan T. Chacon

        The very last panel of the comic was really real.  This panel was the one were Carl shot Shane in the thought  and then Shane died.  This panel really caught me off guard because it was nothing like it was a tv show.  In this panel the son of sheriff known as Rick was being threatened by Shane and the son Carl shot Shane in the thought.  This panel really caught me off guard and struck a cord with me when the son Carl said "its not the same as killing the dead dad," and this part was shocking to me.

Discussion

Violence in video games

The message the author is trying to establish is that video games have a definite negative effect on children. Many arguments were brought up such as scientific studies (which may be inaccurate), the amount of time playing, and the proof of many shooters have a history of playing violent video games. The author also mentions the ignorance of many parents to how the video game rating system works, and many of them would be appalled by what there kids are actually playing.

Violence in Movies

Harvey Weinstein, a largely liberal movie producers declares he is throwing in the towel in terms of violent movies. He is a big supporter of gun control so his movies often bring about question. On CNN he tells the public he is done contradicting his morals. Much of the public thirsts for movie violence and many producers such as Quintin Tarantino have not strayed away from this style of movie. No one really knows if movies increase violence but the author thinks not. He also says that recent violence increase is in fact not happening. In reality, much of the violence craze is media propaganda and the numbers show no increase in violence.

Columbine

"Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised." This article, Manson fires back at the media for there false assumptions of shootings being his fault. Manson uses many vivid analogies in his article to compare how society picks and chooses what is right and wrong. Death and destruction is something humans are naturally accustom to, he sais you cannot blame him for the violent acts of others, when violence is an everyday thing.

The cause of Violence

Alden Tague

Columbine: Whose Fault is it

 This article shows its opinion in the very first line, and it is one that holds true throughout the remainder, this is that violence exists in nature and violence for the sake of violence existed even before humanity came around. It goes on to blame, at least partly, religion for the current pervasiveness of violence and its portrayal in media. The writer points out that one of the causes for violence is not in fact movies and music but the incessant focus on violence in real life and how the perpetrators of these acts are shown in the limelight and focused on heavily by most news networks, which could lead to some people committing such crimes so as to be remembered.

Afterwards the article point out military advancement and the praise of such as abhorrent behavior which points out to me at least, that the reader is incredibly sure that there is in fact some goodness in humanity. He then points out the insistence of media to blame the actions of a criminal on someone who did not in fact perpetrate the crime, and points out the attention that this generates but does not point out the obvious profit gained from doing so.

The article ends with the assertion that the media is trying to blame problems on a weak scapegoat rather than something that would generate real controversy like the NRA, so they blame it on the newest not yet mainstream media they can find which at that time was video games and music.

Weinstein, Tarantino and the Standoff Over Movie Violence

 This writer automatically makes a half right assumption in the second paragraph saying that Weinstein is insisting this because it comes from his point of view not that it is a short term marketing ploy. I believe in fact that it is both his point of view and a long term marketing ploy seeking to profit from his currently contentious point of view as a calculated step to improve profits.

In the center of this article is the argument against media promoting and encouraging violence rather than it pointing out logically that most mass killers are not mentally stable people but those with predispositions to erratic violent behavior it says the common "it has not really been proven that violence in media increases aggression in human beings". This is a major problem from my point of view as while watching violent media may actually increase aggression in people it does not in any case cause a mentally stable, intelligent person to instantly become a psychopathic murderer.

This article also of course places blame while attempting to deflect it from itself on none other than a thinly veiled reference to the NRA.

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications 

 Through reviewing this article I have come to the obvious conclusion that it comes written from an obviously biased view point. This article was written a decade ago and while it may  have had some correctness in pointing out the constant violence in games at the time it was made, but now fails to hold a valid point, now video games have been hailed as an art form and even included in the Museum of Modern Art.

Matthew Tillitt Summaries

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications


Violent video games and the effects they may have on youth, and public policies is the main focus of this article. It starts with the history of video games and the amount of violence progression. As many other aspects of life progress over time, so does the violence and reality of  games. Next the article explains the multiple tests and theories about aggression and aggressive behavior. The studies were conducted of not only children, but teenagers and adults. Many of these studies proved to be successful but couldn't be consistent because of the change of violence over time. Media was the next eye opener in the article. The intense scrutiny of video games as is stated was the "result of tragic school shootings in which the shooters had a history of playing violent video games". This was a explained through the reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as early as 2000. Even though the tragedies drew much attention to the potential effects of violent video games, it was said "these are actually not good examples of the effects". The next subject is the risk factors that would play a role into becoming violent. Most people who play violent video games would not later become violent themselves. If more of the risk factors (abused, psych. disorders, gang membership, drug use, media violence, and inflated self-esteem) are present with a child than the risk would be further elevated. Parental control has also confirmed to be successful with children's aggressive habits. Public policy is also put into question with children's exposure to media violence. It is said that there are at least three pillars of responsibility. These are the video game industry, the rental and retail industry, and parents. Although there had been few publicly funded efforts to educate parents about media ratings, it is a responsibility to limits your child's content. The Government enforced ratings and restrictions are common except for the United States. First amendment concerns hold a big role in this aspect. At the end it explains how there is too little public policy debate on how to reduce child and youth exposure of media violence. Many of the debates were focused on whether there is sufficient scientific evidence of the harmful effects. The last note is "what public policies would likely be the most effective".






Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence

This article describes the violence in movies and how little it has been discussed. It starts with Harvey Weinstein vowing to back away from making violent films. Then it explains why dismissing what he said is no good and why it is an important subject. The decline in overall crime has gone down but somehow mass shootings are more frequent. Andrew then goes on to talk about how there is usually two sides to the argument. The first being that violence in media is corrupting our youth and society as a whole. Second is that violence is an appetite and almost therapeutic as a universe. He states that neither statement can be true, yet both can be false as we are about most wisdom of violence in America. The amount of firearms is also taken into consideration and the murder rate as well. Andrew finishes the article by saying that what Weinstein said was serious and should be talked about.






Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?


The article starts with a realistic statement that "the first few people on earth needed no books, movies, games or music to inspire cold-blooded murder". Marilyn says that religion has given us a picture of what death and sexuality is based around our culture. He says that the media has made killers an icon just as much as our movie stars. Then he talks about how the shooters of Columbine were on the front page of the newspaper. Giving the next kid whose pushed around "new idols" as he put it. He talks about how the initial report said they were dressed like him and obviously worshipped him. After he says that responsible journalists reported the shooters didn't even listen to his music and had no interest in him. The fact he says "isn't killing just killing" implies that there is no effect his music or him as a person can have. The point he brings is that there is violence everywhere. It is in our religion, media, music and ourselves.

Violent in the Media -- LaValle

Weinstein, Tarantino, and the standoff over movie violence. 

This article is inconclusive all in all. Weinstein was basically saying that he didn't want to participate in anymore violent movies. His reasoning was if he didn't want that for his own children why would he turn around and be a hypocrite and do the complete opposite of what he was telling them. They explained that there is no real connection to social media to an increase of aggression. They compared it to being like drugs and alcohol, the right balance most likely won't have much affect but too much may cause issues in the long run.

Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

This article says that America just likes to be able to blame their faults on anything. So when there is violence or a murder they want to blame it on the most logistic thing possible and that would be social media. They said in the article that if a person is old enough to commit the crime they should be old enough to be held responsible. An example of putting something innocent to blame is that there was a song called "Lunchbox" written and it was interpreted as a song about guns. The author explaned that with the blessing of this country being a "free" one there is also the burden of being held responsible for your free choices and people aren't ready to face that. I liked the line that said at the end, "So don't expect the end of the wold to come one day out of blue - it's been happing every day for a long time".

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public policy Implications

This article basically says that there isn't enough concern in how to little the exposure of kids in social media. There was no conclusion whether or not the evidence is true or false in the matter of the affect is real but they are still going deeper into research. There was an example of the video game that was banned and it made it more desirable to the public. "In a 2004 survey of pediatricians, over 98% believe that the media affects childhood aggression". (225). 

Violence in the Media Response

Darian Wills

Violent Video Games:

The Effects on Youth,
and Public Policy Implications

Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence 

Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

The first article talks about how the author is trying to explain violence in video games stating that studies have shown that playing violent video games can indeed cause increases in violent feelings, thoughts and emotions. Although no direct studies have been shown that violence in video games leads to being violent in the real world, violence in games has grown significantly popular since the first shooting game came out in 1992. 
In the second article the author is focused on violence more in the media or cinema side of things and if this is directly related to the amount of mass shootings lately, due to movies that Weinstein and Tarantino as examples, have something to do with. The author states that although they believe movie violence doesn't have direct correlation with real world violence, they do think it have a contribution to it.
Lastly, the article about Columbine is trying to get across the point of violence in music. This author believes that magazines, news, and other medias "glorify" mass shooters by giving them more attention than things that are actually important and should be on the front page of magazines. That being said Marilyn Manson basically states that its no ones fault directly but a lot of things that lead to all of this violence. He also talks about in the end how that is the reason he didn't go on interviews to defend people misreading his music because he didn't want to give them that satisfaction but his music is more of an outlet. 

Richard Riley White`s summaries over the violence articles

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications - Douglas A. Gentile and Craig A. Anderson

     The first article breaks down the information into three parts: the history of violence in video games, different research and experiments conducted, and public policy/government involvement.  In the history portion, the article explained that the more violence the game had the higher the market value and sales.  Also, the reason why the profits sky rocketed was because the outcries and bans of the game made the game more desirable.   In the second portion, the excerpt describes the three main studies being conducted: experimental, correlational, and longitudinal.  It goes on to say that the research can never be wholly conclusive and each study has different strengths.  They continue to say, it is the total picture  of combined studies that answers the question of a causal link.   Lastly ending with the writer saying he hopes that some kind of policy needs to put in action, and if they are we need to decide on the best one.

Weinstein, Tarantino and The Standoff Over Movie Violence

     The second article focuses more on the media side of violence.  Mentions how our "peculiar era" violent crime overall has declined but spectacular mass shootings are more prominent.   How much media violence is too much, and whether it`s contributing to the perceived epidemics of mass shooting incidents.   Lastly, this article discusses, in the beginning, Weinstein`s and Tarantino`s personal view on the violence, from a media side. 

Columbine: Whose Fault is it? 

In aftermath of the Colorado school shooting, Marilyn Manson speaks out.  

     Lastly, The third article discusses Marilyn  Manson`s point of view on violence in our culture.  She goes on to say, we as a nation glorify killers by putting them on the cover of Time magazine.  The media in general reports all the bad, shocking, crazy things that go on in the world and not always the good things.  She goes on to explain, now a days kids can access information so easily that the information is all there for them.  Kids get the see the living world.  She also kind of puts her own religious side of into the article to kind of relate to people and the laws and culture, because our culture and laws are based on Christianity.  

Zachary Nichols Summaries

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications

Violence in the media has shown aggression in kids who watch the media with violence in it. Violence in video games has shown to be bestsellers for video gaming companies. Studies have shown no direct influence however from these video games though they may be linked through correlation as opposed to causation. The first “first-person shooter” game was created in 1992 and played on Nintendo and Sega consoles. Video games were required to adopt a ratings system so that consumers would have an idea of what the potential risks were for buying a certain video game.  Studies have shown “playing violent video games can indeed cause increases in aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.”  Only about half the parents who buy the video games use the rating system even though they don’t fully understand how it works. The video game industry has fought congressional bills against the restriction of “M” rated games.

Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence

             
Harvey Weinstein, a movie producer, declared that he is getting away from producing very violent movies.  He has gone back on violent movies as not to be a hypocrite for what he actually believes in. However, media violence has never been a direct factor causing violence.  It has merely only been a risk factor alongside many other factors that take part in causing crime.  There are pretty much two viewpoints on the subject. Either you think that movie violence tempts society or that it doesn’t. The author is curious of what the reason is for society craving media violence as it has been around forever.  Many statistics were given for guns owned in America compared to other countries and to crime rates with guns involved.  Though media violence is around there have been lower crime rates involving guns in the last decade.  The author clearly still wants to have the national conversation of media violence.

Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

                Marilyn Manson is the author of this article for the Rolling Stones. Manson said that many people have blamed his music for the way people act. Many people had used Manson as the scapegoat because of many of his songs. However, Manson claims that the media is mainly to blame for most of these tragedies happening.  Even without the media normal people are to blame as well because people are the ones who are unknowingly fueling the story for the media by involuntarily wanting to hear the news.  The media uses these shootings as ways to build their publicity. What may build as publicity could very much turn the antagonists of the primary news story to become idols for many other individuals out there watching.  The people who commit the crime are the scapegoats of society even though they need to take responsibility for their actions.  Manson also says that the shootings aren’t the only issues at hand. 

Violent media

 Debbie Wysong

Article 1

               Violent Video Games (summarized)

 

   There has been an enormous amount of research on violent video games, and if they have an impact on children. Years of documents implying aggression in children from playing violent video games. The lack of parents concerned about media violence is clear. Evidence, that media violence increases the likely hood of aggression and violent in both short term and long term contexts. In 2004 pediatricians were surveyed, over 98% believed the media does affect child hood aggression. This message failed to be delivered to the average American parent.

    Although there has been a lot of research on effects from watching violent television on aggressive behavior, there has been less research on violent video games and how it has a strong connection to the negative effects on children.

   “Pong” was the first video game released in 1972. It opened up a great opportunity for developers. They then began to push the creative and technological side in order to gain profits and market shares. The developers worked to create better technological capacitys and graphic abilities, but also experimented with content to see what the market could handle, including violent content.  The first violent video game was released in 1976, it was called “Death Race”. The goal in the game was to run over people. The violence in this game made a public outraged, communities then banned it.   

      Researchers define aggression as a form of behavior that is intended to harm another individual and is expected by the perpetrator to have a chance in actually harming that individual. In other words violence is just a form of physical aggression.  That might be enhanced into aggressive behaviors from playing violent video games.

    The public wanted standards set, that included no violence, sex or excessive blood. Even though it was clear that games sold better with more violence in them, developers then produced more.  

    Eventually Congress passed a law that made movie and video producers make a rating system. Citizens were hoping that now that there was a rating system, producers of video games would stop making such violent games. Unfortunately now that there were ratings, producers no longer had to make games for just one age group. Games initially got more violent.

 

 Debbie wysong

Article 2

           

     Harvey Weinstein vowed to back away from making ultraviolent movies. He made bad and good movies. But he never tried to sell anything he didn’t believe in. Weinstein was passionate about his movies, his company and political causes that he supported.

   Media tried pressing him for what he thought about his violent movies. He told them ‘In this peculiar era when violent crime overall has declined but spectacular mass shootings’. Weinstein was also a longtime liberal Democrat and supported of the National Rifle Association.  He reflected the fact that no one really understands the whole question of media violence and its relationship to

 

Debbie Wysong

Article 3

 

     It’s sad to see how the media always looks for reasoning when something violet happens. The media’s turning criminals into heroes, by putting them on the covers of “Time Magazine”. Making them idol’s for kids that get bullied all the time. When it comes down to who is to blame, (when an adolescent shoots up a school) media looks for a reason. Even though there is no reason.

 

 

 

 

Juan's Summaries

Summaries

      First Reading.

   The first reading was a scientific article that showed the correlation between children and teens playing violent video games.  The article showed several scientific studies done on the subject of violence being caused by violent video games.  The problem was that only one of the scientific studies that the article cited was done under proper scientific procedure so that left the others to be some what suspect to in accuracy.  All in all the article was informative and tried to sway you to the thinking that violent video games make kids violent when there is very little evidence.

      Second Reading.

   The second reading was a article about the hyper violent movies that Weinstein has funded in the past and how he it thinking of changing direction.  What it is truly about is just some person writing about how Weinstein has decided that he doesn't want to do movies that are as violent as the ones he has funded in the past.  It talks about how he thinks that video violence and things of the sort aren't directly correlated but they are a factor in the production of a violent person.  The scientific work they cited in this article also said that there was a correlation but that it wasn't one hundred percent which they summed up well in there final paragraph"One conclusion appears clear — extreme conclusions are to be avoided."  Another thing that was said in this article that I fell rings true and was mentioned at the end of the article was an analogy made by the writer of the article "I suspect most of us feel about media violence roughly the way we feel about hamburgers or whiskey: Moderate doses probably aren’t harmful, and may even have salubrious effects." 

      Third Reading.

   This article was about how Marilyn Manson is just talking about how every one is to blame for the violence there isn't one source of reason behind it there are many things that contribute to violence.  It also talks about how long before violent games, music and videos there was violence in the world that was just brought on by humans being humans.  This article really just tells us that every one is to blame and it is not an individual or a violent thing it is human nature and all that nonsense.

Nathaniel Bitterman

Summary of Violent Video Games:

The Effects on Youth,

and Public Policy Implications

By: DOUGLAS A. GENTILE AND CRAIG A. ANDERSON

            This article begins by talking about the coloration between children viewing violent acts and committing them. On the next page, the article talks about the history of video games and the commercialism of them. As well as the first violent video games to be released such as mortal combat.  In response to the game Wolfenstein 3D, members of congress began taking actions to find the effects these games were having on children. The next page goes on to talk about the research that has been done on violent video games. The three major types of studies are experimental, correlational, and longitudinal. Over a dozen experimental studies have been done. The goal is for a sample size of 200+ but they have done some studies with smaller sample sizes as well. The two conclusions reached are that (1) that E-rated games (even those with violent content) are safe for all ages; and (2) that T-rated violent games have a significantly bigger immediate negative impact on players than E-rated violent games. The article then goes on to compare recent research to previous research. The article then goes on to talk about solutions to the problem, such as mandatory ratings by the manufacturer, or by a third party. Even going as far as having the government set restrictions on what games can be produced.

 

Summary of Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence

            This article doesn’t just focus on video games, but in violence in general and the effect it as on America. It talks about how gun ownership in America is the highest in the world, and how violent crime has been decreasing and is now to the levels it was in the 1960s. The article agrees that we can’t really come to a conclusion about whether or not guns cause violence, so it does little to say what affects they have for video games and movies.

 

Summary of Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

            This article starts off talking about how when Cain killed Able, he didn’t need any violent media to help influence him. Just his human nature. It then says that the world isn’t getting any more violent, but the violence is becoming more televised. It then talks about the media coverage of the funerals and how they interviewed the parents of dead children. It says how Americans love finding a scapegoat and place the blame for killings.

Will Stephens - Summaries

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications

The first article focuses on the form of media known as Video Games. Specifically violent ones. Voicing a concern that they cause violence in the world outside of the games. Leading children to be more violent, studies were done to test this effect but they were inconclusive giving different results. Showing some were prone to violence after playing the game while other showed less of an aptitude for violence using the game to channel their violent urges.

Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence

The Second article focuses on Movies, Specifically Violent ones involving Harvey Weinstein. While there is some concern about the youth watching movies there is also more concern about the violence effecting society as a whole. There is a split between people viewing the violent movies as bad and causing an adverse effect and the people who do not think that the movies have any such effect. Again there is a lack of studies to connect the violence to the world.

Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

The Third article does not focus on music but rather a music artist pointing out that humanity has always been prone to violence. Listing the current media views on shootings and murders and the constant craze to get more information about them and put there face on every news outlet. He also mentions that he is trying to not be a part of the craze about violence and rather use his music as an outlet instead of watching others commit violence.

Article Summaries

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications

Video games are something kids use for entertainment all of the time. Most of which include some form of violence. Some video game developers have put restrictions on their games as to how far they want to take the violence. Many test results have shown that violent video games can make a difference in someone's aggressive behavior. While it doesn't affect some, the ones it does affect can change their actions very dangerously.


Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?

Everyday, tragedy affects many lives all around the world. In today's society many people treat these things like they are not that important. People who may look different or have different thoughts then everybody else are being casted as outsiders, and not are being treated fairly. Marilyn Manson tries to challenge the minds of the people in this changed world through his music. He tries to show the people that the problems we blame other things for, are actually are fault to begin with.


Weinstein, Tarantino and the standoff over movie violence

There have always been conflicts as to if movie violence can create or encourage real violence. Harvey Weinstein even points out that no one knows the connection of media violence to real life violence. The knowledge of media and real violence in the minds of Americans was wrong to begin with in the first place. The ones who comment about this topic fall into two different groups. The first group has to do with how media violence is damaging the thinking of the youth. The other group has to do with the belief that violent media has been with us since the beginning of time.