Violence in Video Games?

For those people who ever played any type of "Violent Game" ranging from old school like DOOM, Goldeneye for the N64, or something as new as Halo, and the COD series. If you did then you would know that those games where and still are great, forms of entertainment and just flat out fun to play. If you still do play games that are considered "Violent", you must of heard talk about how videos games cause people to kill or hurt others because they saw it in a video game and are reenacting it. Which brings me to my point Recently Yahoo U.K published an article talking about how in Germany, officials are talking about banning video games so it would help prevent "Crazy" people from killing others. In my opinion video games don't kill, in order for someone to "Kill" anyone that individual already must have a screw lose in his/her head. Serial killers in the 1950's didn't have violent video games in fact they had this game which was invented in 1958. Now how could something like that lead someone to kill, violent video games to the media is just a scapegoat. From what I can gather from this article, it would seem that Germany, and U.K yahoo are just trying to get all of the people reading this to realize that video games is the reason why people do what they do. They also seem to have a negative tone through out this article, just talking about how one game can cause a large problem to happen. There is definitely positively, NO way that violent video games is the sole reason why people who play video games kill. I have been an active gamer for pretty much all my life, I have played all the Halo games, all the Gears of War, most of the Unreal games and even some of the most controversial games like the Manhunt series. To this day I yet to have any thoughts about killing anyone. Or any forms of extreme aggression. To me its more than what you listen to, or play more the surroundings that you have.

I Believe No Pain NO Game!

Over the past 2 years at high school I come to a conclusion! You cant get any where in life with out having some type of pain involved, not physical pain necessarily, but more mental pain. At the beginning of my Sophomore year I met my World History teacher. Mr.Bradley from the moment I met him I knew i was in for a tough year, his entire class room is decorated with large pieces of paper that depict life is not all easy. From their on, that individual pushed me more than any other teach has ever before. For that i thank him, I say this because it is also true for my brother who is going to attend Marquette dental School in Milwaukee in the fall.

He to had someone to push him, this person for him was not a teacher, but more a babysitter. She kept an eye on him, and myself who was 3 at the time. She pretty much made him study all day, at the time he thought that she was a witch and all she was doing was making his life a living hell. When he came to high school he did not have a clue if he was going to go to college. By his sophomore year his GPA was approximately 2.7, once he found out that he wanted to be a doctor, he really needed to up his game. So he did he studied for everything, and he pulled off a 4.0 his junior and senior year of high school. He made large strides once in college, and this April he graduated Parkside, he did change his mind on being a Doctor to a dentist, more for the free time a dentist would have over a doctor. The fact that he was the first in our family to graduate college was big. Not only did hehe graduated, but with prestige of being chosen for the Chancellors award.
http://www.uwp.edu/news/newstemp.cfm?storyID=2928
The chancellors award is the highest achievement one can be awarded in college.

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