Violence and Video Games

Video games are a way for people to escape everyday life and do things that would not be legal or "socially acceptable" by many people. As time goes on, video games on progress more and more. Many upgrades to graphics and gameplay have been made to "better" video games as a whole. Video games are very similar to movies in the sense of how reality can be pushed to the limit and still entertain many of its viewers. Simply shooting a duck as it flies across the screen is not that exciting to people and more actual game play was needed. In today's world, people find killing people or robbing people much more fun. Although these are things many people don't do (although many still do), it allows a way for people to experience such situations safely and enjoyably. These games are so persuasive because it draws its viewers in and entertains them. In today's society, killing people in video games is fun. People enjoy it. Why? Who knows? I personally even enjoying such games, although I would never actually kill someone. Such games should not be taken away from the market because they entertain people and may actually keep many from doing such activities that the game may portray.

"WAR, LIVE" pg. 574

The arrangement of speakers is crucial when constructing an argument. In these two examples, the authors use different styles in writing to convey their arguments. The first example uses a type of writing that resembles an interview. He divides his argument into topics and then conveys his research through conversation.This is very helpful because it allows the reader to come up with their own ideas about the issue. The reader can look at the topic being discussed and read about it and come up with their own hypothesis. The other author goes with a more paragraph-like approach. He develops an essay with subcategories and explains the topic in great detail. This is also a very successful way of conveying an argument because it goes into deeper detail about the issue. This allows the reader to have a better understanding of the issue and allows them to be more learned about their own argument. Both of these authors do a good job of researching their issue. When developing an argument, the arrangement of the speakers is very important because it allows the readers to get more than just the authors point of view, and this is very important when developing an argument. When more sources are available, it is easier to develop a more broad and better understanding of the topic at hand.

Just Another Blog

Well, I really don't have anything in mind to write about. I'm really only doing a blog because the syllabus says to and I do what syllabus says. No, but really, I'm just gonna right about whatever I want here. Something that always gets me thinking is the future. It's kinda scary when I think about it. I mean, things are gonna get way worse than they already are. What if a cure for cancer and AIDS is found. That's great for the person who has that disease but not for everyone else. I mean that sounds bad but maybe God made these diseases as a population control. If a cure is found, then overpopulation is an issue. Also, what if a world like the world in the book 1984 really exists. If you have never read that book then you don't know what your missing. It's awesome. Any way, what if the government could control everybody all the way down to how they thought? The government controlled every thought and extinct you as a human had and there was nothing about it you could do. Things like that are scary. Utopias are not always as good as they may seem to be to everyone. Everybody cannot be happy so we as a race need to find a median. You have to please as many people as you can but also make everyone happy in some way (if that makes any sense at all). But if you have noticed, that is what we are trying to do. We are trying to make everyone happy by trying to make everything as "good" as we can. We think this is helpful but we are really digging our own graves. We are the reason everything on the planet is so messed up and now we are trying to fix it? We are very similar to AIDS to some extent. AIDS eats away at the cells, and in return, the cells soon die. After that, the disease spreads to another cell and repeats the cycle. We are like AIDS and the earth is like a cell. We "eat" away everything we can get our hands on until that resource is gone, then we move on to the next. I agree there are many things that need fixing but not EVERYTHING. I can't give any specific examples but there are plenty. I believe everything happens for a reason. If we could solve all the earth's problems, then whats the point of living. If that happened, then wouldn't the world be a "utopia"? I don't know? Just another blog.

Research Process

This far in my research process, much has been learned about my topic concerning black history month. Not only have I learned much about my topic, but I have learned much about the process of researching a topic for future reference. The research process has proved very successful. Books as well as the web have proved to be two really reliable sources to find data. Data on past African Americans and their accomplishments have come very evident to me and will in the long run make my paper more scholarly and just a better all around paper.

Creative Practice (pg. 113)

1. Web
• When I searched my topic on the internet, I found a bunch of helpful items to add to my research. I noticed that much the information provided was very general. Topics of all sorts dealing with “Black History Month” were provided, many useful and many non-helpful also.

2. Library Catalog
• Using the library catalog proved very difficult. It provides a wide variety of information but finding the right keyword was important. When using the library catalog, I could not find enough information to use in my essay. This could be to the fact that using the catalog has not really been mastered yet.

3. Database
• After doing my research using the other sources, I used a database called LexisNexis. It proved to be helpful to an extent but not the most reliable source. It was very similar results to those of the library catalog. In fact, I even used the library catalog to find the database I wanted.

4. Library of Congress
• When I accessed the “Library of Congress” I found the most helpful and related information. I found essays, federal documents, and interviews of important contributions to Black History Month here. Arguments were also a piece of provided information which may prove useful for future reference. My results were narrowed to the degree that I needed them to be. Unlike the web and CU library online, the library of congress had direct information which went with my simple key words: Black History Month.