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TV Violence     A major topic of conversation nowadays is whether or not voilence ontelevision causes children to bahave more redly. Shortly aft(prenominal) I began toresearch this topic, I realized that it is not a clear cut issue. Evidence canbe easily found to support distributively position. In the following essay I entrust examinethe different positions that can ba taken on this topic and try ro form my sufferview on the affect violent TV has on chidren.     The first position I will examine is the one in which it is believedthat, without a doubt, violent TV increases the likelyhood that a child willbehave in a violent manner. This stands is examined in the Macleans articleintitled,"Power to the people. Televisions teen Rangers Kick up a storm. Theauthor of this article, Particia Chrisholm, explains a heated debate everywhere theaffects that the kids show "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" has on children.According to th is article, the "hemeted lycra covered Rangers" acts as a bad entice on children. Many parents have come to believe that the childen tryto act like the kids hreos. A cocerned mother, Kathryn Flannery went so far asto petition the CRTC. The CRTC responded by saw that "the show is avassivelyto violent."(Chrisholm 1994 p.52) As a result of the petiton, many stationsvoluntarily refused to air the controversial kids show. This case shows thepower that people can have over the CRTC. Unfortunately, the parents were notable to entirely shield their children from the Power Rangers TV show. Many USbroadcasters, available on cable, continued to air the show.     Another study that supports this smell that TV violence causes childrento act more violently is an experiment conducted by Leonard Eron and hiscollegues. In these studies, Leonard Eron and his collegues studied childernfor a number of years and measuread peer ratings obtained from each childsclassm ates. By doing this, they could see if violent TV changed the attitudesof the children. In the end, it was concluded that violent TV significantlyaffected the way in which the children behaved.     The other position that can be taken when discussing this issue is onein which people believe that violent TV does not affect the behavior of children.In the Canadian Forum article, "TV and The Child Savers. Bad Habits and TheBoob Tube" this position is discussed. The author, Thelma McCormack discussesthe goals of the action group that refers to themselves as the Child Savers.According to this article, the Child Savers believe that "Programs which containgratitous violence will not be shown on television.