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How violent video games affect the teenage brain

By Vincent Herman period 7 May 20, 2014

Introduction: Although there are some positive things that come from people playing violent video games, I feel that there are some negative consequences that come out of playing and not just me but also Dr. Vincent P Mathews, a medical professor at Indiana State University of medicine. He says that it also kills brain cells and increases anger in young and old children but has more affect on adults to. For some adults they lose sleep playing violent video games at night which leads to them losing sleep and then their job. Dr. Carol Rumach says that when kids play less violent games they are in better moods and a friendlier behavior he even tested and almost all said they were happier after playing then they are after a violent video game. In conclusion violent video games prove to be the most rage inducing type of gaming facing are society today.

Thesis statement A: As someone who plays violent video games I know from a hands on interaction that violent video games influence actions like drinking, drugs, fighting, and most of the time bullying if you are new to the game. I will now be talking about all of these topics and starting with drinking, drinking is a major part of games including GTA 5, Watch dogs, and assassins creed, its showing kids at a young to drink before your old enough and when they are old enough they drink even more. Drugs are even more included in most games and even though it shows how bad it is in gaming they make them power ups or upgrades to influence you that its good and thats why people buy them and its also why we're trying to get all drugs banned from the USA. Now fighting its bad for all ages but in gaming it teaches you that its how to solve your problems such as in the game GTA 5 you can hit random people for money and you can earn more money for arranged fights so it makes it seem fun but really you get hurt in real life. So bullying there is cyber and face to face this is cyber bullying because its online gaming so its like if you don't do good at something but you like it other people are going to put you down because your not good at it which is called bullying so you can be bullied in gaming people just don't talk about it.

Thesis statement B: my next topic is about how positive things are in some violent video games such as hand eye coordination, puzzle solving, meeting new friends, and team work, i will be talking about all of these to starting with. Hand eye coordination, gamers aren't just moving there hands on a controller we are actually doing more than most people think and over the years we get better with are hands and fingers it also helps us right faster and think faster with both hands and body so it makes us better at dodging a hit or faster with earthquakes. Now i know its a violent video game but still sometimes you need to think fast for instance zombie games like Dead Rising 3, Dead Island Riptide, or The Walking Dead if you don't stay on your toes your going to die instantly out of no where so you need puzzle solving skills to win. Next would be meeting new friends, believe it or not sometimes friendly people will help you in games or if your on their team they might like you on their team if your really good so sometimes you will meet nice people in violent video games. Last but not least my final positive topic is team work, working together is one of the most important things you can do in gaming and it does most of the time lead to friendship, kindness and loyalty are some key things you need for team work you must be kind and help others while you must be loyal and stand with your team in battle and thats what makes a good team.

Supporting statement: I feel that playing violent video games make a teenager think that they can get away with some of the many violent acts in the game; when in fact, if some teenagers act out on the things they see while playing violent games, they could end up in jail, get suspended from school, or be killed, Since this is one the most important things to talk about i will also be talking about this very serious topic. I will be starting with how you could end up in jail, with all the violence in video games people wonder if they could get away with some of the stuff for instance in the game GTA 5 players are able to hit police men and escape by driving away but really that doesn't work in real life the police can chase you for hours not just one minute they will always look for you until your caught they don't just give up so yeah try anything and your in jail like nothing. Next is about school so this relates to many kids about suspension and who have been, suspension is the worst thing to happen to kids and teenagers but the reasons why all lead to the same thing violent video games fighting, drugs, drinking, all these are inspired by all the games i've been talking about

Conclusion: There are some positive things that come out of playing violent video games, but the negative consequences out way the positive. The teenage brain is influenced easily by violent video games.

Directions: Pick a topic and write a persuasive paragraph that supports with reasons that supports your claim.

Does class size matter? Yes class size does matter because think if there were 30 kids in a 4th grade class at a young age it’s hard enough to stand still and listen but teachers don’t know which kids have what friends so they could be talking to people and no one would know. Many schools in lots of states are facing major setbacks increasing schools numbers in many classrooms which leads to worse grades and more dropouts later. While some schools try to decrease in class sizes some plan to increase in school sizes which is not a good idea but they make their own choices, maybe if they ask the students they’d know a little more about what to do, I hope that class sizes will decrease soon and kids will learn more instead of quit. Vincent Herman

My life in two years, By Vincent Herman

I imagine my life in two years as being a freshman in high school and starting a fresh and brand new start; I’ll be in a club or start my own maybe join the football team get some new friends let people know I’m here to help not cause problems. Hopefully I at least still have one of my friends with me in high school and have someone to talk with who can listen and understand. Plus maybe get my grades up if I’m doing bad or keep up the good work. I don’t really know about this yet but maybe if I like someone get a girlfriend (I’d rather hang out with my friends right now then get a girlfriend).

I’ll start working out and maybe join a track team or basketball I’ll think of what job I might start at or moving. I want people at the school I’m going to go at to know my name not as some kid but as someone who listens and cares not as someone to be afraid of but someone who is respected in the kind things they do. My point is kind words can be heard you just don’t know it, that’s what I hope my life’s going to be in two years.

Outsider ending, I think the story will end with pony and soda not going to a boy’s home and they stop fighting with the socs. Plus maybe pony goes out with cherry and soda gets his girlfriend back. Finally I hope the greasers stop doing bad things so people don’t think of them as bad people.

Vincent's homework Vincent Herman English, Mr. Moss 4 words in context

__Reformatory__: a juvenile detention center, like a mental institution Since they’re younger they’re not going to be killed because they aren’t that old, but they’d be getting in a lot of trouble. __Bewildering__: surprised but kind of confused, and shocked Pony boy is shocked that things are going way too fast. He is confused that all this happened just yesterday. __Corn-poney__: the way someone might sound or the way they say it Pony Boy is thinking that the farmer is corn-poney, thinking “boys will be boys” but he doesn’t know what Pony Boy is doing.

__Premonition__: a scared feeling He just said that it means a creepy feeling. Pre- means before, so he got a scared feeling before he went in there.

(Dictated by Mr. Bradshaw)

Vincent Herman Mr. Moss, 7th grade English “It had a spell put on it by an old fakir,” said the sergeant- major, “A very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people’s lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.” In this quote, sergeant major Morris foreshadows how the monkey’s paw will bring them great sorrow and/or pain by stating how it had a spell put on it. Sergeant major Morris also wanted them to know that the old fakir wanted people to believe that fate ruled their lives. “If you keep it, don’t blame me for what happens.” Sergeant major Morris warns them for the second time at what might happen in the future. He’s saying that when something does happen don’t blame him because it wasn’t his fault. He has already warned them. In this next sentence he tells them to pitch it on the fire again before they have to deal with the sorrow that’s coming. “Pitch it on the fire again, like a sensible man.” Sergeant major Morris is warning them about the agony suffering that will show up if they don’t throw it back in the fire.

Chinese New Year’s dragon, the dragon for Chinese New Year’s represents lots of things it means lots of things but it symbolizes more things like strength and honor. The dragon’s history is more from yin and yang the dragon is yang and the phoenix is yin. The dragon also symbolizes power and good luck which means anyone who has the dragon will have good luck if their worthy and if they’re not they don’t deserve it.Vincent Herman Period 7 October 22, 2013 The monster under the bed Once upon a time there was a boy named Ian every day when he would come to school Ian would always tell his friends that there’s a monster under his bed and they would always say that he’s way too old to believe in that and they’d be true cause Ian was 13 but no matter what they said he’d still believe that there’s a monster living under his bed. For Ian every night he would go to bed he’d leave most of his lights on at night so the monster wouldn’t get him and it worked until. One night him and his friends had a sleepover at his house and they wanted the lights off all night and since Ian didn’t have much of a choice they put all the lights in a box and taped it shut. After a while of games they all got bored so just to scare Ian one of his friends thought about telling scary stories so he took a flashlight out of his backpack and pointed it at his face and after everyone told their scary story. Ian was the only one not scared because he knew that it’s not real but he still believed in the monster under his bed and at that moment his friends just got so sick of hearing about it that they just completely moved his bed and showed him that there was no monster under his bed but before they could something huge was under Ian’s bed. A giant hairy four legged beast leaped from underneath the bed and roared at them and they tried to run for the flashlights but they were sealed inside a box and the beast blocked the door with its huge tail so all they could do was watch as there doom comes closer and the next day at school they were never seen again. It was a peaceful afternoon in a quiet little neighborhood and in a normal house a boy was getting ready for school but as soon as he came out of the house his best friend Phil came to talk to him and convinced him to not go to school and come follow him because they’ve been working on a little project and turns out he finished it and wants his friend Oliver to see it but he has to wait until tonight to see it. So when he comes home he asked his mom if she was going to sleep earlier and she is so as soon as he knows she’s asleep he escapes and gets to Phil’s house when he gets there Phil opens the door to his garage and as soon as they get in a little girl sees them through her window but doesn’t say anything. So when Oliver comes inside Phil shows him their car that they built and tells Oliver to go check out the area and see if anyone’s around and when he check down the street he sees the figure of a little girl very far away but then she disappears and Phil comes out to check on Oliver and tells him to come back to the garage cause since he scoped out the area he tells Oliver that he can drive the car but as they get back they see the girl at the window and they quickly runs into the garage to bring out the car and start driving it to the bridge near the lake and when they get down there. Oliver’s mom wakes up and sees that her son isn’t home so she goes outside to check and runs down the street and while she does that Oliver and Phil start driving and their car starts to lose a wheel and fall into the lake but Oliver can’t swim…

Characters: Oliver, Phil, Drippy, Myrtle, Shadar, Slain Setting: the setting took place in a quiet neighborhood in the year 2013, and a dreamland in a different universe. Problem: Oliver’s mom died and he knows how to get her back but needs a lot of help from strangers he meets in the other world. Rising action: Oliver must learn magic to save his mom but he needs help from this man and he won’t do it because he’s lost the will to fight and does not believe in Oliver enough to help him. Climax: Oliver is sent back in time to save a kingdom from a villain and help the king’s two sons from a monster. Resolution: the king dies and finds out that slain is his son from the future and slain finally has some closure for his dad’s death.