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Are Video Games the Cause of Violence Among Children and Teens? In today’s society video games play an important role in a child’s life. Most children play games when they are bored and think nothing of them. Even though children engage in playing…

game called Manhunt. Manhunt is created by the infamous video game developers Rockstar North, responsible for the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Stefan's father commented, "The way Warren committed the murder, this is how the game is set out, killing people…

in video games. It seems reasonable to many people that if passively watching violence in movies and on television causes aggression, actively participating in violence in video games should have an even greater effect. Surely, so the argument goes, spending…

My favorite video game of all time would have to be Tales of Symphonia for the Nintendo Gamecube. This game combines an emotionally charged storyline with fierce gameplay, and the result is fascinating. Filled with believable characters, a large array…

of the whole kingdom. This is an example of what might commonly happen during a role-playing game (RPG) session. Most people are guilty of making assumptions about role-playing games without ever actually experiencing them. Many people believe that role-playing…

Although board games may appear to be merely a means of recreation and a trivial factor of American culture, they actually represent much more. One specific game worthy of study is chess, which serves a much more fundamental purpose than that for which…

The short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is about the hunter and the hunted but later in the story it becomes ironic because it turns into a game were…

Depending on your brawn, athleticism, or popularity, if you ever went to elementary school you remember well your place in the playground game hierarchy. Either you desperately dodged the ball or you fiercely beaned your classmates with it. You were…

The Olympic Games still Capture the Gold It is a shame the Olympic Games last only one month every two years. The Olympic Spirit represents all that is good in the world. The games have set the standard, in addition to athletic excellence…

T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Greasy Lake” and “Big Game” are similarly structured but completely different short stories that explain the transitions of people from fake slaves of their image to genuine and realized individuals. If not portrayed…