The Monster: The Entertainment Industry
             Television was invented as a means of providing entertainment and began with shows such as "Leave It To Beaver" and "Lassie". Throughout the years, however, the entertainment industry has evolved into one of the most graphic displays of violence. This has a large influence on the children of our society. Many people believe that television and movies are the leading factor in the violence and aggression that many children display in today's world. During the past few years, there have been countless cases of children committing violent acts due to what is reported by the media.
             Some of the most widely publicized acts are the numerous school shootings. These shootings began in Pearl, Mississippi, where a boy was accused of shooting his mother, then traveling to school where he went on a shooting rampage, killing two students. They have also occurred in places such as Paducha, Kentucky, Springfield, Oregon, Jonesboro, Arkansas and then in Littleton, Colorado. In the Colorado shooting, two boys, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, opened fire in their high school killing 12 students and one teacher during their three-hour raid. They then killed themselves before the police could apprehend them. The question then arises what causes these children to commit these horrendous acts of violence?
             In an attempt to answer this question, a variety of possibilities are given. Many experts believe that the violence of Hollywood movies is to blame for putting the ideas of committing mass murders in schools into children's heads. Such a movie as "The Basketball Diaries", where a student dreams of walking into his homeroom and shooting everyone, has a tremendous impact on every-day children. "When children look for a role model, they look for a glamorous role model similar to themselves-that similarity is terribly important," says Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a former West Point psychology professor an...