chers. Congress credits the presence of violence in electronics and media as a major cause for school violence (Snowe, 1999). Children in American are exposed to a tremendous amount of violence from radio, television, movies, video games, and even the World Wide Web. By the time that the average American child reaches the age of eighteen they will have viewed over two hundred thousand acts of violence on television alone. (Snowe, 1999). For some children, this overexposure to violence causes them to behave in an aggressive and violent manner. The APA also criticizes the media for their display of violence in children's programming. Increased aggressive behavior and "aggressive attitudes" are directly linked to increased levels of viewing violence on television (Blankstein, et al., 1995). The American Psychological Association also argues that being exposed to large amounts of violence desensitizes a child against aggressive behavior. (Blankstein, et al, 1995). A child's insen
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