Video Violence

According to the article “New Views on Video Violence,” by Dorothy and Jerome Singer, watching TV affects children more than reading. First, the authors state that the technology in TV makes the image of story, so you can’t imagine it. Second, children are spending a lot of time in front of TV’s screen, so it could affect them. Third, they state that the older children can read violent stories by themselves. On other hand children who aren’t able to read are watching violence on the TV. Finally, they point out that parents change the stories they read for their children to not be violent or scary. They state that there is big difference between watching violence on TV and reading it. I agree with them that TV has too much violence to children.

First, broadcasting technology can make the stories scarier. Directors have many ideas to do with violence using the technology they have. The modern technology in filming makes variety of showing movies or any show. Also, it changes the story to be real if it was not. They use music and some background for their show to make it real.

Second, there are some kinds of sports that have violence and fighting showing on TV. Boxing is one of the violent sports on TV. It teaches children how to use their hands and bodies in the wrong way. Also, there are some sports which have violence and bloodletting, for example, fighting and bullfighting.

Finally, fright night movies could frighten children who watch it. Scary movies make children wake up have bad dreams. These days there are a lot of those kinds of movies on TV. However, the producers of those movies don’t care about who sees their movies. Also, children sometimes watching TV alone at home, so children are able to see these movies.

In conclusion, watching TV is changing children’s mind easily. There are three reasons that TV is dangerous for children, the technology effects, violent sports, and fright night movies. The explosion of technology today makes the controlling of these reasons difficult. So, parents are responsible for their children to not let them watch TV with out controlling it.

"Taking The Heat"

I went to pbs on the web, which has the link "Taking the heat." This link has information about the movie " Taking the heat" which talked about four firefighter women in the U.S. Also, in this link there are some details about the four firefighter women. Their pictures and feeling sbout their jobs are under the link "In their own words." You can find some information about the filmmaker in this site. The site is organized very well.

I refused the idea for women to work this kind jobs before, but when I read their answers, I found out that I was wrong. It is hard for woman to be a firefighter, but it is not impossible. As I read in this site women can balance between work and their family. I don't mind if they want to work to help people or like this work, but not to act as a man. What is the problem if they like this job. If you like it you will do it, so women are free if they like this job they can get it.