Violent Video Games and Violence in Teenagers

Argumentation Essay

Write a 1,200-word essay arguing your side of one of the following topics:

1) High School athletes should be given drug tests.

2) Violent video games cause violence in teenagers.

3) Professional Athletes make too much money.

4) Military service should be mandatory when a person reaches a certain age.

5) Using stem cells in medical research is a good idea.

Once you have chosen your topic, develop a strong thesis to indicate your belief about the subject. Then, following all the information you have read, write a rough draft of an Argumentation Essay. Remember that you must use at least 2 sources and they must be included in the text of your paper and listed on your Works Cited page. Also, complete all assignments and activities as instructed. Remember that this is a paper based on opinion but using documented information so do not use Personal Pronouns.

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Violent Video Games and Violence in Teenagers

With the rapid advancement in technology being experienced in recent years, development of high games and video games have been on the rise. Video games have become more and more popular in today’s world more than it was witnessed one to two decades ago. According to a report by Paul A each and Teena Willoughby on a study adolescents engage in online gaming, 97% of American youth of the age between 12 and 17 years are involved in one way or the other in online gameplay (Gentile, Douglas A., and Craig A. Anderson 134). Not only has gaming become part of the modern life of American youth, but also the part of the modern life of teenagers from all over the world…

 

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