Critical Response of Gerard Jones

According to Gerard Jones, violent media can actually have positive impacts on young people because it’s a form for adolescents to escape the rage they’ve been told to block off. Jones also believes that violent media are a positive influence on children because of his experiences as a child and also his sons. Jones makes some good points, For example, he says that violent media has helped hundreds kids for every one it has harmed. However, there is a strong case that violent media is a cause of the mass high school shootings. All in all, Gerard Jones doesn’t provide enough conclusive evidence to support the statement that, violent media is beneficial.

Gerard Jones relies heavily on his personal experience growing up, using ethos as his own credibility and pathos to make the audience feel sympathy and understanding of his childhood isn’t enough. Story telling is Gerard Jones career, some children aren’t artistically inclined like Jones, leaving their violent nature exposed to physical action. One example is my cousin, He too has been ignored most of his life by his parents, jumping from school to school, he’s never had an outlet for his emotions. On one particular day he told my little sister he was going to shoot them all. We didn’t hit a total panic because he has no access to any gun, but we were concerned and asked him where he got those thoughts, his response was “Youtube videos”. Violent media feeds these thoughts, in an era where children are taught everything they know from a phone screen, who is there to stop them from accessing cultures that aim for young clueless children like my little cousin.

In “Violent Media Is Good For Kids”, Jones has one legitimate argument where he states, ”Through immersion in imaginary combat and identification with a violent protagonist, children engage the rage they’ve stifled, come to fear it less, and become more capable of utilizing it against life’s challenges.” My cousin didn’t fear his own rage, for he didn’t know if it was right or wrong. If we would have never checked him that instant, who knows wat he could become in the future. In recent news, there was a mass shooting in a Florida High school that left 17 dead and several wounded. Nikolas Cruz ,a 19 year old, former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is considered a “troubled child” by his attorney. The governor of Kentucky blames video games and music for this massacre, according to the article shared by Ryan Sits “Guns aren’t responsible for school shootings, blame music and video games: republican governor” on Newsweek.com.

       1)  The first pillar of an argument can be found in paragraph three. The second pillar can be found in the paragraphs two through eight. The 3rd can be found in paragraph 9. Finally, the last pillar can be found in paragraph 10.

2) For pillar one, the thesis statement is easy to identify in paragraph three where it it states, "College fails to empower us with the skills necessary to become productive members of today’s global entrepreneurial economy." The author clearly states his position on this issue as though the title didn't do it enough. Pillar two is scattered all across the argumentative essay from paragraph three through eight. "The College Board Policy Center found that the cost of public university tuition is about 3.6 times higher today than it was 30 years ago, adjusted for inflation." is one of the many factual evidences provided. The refutation of the opposing argument in paragraph nine is "If you want to be a doctor, going to medical school is a wise choice" there isn't a doctor in the world that didn't need to study to master their profession and those are just the fact. The final pillar can is the concluding statement, "We who take our education outside and beyond the classroom understand how actions build a better world."

3) The author is a college dropout, he did not agree with having to conform over seeking independence. him being a dropout makes him relatable, he's been on both sides of the spectrum. That alone make his opinion valid due to experience.   

Russia Probe

These politicians are sickening, they're not exactly lying but they're not saying all the truth. I feel like I'm getting a puzzle with 3/4ths of the pieces. I don't know why I act surprised, Politicians are just like a bag of chips, you get half of what was advertised and the rest is air. We shouldn't even call them Politicians anymore, from this day forward they're being referred to as Airheads. It's just ridiculous how these people talk into a microphone on television and bash each other but as soon as they are questioned on their party of their own actions they start to twist the story and point it in a different direction. I can agree with Tomi Lahren on one thing and one thing only, politicians should admit to their faults and face the consequences. I am also sick and tired of questions being ignored and deflected about this ridiculous Russian Probe.  

About Me

Aye man say man, my teacher said I have to write a blog about myself... haaaaaaaa. Well since she wants to know, I guess she's going to get the whole autobiography. I'm currently 19 years old, I was born sometime during the Virgo season if anyones asking. In high school I was kicked off of two football teams and attended 3 different schools. I use to hate car rides with my mother because either she was on the phone making a business call the entire time or I was the victim to another motivational and ambitious quote barrage. All my past experiences have shaped me to be who I am today. I'm a firm believer in the belief that one learns more from failure than they ever will success, so let me be the first to say, I am not fearful of failure. I want to fail a thousand times, so that I come back a thousand times wiser, stronger and determined.