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Columbine: whose fault is it? By Marilyn Manson published in 1999, gives the question; can violence be an innate characteristic in us humans? And can we back it up with not having any exposure to it. The answer to this question according to the author is yes, it is our innate of us humans to be violent or have that trait already in us. However, over the years this trait has become more prominent with the influence of media and videos games in our culture today. As well as making killers famous by encouraging their acts of violence. In conclusion, as humans, we have not increased our violence, however due to the expansion and consumption of media it seems like we have.

Weinstein, Tarantino, and the Standoff Over Movie Violence by Andrew O’Hehir, talks about the decision the film producer Harvey Weinstein has made of not producing anymore violent movies because of the thoughts and concerns violence has over the public. Sine his movies are so highly based on violent scenes, he feel responsible on creating the fame of violent movies and the exposure of it. Another concern he has is how high the demand of violence the media has now and does not want to blame for it. 

Violent Video Games: The Effects on Youth, and Public Policy Implications by Douglas a Gentlile and Craig A Anderson, talks about the effects of violence in video games that it has on young children. It gives the history of video games and gives studies  that have been discover to impact children behaviors by becoming more aggressive, angry, and more likely to act violent. In conclusion video games have an association with the youth acting violently.