Taking a Look at Violence - 1415 Words

What is violence? Violence is defined as behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something (Webster Dictionary). Violence can be can be found nearly everywhere. In homes, in the media, in video games, even at schools and the workplace. â€Å"No one is born violent, it is not instinctive or in our nature. Violence is under our own control,† says Diana Fouad Owayed (Finding solutions to violence). All kinds of people can act violent and commit crimes for numerous reasons. There are many contributing factors as to why certain people act violently and end up committing crimes. Those factors vary from easy accessibility to weapons, mental illness, family history and genetics, to the upbringing and environment in which that individual with violent behavior lives/ or lived in. So how can people know what causes others to act violent and commit crimes? It’s important to look at every aspect involved in the correlation between violence and crime. People must look at the actions the violent criminals take, the way it affects both them and their victims, and how much violence is really going on in the country. Violent crimes have become a problem that needs to be tackled in order protect victims everywhere. It is a major issue in today’s world, and should be discussed. Studies show that early childhood is the most and rapid period of development in a human life (http://www.unicef.org/dprk/ecd.pdf). The brain of a child is like a sponge, in the wayShow MoreRelatedTaking a Look at Structural Violence721 Words   |  3 PagesStructural violence on the other is the type of violence, one experienced by the Adivasi because of a national water dam project, â€Å"the violence of nationalism becomes explicit both through the categories of poor who are deemed appropriate to neglect and through the failure to help those who are not considered part of the national community† (Gupta, 19). 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