EAP Outline:
Introduction:
According to Huesmann (2007), media violence is defined as visual portrayals of acts
of physical aggression by one human or human-like character against another.
Violence is portrayed via the media in a wide range of forms such as movies, video
games, TV shows and newspaper reports. The issue of media violence has recently
become a matter for discussion in the community. This has become a significant
problem in this modern era because many studies suggest that exposure to media
violence has negative influences on individuals behaviors, in particular children. It
has been argued that exposure to violent imagery does not preordain violence as some
studies show that there is no causal relation between media violence and violent
behaviours. However, this essay will contend that media violence commits real-world
violence. This will be argued by considering the aspects of aggression, desensitisation
and mimicry.
Body Paragraph:
1. Increased aggression
• Media violence causes real-world violence. The first and most important
aspect of this issue is aggression.
• Freedman (1994, cited in Brown 1996) asserts that most of the studies there
is no evidence in the research to suggest that watching violent TV causes
