29 March 2001 The Monster: The Entertainment Industry Television was invented as a means of providing entertainment and began with shows such as "Leave It To Beaver" and "Lassie". Throughout the years, however, the entertainment industry has evolved into one of the most graphic displays of violence. This has a large influence on the children of our society. Many people believe that television and movies are the leading factor in the violence and aggression that many children …showed first 75 words of 1180 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1180 total…acts they see on the television and big screens. Maybe these and the limitation of violence on television by the media will prevent another Littleton, Jonesboro, or Springfield incident so that innocent children will not be killed by their schoolmates. Works Cited Grossman, Dave. "We Are Training Our Kids To Kill." Saturday Evening Post 27 Sept. 1999: 54-55. McCain, Robert Stacy. "Television's Bloody Hands." Insight on the News. 14 Dec 1998: 37-39. The Monster: THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**