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Save Your Brain from Media Violence "For the first time in human history, most of the stories about people, life, and values are told not by parents, schools, churches, or others in the community who have something to tell but by a group of distant conglomerates who have something to sell" (Osborn). This quote, which comes from "The Violence Formula: How to Analyze for Violence in TV, Movies, and Video," written by Barbara Osborn, is …

…ia violence is linked to youth violence. As one expert concludes, 'To argue against it is like arguing against gravity'" (Children, Violence, and the Media). Over a period of time, continually subjecting your mind to negative stimuli can cause you to produce negative thoughts. Why do it? Why allow yourself to give up the two things you have ultimate control over: your thoughts and actions. Make your own decisions. Save your brain from media violence.