is being done to help correct the frequency of violence in the media.Secondly, violence in cartoons has come to a point where it is affecting the way children live their lives; they are becoming more hostile. Any person watching a single violent television program can become more aggressive; in children, this phenomenon is also applicable. In reality, children are more affected by television than the average adult. Children who watch violent television programming, especially programming in which the violence or aggression is realistic, frequent and/or unpunished tend to become more violent and aggressive, immediately after the program and/or much later, sometimes even years later (Parenthood Web). When children watch Might Morphin Power Rangers, a program that is mostly occupied with solving their problems with their fists rather than your words, they dont see the consequences. In fact the characters in these shows, like the Power Rangers, are often praised and not punished for being violent. Through a childs eyes violent behavior is an acceptable solution, and they are often dont learn more acceptable techniques of problem solving in shows like these. In fact, according to recent research, "children's programs are the least likely of all genres [of television shows] to show the long-term negative consequences of violence (Liebert and Sprafkin, 119)." Hence, what else can we expect from them when they bring the violence and aggressiveness into the community, including our homes, schools and streets.With the fear of becoming a victim, as they see so much realistic violence on TV, children are becoming paranoid. One of the real dangers of pervasive TV violence is viewers' growing perception that the world is a mean and dangerous place. In their 1994 TV Violence Profile, Gerbner and his colleagues found that long-term, regular exposure to television could contribute to people's sense of vulnerability, dependence, anxiety, and fear...
