Do you think that some forms of entertainment, such as video games, promote violence?

From my standpoint, it is within the realms of possibility for certain kinds of entertainment, video and online games in particular, to incite violence, especially among the adolescents. Because they are still impressionable, their mental health and behaviors can be adversely affected by the brutality featured in many games. To be precise, there is this one video game called grand theft auto where players are set on missions to kill other people, steal cars and are involved in fights with the cops. In fact, there exists many crimes in which the offenders murder their own families and other people for money to upgrade their online characters, some even assuming that dead people will be given another lives like in their games.

VOCABULARY HIGHLIGHT

- beyond/within the realms of possibility (idm) ​not possible/possible

- incite (v) encourage somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant

=> incite crime/racial hatred/violence

- impressionable (adj) easily influenced by other people, especially because you are young

- brutarlity (n) behavior that is very cruel or violent and showing no feelings for others, or an act of this type