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Video Games May Be Perverse, but They're Also Pretend - NYTimes.com

I totally agree with all of this! Most people who blame video games for their problems have never even picked up a controller in their life! I really like how the actual raw facts are brought out in this article, because most often, people have nothing to back up what they’re saying, but people still believe them. Parents are warned against violent video games, and are responsible for their children. If they don’t want their children to play them, don’t let them buy them! Violence on the news or in movies definitely seem more real, because 1) it is real (in the case of the news), and 2) it happens between REAL people, and not just pixels or graphics. If violent video games are good for developing minds, imagine non-violent video games! I’m a strong believer that video games can have a very positive effect on everyone! - Rusty140

We Are What We Quote - NYTimes.com

“The pen is mightier than the sword”, speaking of quotes! ;) words have such power that nothing else can! I love the imagery of this article! It’s so whimsical! One thing that I don’t agree with, is that if Libraries and cultures died, the quotes in our minds would probably be gone too, or not far behind them. Our minds grow feeble and forgetful long before a book becomes unreadable! One of my favorite parts, is when you say, “All literary culture in a way is nothing but such a string”. That is so true! There is virtually nothing anyone has ever said that hasn’t been said before. That alone shows that most of what we say has been heard from others. Ideas are usually just recycled from past sparks of similar (or exactly the same) ideas. - Rusty140

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