More on the Research Paper

A. My final Thesis
Overall, the uncensored portrayal of violence in the visual media has caused for society, as a whole, to become desensitized.
B. The Necessary Steps in my Argument
The first part of my paper discusses the changes in the amount of violence on television over time. The next part then discusses how war is portrayed on the news and in movies and includes specifically why this portrayal desensitizes society. The final part of my paper discusses crime in television, specifically in shows and on the news. It also includes how these specific portrayals desensitize our society.
C. My Sources
The first type of sources I have are scholarly articles. Most of these articles discuss experiments that were conducted on people dealing with violence on television. The second type of sources I'm using are books. These books mainly discuss war in the news but touch lightly on crime. The final sources I have are websites. These websites mainly give me my statistics and facts that I am using for the first part of my argument.
D. My favorite source
My favorite source by far is a book called "Mediatized Conflict"(I can't figure out how to underline the title), written by Simon Cottle. This book basically puts exactly what I am thinking into clear thoughts. It makes sense and is not completely overriden with big words and complex processes like some of my other sources.
E. Interesting fact
One interesting fact that I have learned so far is "By the age of 18, the average American chold sees 200,000 violent acts on television". (Social Impact 2) Can you imagine how many violent acts we see before we die! And what about all those couch potatoes...I'm sure they see alot more!!

Research Paper Topic and Theses

My topic for the research paper is going to be violence.

Theses:
1. The unsensored portrayal of violence in the media has caused our society to become desensitized.
2. War and crime have become such common focuses in our modern media, causing a level of immunity to violence, in our society.
3. Modern day media operates in ways such that violence is no longer reserved for the imagination. This has lead to the desensitization of our society.