War and terrorism are real. They’re no longer subjects limited to history books. Children and young adults need only to listen to the nightly news to realize the horrors of war. Whether news takes them to the middle east, to New York, to the subway systems of London and Madrid , or to the stories of wounded or fallen soldiers, the young are forced to deal with the threats and effects of war in different way than children of the past. Mass media and web have changed their lives forever. It is now impossible to protect them from the fears connected with terrorism and global conflict. Children were watching when the Twin Towers went down. They are witnessing the suicide bombers in and around Baghdad. They are seeing the frightened citizens of war-torn regions attempt to flee their burning villages. They are noticing that war is dirty, it ruins lives, and it leaves emotional scars that last a lifetime.
Do you agree with the message in the statement above? In other words, do you sometimes feel that you need a “timeout? From the events of the real world, or have you become desensitized (less sensitive) to all of the violence because it is around you all the time? Explain.
Do you agree with the message in the statement above? In other words, do you sometimes feel that you need a “timeout? From the events of the real world, or have you become desensitized (less sensitive) to all of the violence because it is around you all the time? Explain.