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We are exposed to the influence of mass media from the early childhood. Children are very fond of watching cartoons. Cartoons nowadays are full of violence. Some people think that children should not watch such cartoons because it makes a strong impact on their psyche. A child sees characters fighting with one another using different kinds of weapons. The young, especially, are susceptible to advertising. The commercial, which is usually between cartoons, advertise various kinds of armaments for children to play with. Murder becomes something common for children as a result of playing with such toys. They become completely indifferent to violence and killing in the future. Other people believe that children should not be protected from the contact with violence because there is a lot of violence conduct in the world. Children should be aware and prepared for it. When they become adults they will be forced to live in such a world. However isn't it because of the amount of offensive material present on television that there is so much violence in the world - say the others.