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Cultivation theory is the idea that people watch television and movies that most depict societies and situations that are believable or that are the same as the reality they live in. In the TY show 24 Jack Bower uses torture to get information out of people, much like in real life. The US armed forces use these same tactics to get information out of criminals. These tactics, such as water boarding usually do tend to get information out of criminals but most of the time the information is false. Shows like this tend to scare Americans and other viewers of things that will probably will never happen to them. By this statistic, it is obvious to see that Americans tend to relate TV shows and movies to their real lives even if they don't mean to.

There are many that believe gaming is bad for people and children. There are also many people who believe that gaming can be very good for us. It is all about how that person sees gaming and how gaming has impacted them in their lives. In Why we Play and Gaming Can Make a Better World we hear the sides of the argument saying that gaming is good for us. When people play they are optimistic and believe they can achieve anything. In Jane McGonigal's TED talk she says that all of the worlds problems would be solved if people had as much optimism in their every day lives as they do when they're playing games. I also believe that video games can be a good thing if people are playing for the right reasons. I believe that because when people play games they have a sense of personal empowerment to win but if they're winning at life then they will always feel empowered and the world could be a better place. This also relates to accomplishing your goals. This was talked about in W