Twitter disputes and Grand theft auto 5

Firefighters fired over Tweets

1. Do you think they should have been fired for their tweets? Explain

 I think the firefighters deserved to be fired for writing those tweets because it is sexists to women, and may make the work environment uncomfortable for women working at same station as those firefighters. The tweets may have been a joke, but we are in a modern era were women are more accepted, and are able to do any job they please. The tweets are offensive to women and should never have been posted by those firefighters. 

2. Based on the article what do you think is the opinion of the writer? Explain.

The opinion of the writer is he agrees the firefighters were right to be fired. The writer has clear supporting arguments convincing the public the firefighters deserved to be fired.  He made arguments about how the firefighters were being sexists and should know better than to be posting that kind of thing online, which clearly shows the writer agrees with this decision.

Grand theft auto 5 

1. Based on your interpretation of the articles do you think the game is too violent?

I think the video game is too violent. The objection of the game in general is violent and I believe it has no right to be sold. The messages teenagers can take from these games varies on the person, however it can in some cases influence violent acts and be harmful to some teenagers minds. Games like this have bad messages and shouldn't be sold to anyone, no matter what the age. 

2. Should the release of a new video game be considered news?

I think the release of a new video game is news because it can help parents be aware of what games are out there. Some games are very violent and parents should be aware of the games their kids are playing and how it could possibly be affecting them. If anything the news helps to increase awareness of the game and could help the creator have a grander opening day, helping him/her to have a higher income and be more successful.

3. Are these news agencies simply providing more advertising for the video game industry or are they attempting to provide a critical viewpoint from which to assess the games impact on society. 

The agencies are both providing advertising for the video game industry, while attempting to provide a critical viewpoint to help assess the games and their impacts on society. I believe the agencies are doing both because they want to make money from the advertising, while being able to aid the public with the knowledge of what this game entails and its intended audience (i.e. its maturity level).