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Jack And Cyrus Rhetorical Analysis

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Jack: Hey It 's your host Jack Payant. I’m accompanied with Andrew Weske and Cyrus Choisy-Madon. Andrew/Cyrus: Hello Jack: Why do you think boys are most of the school shooters in this world? Does it have to do with anything at home, bad influences or something in their genes? Andrew: We have a lot to elaborate on about this topic. Jack: There have been 17 school shootings this year. A lot of kids have been hurt or manslaughter. To add on teachers have also been hurt. Cyrus: One reason boys have been school shooters a lot is, the violent video games they play. Andrew: although some studies do show That’s not 100 percent true. Boys with Mental Health and other problems that play violent video games can be affected by violent video games but …show more content…

So the question people should really be asking is Do violent video games teach kids bad lessons? Jack: This makes me think if video games are teaching kids bad lessons why would your parents let you play them? Cyrus: Maybe they don’t know it’s bad Children of authoritative parents are usually capable, self-assured, and popular in their social life.These kids usual care more for school and that usually makes the smarter. But if parents don’t support their kids they might get bullied more easily. Andrew: A opposite of what is here is Dylan Klebold’s one of the two shooters in the columbine shooting. his mom saying she loved him and she said she felt like she knew everything that was going on in her life. She also said that she was not that strict with him and she didn’t know he was being bullied. Dylan’s mom thought she was authoritative but in reality she wasn’t. Her son got bullied and you know what came next. Jack: Is their any other way that parents can affect their …show more content…

Andrew: Yes and those stereotypes are what define the difference between boys and girl and that can be hard for the person who is different. If your different you have a higher chance of being bullied. Cyrus: This connects to boys are less well served by social service and law enforcement systems because of the widespread belief that boys are better able than girls to fend for themselves. This means that because of stereotypes boys may get more stress thrown on them. When you are stressed you can make mental health worse. Cyrus: According to Mental Health America “When you are constantly reacting to stressful situations without making adjustments to counter the effects, you will feel stress which can threaten your health and well-being.” Andrew: In addition to their are different chemicals in boys and girls brains. In adolescent boys they are at risk for low impulse control which makes them more likely to commit a crime, such as a Murder. Jack: With all this brought up data this answers your question on why boys are most school shooters. It has to do with their parents, violent video games and how hey are different. Jack: I’m Jack

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