Essay Sample on Mickey Mouse Monopoly

Introduction

Young children are highly vulnerable to the environment around them and can be affected by the information or activities that they are exposed to as they grow. Children are exposed to violent video games, and also the Television Shows can negatively impact the behavior of young children depending on the content of the TV shows. In both aspects, external influence can make children develop negative behaviors and attitudes towards life while making them unaware of the real world. The '' Mickey Mouse Monopoly'' is a documentary movie that shows how Disney stories can negatively influence the lives of children. Parents should observe and control children entrainment materials and products because of their potentiality to affect children as they grow because many children learn through observing their environment.

A child's mind is flexible and through social learning can be able to adopt a negative behavior that can stay and grow inside the child and continue with the learned behavior to adulthood. Today, access to siecle entertainment devises such video games can be easy and a six years child can be able to access and play games without needing aid from an adult who becomes an addictive behavior as the child grows. Carolyn Newberger in the '' Mickey Mouse Monopoly'' the documentary movie said, 'this is a movie that is saying to our children, "overlook the abuse, overlook the violence, there is a tender prince lurking within, and it's your job to kiss that prince and bring it out or to kiss that beast and bring the prince out." Newberger message is dangerous to any child because children absorb and internalize ideas which grow inside of them and in most cases the children movies give children the wrong perspective of life.

Moreover, racism has become a big problem in the whole world today. Through the television and the real world, children can copy adult's behaviors and actions as well as the behaviors that are exhibited through cartoons and children movies. Today, we can see how television shows can present one race as savage, or ignorant, and that what children will believe when they are allowed to watch such television programs. Gail Dines commented on "Mickey Mouse Monopoly,'' "Savages? This is what's all about? Whites thinking that Native Americans were savages? Native Americans thinking whites are savages? And that the problem was there were these two groups who couldn't understand each other?'' Hence, televisions shows can significantly influence the behavior and knowledge of the children regarding races, and that can implant racism behavior in children as they grow.

New technologies are spreading all over the world, and video games products and companies are competing to make more money. Violence games are everywhere, and unfortunately, some parents let their children play them unaware of the dangers exposed to the children. In fact, some images and languages can be hard for the adults too. Carolyn Newberger in '' Mickey Mouse Monopoly'' the documentary movie said 'A great deal of my work and my professional life has to do with family violence. And when you look at that movie with that eye, the abuse is horrific." Entertainment products like children movies can deliver the wrong message to the children and leave behind wrong impacts to the children. Parents should know what is good for their children and control there entertainment devises and products.

Conclusion

Children are the future of humanity, and there is a need to protect them from the things that could harm their future. New and advanced technology brings new and helpful devices and entertainment methods. However, technology can also damage the child's mind. Entertainment products can affect children growth by feeding them violence, and show them how to become recasts. I remember a quote by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam of how he wanted nothing more than to become a pilot. However, fate had other plans although he has become a beloved icon for India's youth. "Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow''.