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The story written by Gerald Jones "Violent media is good for kids" he attempts to prove that violent media helps children cope with feelings they find difficult to control. Jones also believes that violent media has a positive influence on children because "Through immersion in imaginary combat and identification with a violent protagonist, children engage the rage they’ve stifled, come to fear it less, and become more capable of utilizing it against life’s challenges.". Jones makes some good points. For example, he says that "The dual-identity concept at the heart of many superhero stories helps kids negotiate the conflicts between the inner self and the public self as they work through the early stages of socialization.". However, an attempt to prove this shouldn't be "We’ve found that every aspect of even the trashiest pop-culture story can have its own developmental function." as we know all cultures try to develop. All in all, to t