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When the Federal Trade Commission released its much-ballyhooed report on "marketing violent entertainment to children" in September September: see month. , politicians and pundits said it proved that the entertainment industry foisted a "culture of carnage" on unwitting parents and impressionable im·pres·sion·a·ble  
adj.
1. Readily or easily influenced; suggestible: impressionable young people.

2.
 children. Buried bur·y  
tr.v. bur·ied, bur·y·ing, bur·ies
1. To place in the ground: bury a bone.

2.
a. To place (a corpse) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter.

b.
 in an appendix appendix, small, worm-shaped blind tube, about 3 in. (7.6 cm) long and 1-4 in. to 1 in. (.64–2.54 cm) thick, projecting from the cecum (part of the large intestine) on the right side of the lower abdominal cavity.  to the report, however, were the results of an FTC-commissioned survey of about 760 parents nationwide. The main finding? The vast majority of "parents report substantial involvement in the selection and purchase of movies, games, and music."
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Title Annotation:most parents play role in selection of entertainment for children
Author:Gillespie, Nick
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2000
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