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Black, Michael Ian. “The Boys Are Not All Right”. The New York Times. February 21, 2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/opinion/boys-violence-shootings-guns.html.
Craig, Elise. “NERF Aims For Girls.” Wired, vol. 21, no.8. 2013. EBSCOhost.
“How boys and girls are taught different things about violence”. The Conversation. December 21, 2017, 5:11 am. http://theconversation.com/how-boys-and-girls-are-taught-different-things-about-violence-87779.
Marnell, Blair. “ADAM SAVAGE BUILT A 1,000-SHOT NERF GUN.” Nerdist. June 9, 2018. https://nerdist.com/adam-savage-built-1000-shot-nerf-gun/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Nerdist&utm_content=Adam%20Savage%2
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PDK Films. “Crazy Nerf Gun Mod Arsenal.” YouTube video, 17:43. Posted June 23, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovbWlrGWva0&t=39s.
“Study: Majority of Children Unable to Distinguish Real Guns from Toy Guns in Comparison Photos.” EMORY news center: Woodruff Health Sciences Center. November 2, 2018. https://news.emory.edu/stories/2018/11/fraser_doh_toy_gun_study/index.html.
Trex, Ethan. “A Brief History of Nerf (or Nothin').” Mental Floss. January 20, 2011. http://mentalfloss.com/article/26916/brief-history-nerf-or-nothin.
“Understanding and Raising Boys: Is it the Media?”. PBS Parents. http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisingboys/aggression03.html.
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Evolution Page
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Big Kid At Heart. “The Evolution of Nerf: Before the Blaster Came The Ball.” Big Kid At Heart.
February 24, 2017. https://bigkidatheart.com/history-of-nerf-guns/.
Cute 90's Girl. “Nerf N-Strike Longshot Ad (2007).” YouTube video, 0:14. Posted April 29, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIywZGpgBEw.
Dabbs, Will. "A RECENT HISTORY OF TOY GUNS: Thoughts on boys, war games and high spirits." Guns Magazine. December 2017. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A510937485/ITOF?u=san92165&sid=ITOF&xid=2033f8c4.
Fagone, Jason. “The Evolution Of Nerf.” Wired. September 8, 2012, 6:30 a.m. https://www.wired.com/2012/09/how-nerf-became-worlds-best-purveyor-of-big-guns-for-kids/.
Kirby, Philip, Sean Carter, and Tara Woodyer. “More than Child’s Play?.” History Today, vol. 64, no. 12. December 2014. EBSCOhost.
NERF Official. “‘NERF MEGA Tri-Break Blaster' Official Teaser.” YouTube video, 0:15. Posted
September 12, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i2fIu_Zv0A.
NERF Official. “NERF - N-Strike Official Behind the Scenes (TV Promo).” YouTube video, 1:00.
Posted April 26, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=53&v=IKT3DhHSdeY.
“N-Strike Elite.” NERF. https://nerf.hasbro.com/en-us/elite.
“N-Strike Elite.” Nerf Wiki. https://nerf.fandom.com/wiki/N-Strike_Elite.
NERF Official. “NERF Stunts - The Toss Up with N-Strike Elite RapidStrike CS-18 ft. Dude
Perfect.” YouTube video, 0:17. Posted August 5, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OHPjfSHZbQ.
OldishTVStuff. “Nerf Gun Commercial (1993).” YouTube video, 0:29. Posted September 13,
2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4INyNYKk_s.
RobotBacon. “Nerf Blast-A-Ball.” YouTube video, 0:30. Posted November 7, 2009.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKbnHrjw7_0.
skiatl. “Monkees Nerf Ball commercial 1970.” YouTube video, 0:31. Posted January 1, 2010.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-3eLL4LVt0.
Stein, Joshua David. “10 Questions With The Guy Who Designs Nerf Guns.” Fatherly. November 16, 2017, 12:01 p.m. https://www.fatherly.com/gear/nerf-gun-designer-q-and-a/.
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Today Page
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Adam Savage’s Tested. “Adam Savage's One Day Builds: Custom NERF Rifle.” YouTube video,
31:48. Posted February 2, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwOXSXkW-uE.
Chinese, Vera and Victoria Cavaliere. “Fake gun prompts lockdown at Long Island's Elmont Memorial High School.” New York Daily News. January 15, 2013, 6:14 p.m. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/long-island-high-school-lockdown-article-1.1240292.
Graziano, Izzy. “Humans vs. Zombies fetishizes deadly weapons, neglects gun violence
epidemic.” The Lamron. September 27, 2018. https://www.thelamron.com/posts/2018/9/27/humans-vs-zombies-fetishizes-deadly-weap
ons-neglects-gun-violence-epidemic.
Gurwin, Gabe. “Overwatch fans can finally pull the trigger on a McCree Nerf blaster.” Digital Trends. November 11, 2018, 1:45 p.m. https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/overwatch-mccree-nerf-blaster-announced/.
Hill, Kyle. “FORMER NASA ENGINEER BUILDS WORLD’S LARGEST FUNCTIONAL NERF GUN.” Nerdist. June 21, 2016. https://nerdist.com/former-nasa-engineer-builds-worlds-largest-functional-nerf-gun/.
“Humans vs Zombies.” Humans vs Zombies. https://humansvszombies.org/.
McWhertor, Michael. “Nerf is making Fortnite guns.” Polygon. October 24, 2018, 4:34 p.m. EDT. https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/24/18019960/fortnite-nerf-guns.
Nierenberg, Jacob. “Humans vs. Zombies rings in the new year.” The Stanford Daily. January
21, 2016. https://www.stanforddaily.com/2016/01/21/humans-vs-zombies-rings-in-the-new-year/.
Seppanen, Jahla. “How to Mod a Nerf Gun: The Grown Man’s Guide to the Hammershot (With
Pictures).” The Manuel. November 8, 2018.
https://www.themanual.com/culture/how-to-mod-a-nerf-gun-hammershot-modification-luke-goodman/.
Thunderdome. “HARRY'S EPIC HvZ LAST STAND - NERF Humans vs Zombies.” YouTube
video, 1:00. Posted July 1, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzIWnWeXL34.
Webster, Will. “Inside the crazy world of Nerf modding.” Red Bull. July 11. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/best-nerf-modding-inventions.
XtremeGamez. “NERF WAR: CRAZY NERF GUN MOD.” YouTube video, 13:28. Posted July 1,
2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWA7og4b6WU.
Young, Jeffrey R. “Nerf Guns Strike a Nerve on Campuses.” The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 54, no. 33. 2008. EBSCOhost.
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https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/overwatch-mccree-nerf-blaster-announced/.
https://nerdist.com/former-nasa-engineer-builds-worlds-largest-functional-nerf-gun/.
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Impact Page
Content:
Dabbs, Will. "A RECENT HISTORY OF TOY GUNS: Thoughts on boys, war games and high spirits." Guns Magazine. December 2017. General OneFile, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A510937485/ITOF?u=san92165&sid=ITOF&xid=2033f8c4.
Dillon Kelly P., and Brad J. Bushman. “Effects of Exposure to Gun Violence in Movies on Children’s Interest in Real Guns.” JAMA Pediatrics. November 2017. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2654597.
Goff, Karen Ellen. “The relation of violent and nonviolent toys to play behavior in preschoolers.” Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University. 1995. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/10781/utm_source=lib.dr.iastate.edu%2Frtd%2F10781&utm_medium=PDF&utm_campaign=PDFCoverPages.
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Hart, Jennifer L. and Michelle T. Tannock. “Young Children’s Play Fighting and Use of War Toys.” Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development (online). Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development. 2013. http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/play/according-experts/young-childrens-play-fighting-and-use-war-toys.
Morison, Patricia and Howard Gardner. “Dragons and Dinosaurs: The Child’s Capacity to Differentiate Fantasy from Reality.” Child Development, vol. 49, no. 3. September 1978. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1128231?casa_token=fZGGv7vI-c0AAAAA:Mz3rXYkhw_kKb6Ie5aZptDusA72w8AFzbSL0f5KLHIF7qhP-lUwYEn6IMGk7J5zl6WXuzZdesw_Dwp0HZ7
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Woolley, Jacqueline D., and Maliki E. Ghossainy. “Revisiting the Fantasy-Reality Distinction: Children as Naïve Skeptics.” Child Development, vol. 84, no. 5. September/October 2013. EBSCOhost.
“Youth Violence: A Learned Behavior”. Penn State, PSYCH 424 (blog). October 30th, 2016, 8:42 p.m. https://sites.psu.edu/aspsy/2016/10/30/youth-violence-a-learned-behavior/.
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Opinions Page
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McKinley, Jesse and Matt Richtel. “Not Always Fun and Games.” The New York Times. February 8, 2013. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/fashion/parents-are-facing-a-loaded-question-cultural-studies.html.
Gross-Loh, Christine. “Keeping Kids From Toy Guns: How One Mother Changed Her Mind.” The
Atlantic. August 9, 2013.https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/08/keeping-kids-from-toy-guns-how-one-mother-changed-her-mind/278518/.
Ruiz, Michelle. “Should We Still Let Children Play With Toy Guns?”. Vogue. June 11, 2018, 1:09 p.m. https://www.vogue.com/article/are-toy-guns-okay-for-kids-in-2018.
Scanlon, Ann. “Why I Let My Kids Play With Toy Guns.” Motherly. https://www.mother.ly/parenting/warning-we-play-with-nerf-guns.
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