Tv has negative influence on society
TV has a negative influence on society
Introduction:
According to David Hinckley of New York Daily News, "The average America over the age of 2 spends more than 34 hours a week watching live television plus another 3-6 hours watching taped programs." This statistic shows how much tv can affect us, considering how much we watch it. I want you to think about your favorite tv show right now. I'll bet you that that show contains some kind of violence, sexual interactions, cussing, drug or alcohol usage, stereotypes and many other bad influences. Even shows like Spongebob Squarepants, a kids cartoon, are saying to have subliminal, or hidden, messages that are disturbing and wrong.
Resolution:
My partner and I are resolved that tv has a negative influence on society. By negative influence we mean a power affecting a person, think, or course of events in a bad way(free dictionary.com). And in this case, tv is affecting society, or people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values.
My first argument is that violence on tv leads to aggressive behavior in the people watching it. According to Dr. Gail Gross in the Huffington Post, "when children see violence on television, they have a difficult time differentiating between what is real and what is make believe, and tend to copy what they see." In 1 study done at Pennsylvania Statue University in 1982, about 100 preschool children were observed both before and after watching tv. Some watched cartoons that had a lot of aggressive and violent acts and others watched shows with no violence. The researchers notched real differences. Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to hit out at their playmates, argue, disobey class rules, leave tasks unfinished, and were less willing to wait for things than those who watched the unviable not programs, says Aletha Huston-Stein PH.D, now at the University of Kansas. In conclusion, media violence makes
Introduction:
According to David Hinckley of New York Daily News, "The average America over the age of 2 spends more than 34 hours a week watching live television plus another 3-6 hours watching taped programs." This statistic shows how much tv can affect us, considering how much we watch it. I want you to think about your favorite tv show right now. I'll bet you that that show contains some kind of violence, sexual interactions, cussing, drug or alcohol usage, stereotypes and many other bad influences. Even shows like Spongebob Squarepants, a kids cartoon, are saying to have subliminal, or hidden, messages that are disturbing and wrong.
Resolution:
My partner and I are resolved that tv has a negative influence on society. By negative influence we mean a power affecting a person, think, or course of events in a bad way(free dictionary.com). And in this case, tv is affecting society, or people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions and values.
My first argument is that violence on tv leads to aggressive behavior in the people watching it. According to Dr. Gail Gross in the Huffington Post, "when children see violence on television, they have a difficult time differentiating between what is real and what is make believe, and tend to copy what they see." In 1 study done at Pennsylvania Statue University in 1982, about 100 preschool children were observed both before and after watching tv. Some watched cartoons that had a lot of aggressive and violent acts and others watched shows with no violence. The researchers notched real differences. Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to hit out at their playmates, argue, disobey class rules, leave tasks unfinished, and were less willing to wait for things than those who watched the unviable not programs, says Aletha Huston-Stein PH.D, now at the University of Kansas. In conclusion, media violence makes