Television in the American society: Name: Institution: Television in the American society Generally‚ television remains the most popular form of entertainment in the United States of America (Huston 1993). In as much as the industry‚ the technology‚ and the audience has changed over history‚ its social‚ political‚ and cultural influence remains significant to date. However‚ debate still exists as to whether television is good or bad for the American society. This article has poured much
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the world spend most of their free time watching television. No one can deny the fact that‚ there is a television in almost every home. It is one of the most common entertainments for people all over the world. However‚ since its arrival‚ television has brought to man‚ many advantages. First and foremost‚ television plays an important role in our daily activities. It keeps us informed of all current affairs in the world. Events through television are more vivid than those through books and magazines
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October Sky Questions 1. When I first entered my careers class‚ an impression was made upon me that has changed my whole outlook on life. When my teacher explained to us that we should pursue a career/job that we actually want to do. I realized then‚ that I should think about a career that I would actually enjoy doing. This made me have a great respect for my teacher‚ however‚ I do not dream about this experience. 2. Homer’s father had a difficult time supporting Homer’s interest in
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Most people agree that television is one of the most important inventions of the past century. Opinions vary as to its value‚ but no one can deny the great effect that television has on society. Many people in the world cannot live a day without the television. I think watching television can be beneficial if we do not abuse using it. All people have a leisure time. Some people prefer multitasking rest that is to spend their free time efficiently doing more than one thing at the same time‚ for instance
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SUMARY The Dangers of Television by Harriet B Fuller (USA) According to Harriet in the United States‚ television has played in changing American values as follows. In the 1940s‚ television was predicted to bring families closer together. Its influence‚ however‚ has splintered family relations. The first danger of television‚ as the author mentions is the lack of as family outings‚ the going of the whole family together such as family take a walk‚ dine out‚ go to the cinema are constrain
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THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISION Nowadays‚ television has become the most poppular media of human kind. It’s also the indisensable device in our daily life. Everyone must agree that the advantages of watching TV are very considerable. But beside those benefits‚ there are some disadvantages that we must notice to be sure that we watch TV most effectively. What are Advantages of watching Television? I. Advantages: Informative. By watching news channel‚ we get updated with the things going around the world
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“Global Diversity and Cultural Differences‚ Tools to Be Leveraged For Business Success Rather Than Obstacles to Be Overcome” Half the Sky presents many issues in developing countries that people in developed countries normally don’t hear about‚ or want to hear about. These issues that are presented violate human and woman’s rights at the highest level and are common in too many countries. As Americans‚ we only see what happens in those countries by what’s on the news‚ unless we go and thoroughly
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Newton Minow spoke about the power of television to influence the taste‚ knowledge‚ and opinions of its viewers around the world. Minow is correct in his assertion that television has “limitless capabilities for good – and for evil.” The good qualities of television include educational television and weather channels; however‚ the bad qualities are also relevant‚ such as violence and mind-numbing stupidity. Newton Minow accurately analyzes the influence of television on viewers around the world. Readers
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It’s an apt metaphor. When it comes to the traditional screen that families gather around‚ live television is competing against a growing array of self-selected content. Given the amount of high-quality shows idling in my DVR and on-demand queue‚ channel surfing for live television seems very last century. And our television is Web-enabled‚ so a vast treasure of other goodies awaits from Netflix‚ Hulu Plus and Apple TV. (Our house is part of a rapidly growing trend: online viewing is up more
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Humans spend more time watching television every day than on any other single activity‚ aside from sleeping. Since the first television sets appeared in homes‚ in mid-twentieth century‚ television has grown into a phenomenon found in almost every household. In the beginning‚ there were only three principal broadcast networks; today‚ there are hundreds of channels available. There is no doubt that television has an impact on all of us‚ especially on children‚ so that it came to be accompanied with
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