The statistics are famous and unnerving. Most high-school graduates have spent more time watching television than they’ve spent in school. That blight has been overtaking us for fifty years‚ but it’s only in the past two decades that I’ve begun to notice its greatest damage to us–the death of personal imagination. In all the millennia before humans began to read‚ our imaginations were formed from first-hand experiences of the wide external world and especially from the endless flow of stories
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Reality television has strong influence and damaging effects on our society. But let’s face it‚ we feed on the drama. We love to absorb another life other than our own. Along with it comes the misconception of reality which distorts how one believes they have to behave to gain fame or attention. Reality television is bad for culture because it only elevates money‚ beauty‚ and fame above other qualities by promoting inappropriate behavior such as bullying‚ casual sex‚ alcohol abuse and bad language
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Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington‚ D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) COMPLAINTS AGAINST VARIOUS ) File No. EB-04-IH-0011 TELEVISION LICENSEES ) CONCERNING THEIR FEBRUARY ) NAL/Acct. No. 200432080212 1‚ 2004 BROADCAST OF THE SUPER ) BOWL XXXVIII HALFTIME SHOW ) ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: May 4‚ 2006 Released: May 31‚ 2006 By the Commission: Commissioner Adelstein concurring in part‚ dissenting in part‚ and issuing
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s the TV‚ as we know it‚ dead? The last few years has seen more people ditching their televisions in favour of a bigger monitor than ever before. With movie and TV downloads (legal or otherwise)‚ streamed video content from a host of online players and a raft of catch-up services‚ some have speculated that it’s the thin end of the wedge for the goggle box. At the same time‚ we’ve since seen the Internet come to our TVs‚ widgets on our big screens and the arrival of 3D from the cinema as well‚
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vocabulary development. However‚ our focus will be directed to the vocabulary development through television and radio. Due to learners of EFL must learn thousands of words that the speakers and writers of English use daily. In addition‚ increasing learners’ vocabulary is very important since the words that we understand influence our thoughts and our perception of the world. 2.5.1The relationship between television‚ radio and vocabulary development Vocabulary is one of the most important aspects of
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First‚ believe in the world—that there is meaning behind everything. Don’t look back—forward‚ infinite energy‚ infinite enthusiasm‚ infinite daring‚ and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished. This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside‚ not to lay the blame upon anyone outside‚ but stand up‚ lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself. Tell the truth boldly‚ whether it hurts or not. Never
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Ethical Dilemma: Andy Griffith Show Michael T. Graham II University of Concordia Chicago – SAIL Program Abstract This paper will describe the ethical dilemma portrayed from an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. In episode 20‚ Andy Saves Barney’s Morale‚ Andy Griffith‚ sheriff‚ has made the decision to allow his deputy‚ Barney Fife‚ to be sheriff for the day while Andy is out of town. While Andy is gone‚ Barney makes many decisions as the acting sheriff that Andy‚ when he returns‚ does not
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ogrmI am someone who doesn’t watch TV at all. But there is one show that I just can’t afford to miss ’the fresh prince of bel air’. This show got me hooked the first time I watched it‚ my brother was watching TV and I was there in the living room reading a book. I like reading a lot. I did not realize when I stopped reading and started watching the show instead. The fresh prince of bel air is an American comedy sitcom‚ with a big star will smith. It was originally aired in 1990s. So the main
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Bad eating habits are common. It is easy to operate on automatic when it comes to food. Living in a fast-paced society often makes it so you have to eat on the run‚ skip meals‚ eat whatever is fast and easy or use food to relieve stress. We eat a lot of bad foods everyday‚ but we don’t think what impact on our health it makes. I watch a video about Top 10 Bad Foods and now I can say which products and drinks disappear forever from my diet. So Top 10 Bad Foods are : 1. Soda 2. Doughnuts
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MY UNUSUAL VACATION * Sulaiman Danjuma Travelling has always been a passion of mine. Being an amateur photographer‚ I find seeing new places‚ meeting new people and getting to know different cultures‚ exceptionally inspiring. By the age of 32 I had already been to the majority of exotic places: the Emirates‚ Ethiopia‚ Turkey‚ India‚ Laos‚ Thailand‚ Japan‚ Egypt‚ Australia and Cuba. So‚ when a friend of my dad who was working as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Ukraine invited me to visit him
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