Taylor 1 Kendrick Taylor Professor Krivoruk English 101 11 February 2013 The Television Debate In the last half century of watching television many authors‚ critic‚ and people in general has had an opinion on weather watching television is a good thing or a bad thing. In a couple of recent articles that I’ve read one Author Steven Johnson‚ who wrote “Watching TV Makes You Smarter”. Tells us of how violent and gruesome shows of this era are as opposed to shows of the past. Steven also tells
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Violence is all over the media today‚ contained within the daily news‚ music‚ newspapers‚ and television. It is especially seen within popular programs among children. Children are easily influenced by what they view‚ which is why violence on television negatively affects the way children behave. All too often today‚ we hear about children committing some heinous crime which is frequently media-related. Take for instance this excerpt from Douglas Rushkoff ’s essay "Hating What Sucks": In October
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The Educational Benefits of Television Many people have been concerned about the effects of television. Television has became an important influences in our lives. If used wisely‚ television has many benefits especially for educational function. The educational benefits of television are to educate the public through educational and entertaining programs‚ increase the intelligence development of children‚ and can be used as an educational tool to everyone in the world. Educational and entertainment
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Influence of Television in Politics Kendra Harris Brigham Young University- Idaho Author Note This paper was prepared for Professor Kiersten Lee’s FDENG 201 class. The Influence of Television in Politics “Americans are the best entertained and quite likely the least-informed people in the Western world.” (Postman‚ 1984‚ p. 2) While this statement is painfully ominous‚ its message is one that has been debated tirelessly since the dawn of technology. The influence of television in politics
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Television a Great Invention Some people may argue that television is the worst invention there is‚ but I will argue against that. There are more pro’s to television then there are con’s. There is the up to date information that you have access to at all times. There are also educational television shows. Last‚ television produces entertainment for everyone. One of the most important qualities of television is the up to date information available. You are able to turn on your T.V and there
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probably no greater influence on society than the television. It has become arguably the greatest invention of the past century. With it‚ we have witnessed countless historical events: Inaugurations of presidents; man’s first steps on the moon; the assignation of John F. Kennedy; even disasters as they happen. Americans watch TV in the morning to receive the daily news. They eat watching it. They watch it before they go to bed. But as television has saturated our lives‚ has it always resulted toward
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Education Through The Television "TV is justly called `the boob tube’." I disagree‚ in my opinion‚ television has many positive and informational uses. Television is now being used more in school because it is proven that students remember and comprehend better than from a regular class lecture. Television has always been good for spreading the news of current world events but it is now being used for more educational and informational documentaries. Television is becoming more and more
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Television and Cultural Change Research Paper: 1.Introduction Once considered a complete luxury for a family to own‚ the television has become a stable fixture in British and American households over the past few decades. In recent years‚ it has become unusual for a family not to own a television set and now it is just as uncommon for a family to own just one. In Britain‚ the years spanning from 1955 to 1969 saw an increase from 40 percent to 93 per cent of the population owning a television set
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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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It has been argued that the invention of the television has had many harmful effects on our society. There are a wide range of complaints‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ the corruption of youth because of explicit broadcasts‚ Obesity due to viewers rarely leaving the couch‚ to the use of the television as practically a “baby sitter”. While these may be valid arguments‚ I believe the fact of the matter is that it all comes down to the parents‚ or parent. The parent(s) have control
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