The Effects of Excessive Television Viewing on Children ENG106 – English Composition I By Roy’Neshia T. Hosch AIU Online 11/30/13 Abstract Television viewing can effect a child positively or negatively. Positive views of television are that TV can entertain the child as well as educate them it can also open them up to other places and things in the world that can’t be seen from their home town. However‚ too much television can be harmful to the child. According to Statistic Brain Research
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the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they spend on average of 5.5 hours using media‚ including television‚ computer games and the Internet (Kaiser Family Foundation‚ 2001). TV is the number one after-school activity for 6 to 17 years old. Although television is loved by children and has helped them a lot‚ it has influenced them in a negative way. Over the past decade television has become a big part of a child’s routine. Even though
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Televisions Affect on People According to studies‚ statistics show that the average American family spends 5 and a half hours watching television. This shows the affect that television can have on viewers. It has been argued if television can affect the viewers learning development. In this paper I will talk about four authors view on the impact of television and how it affects others. Steven Johnson‚ an author‚ argues television actually stimulates your brain‚ based on what television
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African Americans have been victims of racism on television shows from ever since they started to show on television shows to today. When we see African Americans on television‚ they are portrayed as stupid comedians‚ murderers‚ poor‚ and uneducated. According to J. Fred MacDonald‚ the author of Black and White TV: African Americans in Television since 1948‚ “Television has been inhospitable to blacks who were not middle class and/or pejoratively stereotyped. Less visible‚ for instance‚ have been
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Gp Essays The Effects of Television Violence on Children Children and Televison Violence What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks‚ violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets‚ back alleys‚ school‚ and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples+ living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television‚ and the children who view it are Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Domestic
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From the person who invented the television and brought to the society nowadays‚ it has been a very important device which people can obtain all kinds of information through the mass media. In general‚ television was meant to bring people up-to-date events from all around the world. It changed the way of people’s living for over half a century. Undeniably‚ the invention of the television is making people to understand the world better. From news and weather report to music and travel‚ or even
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American Television Comedies It has been a long day. You are exhausted and arrive home after spending several hours at work or school. You decide to watch television and you try to find a funny show‚ anything that can make you laugh and make your day better. Choosing between several types of comedy shows is hard because there are innumerable reasons to watch one type or another. A television comedy can sometimes be your friend‚ your psychologist‚ your teacher‚ your passion and/or your hobby. There
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1 Values portrayed on Reality Television April 25‚ 2011 VALUES 2 Values Portrayed on Reality Television Reality is a genre of television wherein the situations‚ dramatic‚ comedic or otherwise are non-scripted and the people involved are ordinary “real” people and not professional actors. Even though you may not be a fan of television‚ you cannot deny that reality TV is here to stay and yes‚ there are genres of Reality television where positive values are portrayed. In an
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Television Violence and Its Effect on Children The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure‚ one might pose the question‚ "How can seeing so much violence on television and video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child’s behavior
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Michaela Dramis Keith Durkin Introduction to Sociology 27 April 2013 The Television Television is one of the biggest sources of entertainment we use today. From gossip‚ news‚ sports‚ or other relatable topics‚ it has provided avid watchers with something to look forward to watch every day. An American farmer by the name of Philo Farnsworth broke through the barrier of this invention by putting all the pieces together from other inventers with the same idea. These people include‚ Paul Nipkow
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