means "seeing far away". However‚ the more we watch it‚ the more short-sighted and narrow-minded we become. Unfortunately‚ TV is fast becoming as popular and dangerous as drugs. In this essay‚ I will outline some problems linked to TV. addiction and suggest some viable solution. Starting with the dangers‚ health is one of the biggest. To clarify‚ people who watch too much TV. frequently develop problems with their eyes and back and‚ too‚ may become obese. A further negative effect is that a lot
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TV Addiction Marie Winn makes a convincing argument that watching too much television can be considered an addiction. Television has become a way of life for most families. Television viewing is so overwhelmingly prevalent nowadays that living without TV is often considered an extreme deprivation. TVs are everywhere‚ whether you are in a hospital‚ auto shop‚ or in the dentist’s office‚ there’s always a television by the waiting area. It’s a useful tool to help you from the boredom of waiting
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in Georgia. My sister has memorized practically everything there is to know about television. Yet‚ she has difficulty memorizing her multiplication tables‚ all due to the effects of watching far too much television. However my sister is not alone in this‚ many youths her age have been negatively affected by watching far too much television. Television has dulled the mind of the average teen‚ and this is because they are used to having their information passed to them through the media‚ or
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Reality TV Though Reality TV has an unsavory reputation‚ it appeals to an ever-increasing audience. Reality shows are the most popular shows in many countries‚ such as American Idol in America‚ Britain’s Got Talent in Britain and If You Are The One in China. These shows‚ however‚ also are extremely controversial. While Reality TV is criticized for not showing real situations and for damaging viewers‚ the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Reality TV is criticized for the reason that there
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average‚ people are watching over 51 hours of television- that is five hours a day of TV on average for the last quarter of the year. Teenagers (12 to 17) spend 103 hours watching TV a month‚ whereas senior citizens (65 or older) spend 207 hours”(Media in the home) With the slumping economy‚ people are forced to stay at home to conserve resources. Although there are plenty of economical alternatives people could do‚ the world would much rather increase their television watching. Television is not
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Reality TV Have you seen the popular reality television shows lately? The core of reality TV consists of: Fighting‚ sexuality‚ and an intolerable amount of drinking and drug use. Young viewers who watch reality TV may be assuming that this type of behavior is the ideal lifestyle. Even in the early years of reality TV‚ the main hook to keep viewers interested was to aspire to young women of what reality is. The Miss America pageants made some young women believe in the ideals of beauty and perfection
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television sets are at risk of losing their signals on February 17‚ 2009‚ if consumers do not make the transition to DTV. Analog vs Digital Analog TV – AM vestigial sideband 6 MHz of bandwidth per channel plus the audio High power transmitters for coverage – 45 to 75KW Avg. Out ~300KW to 5MW ERP Noise and multi-path interference common Digital TV – 8VSB MPEG-2 Stream 6 Mhz Channel can produce multiple programs viewable with ATSC tuner
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In her essay‚ "Tv Addiction‚" Marie Winn compares "television addiction" to other harmful habits‚ and tries to convince the reader that heavy television viewing is as harmful as drug and alcohol‚ and it should not be viewed differently than other serious addictions. In fact‚ the most important factor that backs up her argument is her simplified definition for the word "addiction‚" which is " a tendency to overindulge in some pleasurable activity. (608)" However‚ thinking logically‚ we could see
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Violence on TV. What has the world come to these days? I often seem 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 major source of violence. In many people’s living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television‚ and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results. The truth about television
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Perhaps one of my new favorite TV show is called‚ Glee. It’s about a group of rejects in high school joining an afterschool club that sings and attempts to win another championship‚ which has not been achieved for more than a decade. Glee club is taught by a Spanish teacher named Will Schuester who graduated from the same high school and also won the only Glee club’s national trophy. I personally find the entire series jaw dropping because there’s so much talent packed into one show that many have
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