watching television may do more harm than good to a child’s developmental skills. But a new study says that it all depends on what children watch — some educational programs on TV can actually enhance children’s intellectual development. Until now‚ television viewing has been blamed consistently for having a negative effect on children’s developmental skills. But the authors of a new study‚ which was published in the September/October issue of Child Development‚ argue that not all television programs
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3-28-13 Television Bad for Children In the days when television screens were brimming with images of "The Cosby Show" and "Three’s Company‚" parents barely gave a second thought when their youngsters spent a couple hours in front of the tube. But TV isn’t what it used to be. There are more than 100 channels available via cable in most American communities‚ and much of the programming might send shock waves through parents raised on Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. Television is hurting the
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In the chapter‚ “True Lies” taken from Jeffrey Seglin’s book‚ The Good‚ the Bad‚ and Your Business‚ the author states that that there are consequences to lying. Throughout this chapter‚ the author also speaks about the differences between lying and posturing‚ and how people distinguish the fine line between them. The author gives the opinion of several professionals and their views on the issue of lying. This opinion is that lying has serious consequences that are difficult to undo. One such consequence
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Television is a bad influence Nowadays‚ almost each family has at least one television. Even when we grow up‚ we still have a cartoon in our memories. But we can see‚ more and more children indulge to TV shows‚ they pick up bad habits from the programs and they lost a lot of fun because of they spend too much time in watching TV. Not only to the children but also to the adults‚ watching TV is harmful to people’s health. Too often such cruel behavior can be seen on television programs. The children
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Television is Bad for Children By the time children reach school‚ they have spent one-third of their waking hours in front of the television. The enormous influence of TV is just beginning to be realized‚ we have found out that most of the effects are bad. Far too much of a child’s time is wasted. I think television is bad for children.They should rarely be allowed to watch it. When children watch a lot of television‚ they don’t get a lot of of physical exercise. They just sit and watch all day
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EFFECTS OF TELEVISION ON SOCIETY December 12th‚ 2007 At the end of the XVIIIth century‚ scientists have discovered a way to transmit an image from a point to another. It was the beginning of television. Since then‚ every household has a television. Over the years‚ it has revolutionized people’s life. Now‚ as it has become a spread consumer good‚ everybody has one television at home‚ even sometimes‚ two or more. It has changed people’s life because the television is seen as
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Television is a Bad Influence on Children Televisions are a main item in many houses and in most cases there is more than one. The average American watches four hours of TV daily. Though‚ is all that television good or bad? Everybody has a different opinion and some more than others. When it comes down to studies though‚ doctors are on both sides. Therefore‚ it comes down to the studies and what people believe‚ is television a bad influence on children? To begin‚ television can be a bad influence
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establishment‚ ensuring that workers worked in safe and equitable environments. In today’s society however‚ where capitalist endeavors dominate‚ wages and working conditions are already reasonable for the most part‚ unions are failing. If one examines critically the purpose of unions‚ many may find their modus of operation outdated‚ and their strategies unreasonable for the modern marketplace. More and more American workers and employers are recognizing that the benefits of a union do not outweigh the
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Television is the main hobby of most of the modern population. It is watched almost 12 hours a day on the average. Televisions exist everywhere. There is rarely a place that does not have one. TV’s are in homes‚ bars‚ stores‚ restaurants and they have even been made to fit in cars and bathrooms. This is one of the most occupied inventions; one that may sometimes be a bad thing. Watching television all the time is not a good quality to have. People sit home all day while being entertained by
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There is 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
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