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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become so addicted to television and other electronics that we would let them become one of the most important aspects of our lives? After reading the essay written by Marie Winn titled “The Plug-In Drug”‚ I believe that it might be true for a large majority of us. In this day and age‚ people become so addicted to their television‚ computer‚ or their video games that they neglect their other responsibilities or tend to forget about the more important things in life. Television has taken control of
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Television and the Rhetorical Analysis May 9th‚ 1961. Newton N. Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates
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day people watch thousands of channels that operators give them. In 21. century television has become one of the most important tools for education and entertainment. People say that most of television content is violent and has bad influence on children. But is that really true? As a child‚ television was entertaining and I have learned alot by whatching it. Although‚ over the years‚ I have learned that television does more harm than good. In the one hand‚ we can learn about world’s problems‚
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Crime relate On Television The crime rate in many cities is rising alarmingly. Some people have the idea that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime. However‚ many others disagree that TV violence can be blame are supported by good reasons. Violent TV programs cause crime give many reasons. First‚ many viewers are children who have not fromed a strong understanding what is right and wrong. The viewers imitate what they see. If a person on TV gets what he or she wants by stealing it‚ a
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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 one of the greatest inventions to ever be created‚ or is it? As a child I always thought television was great. Television was amusing and brought entertainment to the comfort of households. Although‚ over the years‚ I’ve learned that television does more harm than good to people’s lives. Television teaches young children bad habits and family values are weakened by peoples’ interest in television. Many people grew up watching television ages ranging from one through twelve. Many
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There is no denying to the fact that television has tremendous positive effects on society‚ but some experts give us adverse reasons which cannot be overlooked easily. I myself believe that television has had a mostly positive effect. Using reasons and examples below‚ I am going to discuss the pros to this issue. First‚ television has a tremendous effect on economics. For instance‚ when a company uses television to advertise the products can increase the sell. Many of us choose our life products
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Jennifer Barnhart Kirk Miller Comm 110 April 6th‚ 2006 The dangers of controversial television advertising "I do not care if I show your child something that you would not want them to see". This seems to be what some television advertising agencies are saying to us these days. We live in a society that seems to be progressing at a rate so fast that some parents wish technology would slow down. Television is a main source of entertainment for children and adults in this day and age. With so
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The invention of television is one of the major achievements in human history. Televisions have changed people’s entertainment‚ their views of the world‚ and their lifestyles. Nowadays‚ people spend‚ on average‚ three hours and forty-six minutes every day watching television. When they reach the age of sixty-five‚ they will approximately have nine years facing those dramatic screens (“Television Statistics and Sources”). “Television is the first truly democratic culture-the first culture available
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