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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Advantages and disadvantages of television viewing In this new era of science and technology‚ we have incorporated technology into our everyday lives. In fact‚ we cannot live without electrical appliances that we call necessities and the television is one of them.Much has changed since the first television was invented - from black and white to colour televisions. For some‚ the television is a window to the modern world. By viewing the programmes that are aired on television‚ we can gain a lot of information
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WHAT ARE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION ? Television is an important form of communication and has been for many years. Television brings important historical events‚ both positive and negative‚ directly into our homes. People don’t just read about current events‚ they experience them in real time. Television can also be a fine teaching tool – there are many television shows on the air that are informative and educational. The right television shows can teach our children about morals
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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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TELEVISION BOON OR BANE Television is a striking creation of science in the world of technology. Fifty years ago‚ almost no one had television set. Now there are more household with TV than ever. Everything has boons and banes so television also has many boons and banes. Television is a resource that can be used to educate and entertain people of different ages. Without any doubt‚ watching TV is a good way of getting informed. Watching news gives a good insight into what really is happening in
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Evaluative writing Advantages & Disadvantages of Television Television: source of entertainment‚ communication on a wide scale and source of information & news Advantages: Updates about the outside world Information about the happenings in various parts of the world Enhance knowledge about current affairs‚ encouragement via quiz shows for younger lot Provides a platform to bring forth and showcase people’s talent to wider audience Learning food recipes from various cookery shows Disadvantages: Affects
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The Impact of Television on Children- Can television have an influence on children’s aggression and prosocial behaviour? The effects of television on children is a subject which touches almost everyone in the western world. Everytime something new and different appears on our television screens it is questioned by the powers which protect our children from unsuitable material on the small screen. For the past 50 years television and its effects on children have been scrutinised by research from
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What is the trouble with television? In MacNeil’s article‚ “The Trouble with Television‚” he states that television discourages concentration. MacNeil wrote this article around thirty years ago‚ so one may ask of the article’s validity today. The claim that television discourages concentration still contains its prior validity today. The variety of different shows becomes somewhat of a narcotic (280‚ 1‚ 1). People constantly have a guide through the many wonders of this world in 30
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the street media is everywhere. The main forms of media are television‚ print material‚ and electronics like computers and video games. The main one in our society is television. Most children start watching T.V. at the age of two and watch between two to three hours per day. Television has only been around since the 1950’s and each generation more and more people now own a T.V. and watch more television. Most kids today even have televisions in their room. The same goes for computers. Computers are
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