football game on TV‚ Son and Daughter texting and chatting with their smart phones and mom is shopping online on her tablet. Marie winn in the essay “television: The Plug- In Drug” says‚ “twenty or so years later mom would be watching a drama in the kitchen the kids would be looking at cartoons in their room‚ while Dad would be taking in the ball game in the living room ?”(439). What Winn is saying here is true; we see the major effect of technology in our lives. The only time that we are not using technology
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This idea is prevalent in the field of television. Television provides individuals with an experience that can be closely associated with addiction. In her piece‚ “The Plug-In Drug: Television‚ Computers‚ and Family Life”‚ Marie Winn states‚ “It is‚ in fact‚ the parents whom television is an irresistible narcotic‚ not through their own viewing (although frequently this‚ too‚ is the case) but at a remove‚ through their children fanned out in front of the receiver‚ strangely quiet
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The Plug-in Drug Part 1 Bibliographical Information Winn. “Televising: The Plug-in Drug.” The Mercury Reader. John Callahan. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing‚ 2009. 207-217. Print. Part 2 Brief Summary Marie Winn the author of “Televising: The Plug-in Drug”‚ is expressing the affects that television has on children. Television today is part of a family’s everyday life. The affects that television has on families are the change of family life and family rituals. The harms that television
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Influence of Television on People The first television was introduced to the public by a Scotsman inventor John Logie Baird and an American inventor Charles Francis Jenkins. They soon undertook the broadcasting experiment‚ and the United States and England had some television broadcasting available to public by nineteen-thirty two (Feffer). Ever since television had been invented‚ it has become the most dominant and significant technology in our society. People have been fascinated
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You have successfully written the introduction and thesis statement for your cause-and-effect essay. You are now ready to write the body of your essay in Module 7 Homework Assignment. PART II Directions: Please read “Television Addiction” by Marie Winn on page 333 of your textbook. When you have finished reading the article‚ answer the following questions with at least 250 words per question. 1. Winn’s thesis is not presented directly in the essay. See whether you can state it in your own words
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one another. When the television was first invented it was advertised as an innovation that brought families together to spend quality time with each other. Although in present day‚ "three quarters of all American families [ ] own two or more sets" (Winn‚ 217)‚ on which "Mom [is] watching a drama in the kitchen‚ the kids [are] looking at cartoons in their bedroom‚ and Dad [is] taking in the ball game in the living room" (217). Television sets were also publicized as machines that provide useful information
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family members to watch different programs‚ in separate rooms‚ pulling the family apart as opposed to bringing them together. Even some children have TV sets in their rooms. Instead of playing outside‚ kids are spending hour in front of the television (Winn 465-66) Children are also being affected by other new electronics. High-tech children’s toys are becoming more and more common. Instead of playing outside with other kids‚ children in our society play video games or play on a computer. Even educational
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most significant social events in the twentieth century. The first advertisements for the television pictured a family gathered around the set with “Sis on Mom’s lap‚ Buddy perched on the arm of Dad’s chair‚ Dad with his arm around Mom’s shoulder” (Winn 352). Today‚ ninety percent of American households possess a television and the average American home has more television sets than people. The average daily viewing time per adult in the United States is 4.5 hours‚ making television the most important
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Harrah’s Casino Case Analysis Marilyn Winn has been appointed HR director for Harrah’s Casinos. Under her leadership‚ Harrah’s casinos employees have become motivated about customer service and she had decreased the turnover rate. Winn’s central force behind motivating employees was the implementation of an incentive pay plan to reward employees for improvements in customer service. When first introduced‚ the incentive pay plan was a great success. However‚ as time passed‚ employees became
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Oiler’s termination from his job by the Winn-Dixie Corporation was an obvious violation of his employee rights. Though balancing employee rights with proper discipline is a constant challenge for HR professionals. But in this case of Oiler‚ the work place behavior of the employer had not changed and there is no problem‚ with the co-employers also. Also in the own time‚ the company have no rights about the way he dress. Hence there is also no such challenge for the Winn-Dixie that it has to terminate Oiler
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