Addictive or Not Addictive? That Is The Question Marie Winn‚ author of “TV Addiction” states that‚ “television viewing‚ for those vulnerable to addiction‚ is more like drinking or taking drugs- once you start it’s hard to stop” (609). Winn strongly believes that television is so addicting that it can and will ruin people’s lives. The meaning of addiction according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin‚ nicotine‚ alcohol)
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effect on American families. In her essay‚ “Television: The Plug-In-Drug‚” Marie Winn explores the ways in which television has lowered the quality of family life‚ rituals‚ and values. She recognizes that there is a problem with our society and the way in which it is consistently influenced by television. She shows this when she says‚ “Television’s contribution to family life has been an equivocal one‚” (Winn 353). Winn is true in saying this because television has caused children across America to
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English 2030 11 April 2012 Is T.V. Really the Enemy? Is T.V. the root of all our family problems? In Television: The Plug-In Drug‚ the author Marie Winn believes just that. She argues that television was beneficial in bringing the family together back when it first came out‚ but now that every family has an average of two television sets‚ everyone watches it in a separate room‚ not connecting with their kin during pivotal moments like dinner or holidays. Instead of laughing‚ singing‚ and eating
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The Television Habit Marie Winn classifies television watching as an addictive and destructive behavior‚ drawing similarities between it and the abuse of drugs and alcohol. On the surface‚ this claim seems justifiable and arguments can be made in its favor. However it is Winn’s equating television with drugs and alcohol that is ultimately the downfall of her argument‚ demonstrating a misapplication of the term “addiction” and all of its conditions to television watching. First‚
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environment that encourages the use of technology‚ while providing students with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary for success. In many ways‚ this challenge resembles a balancing act that may prove difficult (Lidstone & Stoltman‚ 2006). John Winn (2003)‚ a Lieutenant Colonel in the
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Does the Duty to Bargain Preclude Unilateral Wage Increases? Summary This case study poses the question‚ “Does the duty to bargain preclude unilateral wage increases?” Before this question can be answered‚ lets discuss the background of the events. Winn-Dixie is a chain of retail grocery stores that can be found in multiple states. The United Food and Commercial Workers union represents the employees of the company. These employees work in receiving‚ shipping and processing of food products in the
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The Current State of Development in Latin America Throughout this paper I will be making reference to Peter Winn ’s book Americas. Winn states on page 4 that "Latin America is equally an invention‚ devised in the nineteenth century by a French geographer to describe the nations that had once been colonized by Latin Europe---Spain‚ France‚ and Portugal." In attempting to establish the current state of development in Latin America‚ historical chronology serves as the foundation necessary for a
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profit margin‚ inventory turnover‚ and asset turnover to be different for a grocery store chain versus a department store chain. Calculations based on data from given case for Winn Dixie and Dillard: | Gross Profit Margin | Expense to sales ratio | Net Profit Margin | Inventory Turnover | Asset Turnover | Winn Dixie | 27.50% | 25.42% | 2.08% | 7.2525 | 4.5267 | | | | | | | Dillard | 34.87% | 32.13% | 2.73% | 2.4191 | 0.9797 | Gross profit margin: [Gross Margin / Net
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gets home until the time he goes to bed. Is it possible that we as humans can 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
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The trouble with television My viewpoints on the book written by Marie Winn “The Trouble with Television” which talks about how television has a negative effects on children and family. I’ve read the book and I agreed with everything author Marie Winn wrote‚ so I have decided to argue for her on the major points of the book. My first argument for the book will be about the family‚ it talks about how “TV Keeps Families From Doing Other Things”‚ which it explains how a child that spends too much
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