To summarize‚ “Too Much‚ Too Little” demonstrates the hardships and efforts of improving the health of impoverished communities in South Texas. The article focuses on the Salas family as they struggle to live off food stamps and deal with the consequences a poor diet has on their health. The article also reveals how political and educational efforts are not always efficient in improving the health of the community. Texas State Representative‚ Terry Canales made the initial effort of banning the purchase
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following statement? Watching television is bad for children. Use specific details and examples to support your answer. I strongly disagree with the statement that watching television is bad for the children. Watching news on the television‚ listening stories and some appropriate movies help them to improve their knowledge and skills not only related to our culture or nation but also other part of the world. Admittedly‚ some offensive movies are might not good for children but in many nations
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necessity in our lives. Furthermore‚ too much television is eating our life away. -Watching television is a waste of time. When we watch television‚ we give it our visual and audio attention and there is very little we can do while watching television. We may enjoy a snack or two but that only ad up to the television does not allow us to do something else beneficial. A huge percentage of adolescents have started developing unhealthy habits in front of the television. Watching T.V. can really pack on the
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Effects of TV on Children Joe is sitting in school watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class but Joe just can’t wait to get home. When the bell finally rings‚ he runs out of the classroom all the way home. After getting home‚ he runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do‚ Joe will sit in front of the television keeping him from doing his homework until his mom calls him for dinner. This is an all to familiar in many American homes today. What many people don’t
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grade school and can relate to this issue. We can all agree that they generally receive too much homework and it is causing them a lot of stress. Homework can be both good and bad. Some homework help reinforce the material already covered in class room while others are just worksheets and drill work. The truth is that students usually receive “busy work” more often than actually helpful homework. It takes up so much of their time that they practically have no time to spend with their family. Sometimes
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parents are working very hard outside until they do not spend enough time with their children. In order to survive‚ they have to work hard to earn money. But‚ when they are busy working‚they neglect their children. What are the consequences if the children are being neglected? The children don not have enough paternal love and maternal love. The parents are busy working and they do not care enough for them. The children do not receive the love from their family. As a result‚ they are easily influenced
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Sitting in school‚ little Jane sits anxiously watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class‚ but Jane just can’t wait to get home. When the bell finally rings‚ she runs out of the classroom‚ and all the way home. After blasting in the house‚ she runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do‚ Jane will sit in front of the television until her mom pulls her away for dinner. This is an all to familiar scenario in many American homes today. What many people don’t realize are the
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If you told adolescents that their texting capabilities would be taken away‚ they would take to the streets in revolution. The same young people would make a endless list of “texting benefits.” However‚ texting can have consequences as well‚ due to how and when the technology is used. Texting can threaten personal safety‚ distract people‚ and encourage rudeness. Even though there are many benefits of texting‚ there can also be many negative consequences‚ some of them can be very harmful as well.
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Television on Children Television has come a long way since its invention in the 1900’s. People around the world have got to witness many historical events such as‚ the first man to walk on the moon‚ to even the inauguration of our first African American president. Although there were many great moments in history viewed on television‚ not many of the programs offered on stations are valuable. There have been many arguments on whether or not television has been a good influence on our children. I feel
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Tv is Too White Have you ever wondered why television shows lack people of color? Many people in the television business claim that diversity is a priority but many people who watch primetime television today‚ it isn’t. Instead of focusing on a variety of ethnics‚ television shows choose to only present white people as the main character‚ the supporting cast member and every other relevant role in the television series. Television show producers do not seem to understand that ethnic diversity is
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