by taxation and other sanctions which ultimately aim to reduce the consumption of demerit goods. T.V can be argued to fall in the same category as smoking and drinking seeing as television poses great health issues on the individual and mainly children. According to Evidence I‚ television is seen to correlate with poor diet‚ poor health and obesity. This is for reasons such as television replacing exercise activity in the lifestyle of people. The finger can also be pointed at advertisement of fast-food
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Watching television is an experience shared by most adults and children. It is cheap‚ appealing‚ and within the reach of the general public. In this way‚ TV has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource isn’t used in a way that people could get the best possible benefits from it. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldn’t watch too much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational. Television makes people waste time
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time. • Since there are fewer television stations than radio stations in a given area‚ each TV audience is divided into much larger segments‚ which enables you to reach a larger‚ yet‚ more diverse audience. • It has the ability to convey your message with sight‚ sound and motion‚ and can give a product or service instant validity and prominence. • You can easily reach targeted audiences. Children can be reached during cartoon programming‚ housewives during the afternoon soap operas‚ and insomniacs
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violence on some of the talk shows. The essay "Talk TV: Tunings into Trouble‚" written by Jeanne Albronda Heaton and Nana Leigh Wilson is about TV talk shows that are influencing many people. In their essay "Talk TV: Tuning into Trouble‚" they describe how the old TV talk shows provided useful information but‚ now modern talk shows have crude and vulgar topics. Heaton and Wilson’s main thesis is stated at the end of article where they state "Talk TV initially had great potential as vehicle for disseminating
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Poverty level in Phl unchanged since ’06 By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star) MANILA‚ Philippines - The percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line has remained almost unchanged in the past six years‚ according to the latest poverty data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) yesterday. The recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent‚ slightly less than the 28.8 percent recorded in the first half of 2006‚ and 28.6 percent in the first
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Vanessa Figueiredo April 21‚ 2015 Essay 3 How Young Children are Influenced by Negative TV Program Television is one of the most prevalent media influences in children’s lives. It becomes the important part of her or his everyday life. Television provides various programs‚ which are very attractive to watch‚ not only for adults‚ but also for the young children. Different programs on television provide relaxation‚ entertainment and education. On the other hand‚ television programs have done a lot
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Informative Speech Outline Title: Child Obesity‚ a “Growing” Concern Topic: Most Prevalent Causes of Obesity in the U.S. Specific Purpose: To educate the audience on the key causes of the increasing obesity rate in the U.S. among adults‚ but especially among youth. Thesis Statement: The main contributors to obesity among adults‚ but mostly among youth are environmental factors‚ lack of choosing nutritious meals‚ portion distortion and the factor that fuels all of these‚ advertising
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adversely affects the heart health and the overall health of an individual. Such type of food is an important contributor to obesity in the American population. Obesity is on the rise‚ and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. Eating fast food is completely routine for many individuals --- often heading to a drive-thru multiple times per week‚ or even multiple times per day. While eating fast food is
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Outline 3 Intellectual Property Intellectual property patents‚ copyrights‚ trademarks‚ and trade secrets. Federal and State laws protect intellectual property rights from misappropriation and infringement. Trade Secret is a product formula‚ pattern‚ design‚ and compilation of data‚ customer list‚ or other business secret. Reverse Engineering a competitor who has reverse engineered a trade secret can use the trade secret but not the trademarked name used by the original creator of the secret
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Reality TV Shouldn’t be a Reality By Saydra Schmitz When you turn on a television today‚ reality TV litters the media. This is what our generation idolizes. But is it appropriate? Is this what we should be watching? When I see adults making immature and stupid decisions‚ I can only say‚ “No”. So I purpose that we ban the brain-melting reality TV material. Most reality TV shows‚ like “Jersey Shore”‚ is just a brain-numbing wreck that most children‚ teens‚ and even adults get
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