Mihir Shah Ms. Oviatt AP English III: 4A 7 October 2014 Television: The Plug-In Drug Journal “Television: The Plug In Drug” was written by Marie Winn‚ and she describes how family life has been affected by the television set. Her central argument is that the American family has been destroyed by the television‚ and that family unity has been diminished overtime by this cultural addiction. Winn uses many different sources to back up her claims‚ and some are extremely effective‚ while others do
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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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English 121 24 Novemeber 2009 Television and the Effects on its Viewers Television is a big part of everyone’s life‚ it’s the largest format for sharing information and has the largest audience compared to the internet‚ radio and newspaper. Television can shape the way we learn for the better or worse. It’s no secret that too much of anything is bad for us and the same can be said about the television. The first 2 years of life are considered a critical time for brain development. The
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.Life with or without a TV Just about everyone in the United States owns and watches television. We have become accustomed to a fairly predictable home life. Every day‚ we come home‚ pick up the mail‚ do our homework‚ and switch on the TV. Every night‚ we cook dinner‚ clean up the kitchen‚ watch some TV. Every weekend‚ we do shopping‚ finish the chores‚ and settle in to watch a movie. It’s relaxing to hunker down on the couch at the end of a tiring day and it doesn’t take any energy to flip
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Television: the Undiscovered Drug After a long‚ hard day of school and work‚ I trudge up the stairs to my apartment. As I approach the door‚ I can already hear the mumbles of the television. I open the door and am not surprised to see my sister on the couch‚ hand on remote‚ flipping through channels. I am now accustomed to this picture. My sister could be crowned couch potato queen. She watches television day and night--so much that my cousins and I now refer to her as the Human TV Guide. She knows
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Television and Violence in Children Josef Schilling COM/172 October 30‚ 2012 Cassandra Baker Abstract Television has become the central activity in most homes today. Currently‚ in the United States‚ an extremely large portion of all households has at least one television set. Television has an ability to inform‚ entertain‚ teach‚ and persuade. Television unquestionably has incredible effects upon children. It has a way of consuming the minds and beliefs of these defenseless humans
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Life without Television When my family’s only television set went to the repair shop the other day‚ my parents‚ my sister‚ and I thought we would have a terrible week. How could we get though the long evenings in such a quiet house? What would it be like without all the shows to keep us company? We soon realized‚ though‚ that living without television for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each of us to enjoy some activities alone‚ to complete some postponed chores
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It is 8:30 Monday night and the whole family is in the living room watching the Fox network’s primetime hit "Ally McBeal". Suddenly‚ just after the program resumes after a painstakingly long commercial break‚ you see a man and a woman lying in bed talking to each other after having a night of hot‚ passionate sex. You look down and see your ten year old son or daughter lying on the floor just staring at the TV‚ taking it all in. You begin channel surfing‚ and end up on channel 3‚ CBS. There is
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Television can be considered a cultural forum. By cultural forum‚ this means issues and points of view can be discussed openly and almost without punishment. These issues can vary anywhere from male dominance in the household‚ to wars‚ to racism‚ to political jabs and still be covered under freedom of speech. Television can hold a wide variety of opinions which may offend‚ but for the most part due so to prove a point. In the All in the Family episode we watched in class‚ it is no secret that
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Effects of Television Television is the most famous media communication in the world. Almost all people use television with many kinds of purposes such as entertainment. In addition‚ television brings a good side for children to gain various knowledge outside of school. However‚ some parents claim that television brings many negative effects toward their children. Based on my experience‚ I agree with that statement. First of all‚ television can make a big wall among family member relationships
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