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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The Decline of Literacy and Education in America Attention Getter: One of the major problems in America today is the decline of literacy and education. A recent study found that only 50% of high school students in major cities graduate. A 2007 study by the National Endowment for the Arts proved that Americans read less and not as well as previous generations. Americans teenagers are ranked behind countries such as Poland‚ Korea‚ France and Canada in reading. Many educators believe illiteracy
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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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David Miller Creative Fundraising Think Piece – Changes in the Television Industry Introduction Television has been around long enough that it has undergone many radical changes‚ but as with many other prominent industries‚ it had its humble beginnings. While the actual physical set was invented decades before‚ the industry itself did not really begin until the 1950’s. This is when the television set first became a commercial product that anyone could own‚ just like the radio‚ and when the
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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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.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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Introduction: The Television Industry has been running now for the last 49 years‚ it consists of 5 free-to-air television stations (ABC‚ Seven Network‚ Nine Network‚ Ten Network and SBS) and 3 pay-tv stations. Two of the five free-to-air networks are government funded (ABC and SBS). All free-to-air stations are based in every capital city in Australia. All free-to-air stations cover all of Australia‚ some rural areas have local television stations as well as nation wide stations. This report will
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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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