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    What are the effects of television on children When I was 2 years old‚ my family had the first TV. Since that time‚ television had become an inseparable thing in my life. In my memory‚ if I wanted to watch television for a long time‚ I needed to struggle with parents in many ways. For instance‚ I remember that my parents only allowed me in front of television for 2 hours per day. So‚ I would get up in the midnight and watch TV secretly. Although I could only see the image but could not hear the

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    seems to be everywhere these days. On every channel you turn‚ commercial you see and even on magazines stands at every grocery store checkout. There are multiple so called “reality” television shows that have made teen moms‚ extreme party goers‚ alcoholics and even drug addict’s huge‚ rich reality super stars. The main demographic viewers of these types of show range from preteens to young adults. In my opinion these so called “reality” television shows are giving their viewers a false sense of what

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    Television Violence and Its Effect on Children The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure‚ one might pose the question‚ "How can seeing so much violence on television and video games and hearing about violence in in music affect a child’s behavior

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    The article‚ “Can You Make Yourself Smarter?” by Dan Hurley‚ illustrates the prevalence and importance of crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. One thing he does not touch on in his article is the different kinds of intelligence‚ for example‚ emotional intelligence. Like crystallized and fluid intelligence‚ emotional intelligence is extremely ubiquitous‚ but emotional intelligence is the most important aspect of intelligence related to influences on job performance‚ as well as its importance

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    ABSTRACT In today’s modern world television is the most popular and recognized form of media. Most homes in the world own a television‚ big or small they lay in their lounges connecting them to the outside world. It is a type of technology many of us cannot imagine living without. It has its advantages and disadvantages just like all other existing factors and this is illustrated in this essay. It can be an educational and a multi sensory communication devise that takes up our time and also contain

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    Lesbianism as Represented in Mainstream Television Lesbian images have been entering into mainstream media more and more. Some argue that this is a sign of a wider acceptance of lesbianism in Western culture. In this paper‚ two mainstream television programs‚ Grey’s Anatomy and Law and Order: SVU‚ will be looked at to assess the nature of lesbian images. It will be argued that if and when lesbians are portrayed in mainstream television they are highly feminized‚ desexualized‚ and their lives are

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    Gp Essays The Effects of Television Violence on Children Children and Televison Violence What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks‚ violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets‚ back alleys‚ school‚ and even at home. The last of these is a major source of violence. In many peoples+ living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television‚ and the children who view it are Domestic Violence Domestic Violence Domestic

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    the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they spend on average of 5.5 hours using media‚ including television‚ computer games and the Internet (Kaiser Family Foundation‚ 2001). TV is the number one after-school activity for 6 to 17 years old. Although television is loved by children and has helped them a lot‚ it has influenced them in a negative way. Over the past decade television has become a big part of a child’s routine. Even though

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    Assalam O Aliakum all of you after that today is my presentation and my presentation is about Television you know that television is getting very popular and increasing day by day because of connecting the world. There are some advantages and disadvantages and now I am describing about advantages. Advantages 1) First advantage is that you know Karachi bad low and situation is increasing day by day that’s why many people before going to office they switch on the television for knowing about situation

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    Reality Television: Good or Bad Sharia Burden Eng 122 Deborah Busby January 21‚ 2013 Reality Television: Good or Bad Most teens perceive reality television programs in different views and for different reason. Teens even have different reactions to viewing these reality television programs whether it is a negative reaction or positive reaction. Parents never consciously think of how the impact on these programs or what their teen is really watching until they become involved. Some parents

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