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    Cause & Effects of Excessive Television Viewing Is television good or bad for your health? What effects does TV have on children‚ teens and adults? It’s a good thing to watch TV‚ but it has to be for a certain amount of time. There are many adults who let their young children watch TV only‚ because they want to keep them entertained while they are busy. One thing that the parent doesn’t notice is that they are hurting their child more than what they think. Many teenagers these days get home

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    The differences between Television and Internet Lecturer: Steve Zhou Zhi Words account: 586 Television and Internet‚ both of them as mass media‚ there are many differences. On Oct 2 1925‚ the first Television is invented by a Scottish people John Logie Baird. “Television(TV) is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that are either monochromatic ("black and white") or color‚ usually accompanied

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    Effects of Television Violence on Children Television is the mainstream of our culture. Violence on television has been a topic of conflict since before 1950. There have been repeated debates on how to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television. Television is one form of modern media that influences the everyday lives of people. Televised violence has a major effect on how children perceive the world and how they behave. "American television has become the most violent

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    1 Values portrayed on Reality Television April 25‚ 2011 VALUES 2 Values Portrayed on Reality Television Reality is a genre of television wherein the situations‚ dramatic‚ comedic or otherwise are non-scripted and the people involved are ordinary “real” people and not professional actors. Even though you may not be a fan of televisionyou cannot deny that reality TV is here to stay and yes‚ there are genres of Reality television where positive values are portrayed. In an

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    that stands out for it’s prominent and ubiquity - the world’s most popular leisure‚ pastime - television. Some people regard TV as the greatest invention of the humanity and can hardly imagine their lives without it‚ others‚ on contrary‚ are strongly convinced that it is used only for brainwashing and is a real curse for society. So what is television? A blessing or a problem? One point in favour of television is that it is a great source of education. We can get acquainted with different cultures and

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    African Americans have been victims of racism on television shows from ever since they started to show on television shows to today. When we see African Americans on television‚ they are portrayed as stupid comedians‚ murderers‚ poor‚ and uneducated. According to J. Fred MacDonald‚ the author of Black and White TV: African Americans in Television since 1948‚ “Television has been inhospitable to blacks who were not middle class and/or pejoratively stereotyped. Less visible‚ for instance‚ have been

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    Walk through 20th century movie- Difference and similarities between newsreels and television news? Newsreel vs. Television News In The days before television network news emerged in the society‚ a newsreel was the main source of news‚ current affairs and entertainment for millions of people. A newsreel was “a form of short documentary film prevalent in the first half of the 20th century‚ regularly released in a public presentation place and containing filmed news stories and items of topical interest”

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    Almost 90 years ago‚ the invention of television began with the story of 11 year-old boy‚ Philo Farnsworth. Unlike other boy‚ he was the smartest one and started developing his talent‚ especial in electricity‚ very early in his life. First of all‚ he was the first member in his family who discovered the electricity while they were traveling to find the new home. And in this land‚ he had a chance to get involved with every electric machine that he had known only from the books. In the new home‚ he

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    From the person who invented the television and brought to the society nowadays‚ it has been a very important device which people can obtain all kinds of information through the mass media. In general‚ television was meant to bring people up-to-date events from all around the world. It changed the way of people’s living for over half a century. Undeniably‚ the invention of the television is making people to understand the world better. From news and weather report to music and travel‚ or even

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    Make-up for pre-teens? Recently is seems that more and more girls under the age of eleven are starting to wear makeup‚ but why? They do not need to their still children. First‚ many feel that makeup causes damage to the skin‚ for both older women and younger women. It can be especially damaging to the skin of younger children. Besides‚ do young children really need to wear makeup? Of course‚ we all get that awkward stage and you start not liking the way you look. Many doctors feel that this is just

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