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    WHAT ARE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TELEVISION ? Television is an important form of communication and has been for many years. Television brings important historical events‚ both positive and negative‚ directly into our homes. People don’t just read about current events‚ they experience them in real time. Television can also be a fine teaching tool – there are many television shows on the air that are informative and educational. The right television shows can teach our children about morals

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    Television and the Rhetorical Analysis May 9th‚ 1961. Newton N. Minow stands in front of a convention of the National Association of Broadcasters to give his first big speech‚ “Television and the Public Interest.” Minow was appointed by President John F Kennedy himself‚ as the new chairman of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). His speech directly speaks about the influence and future of broadcasting television. He refers the current programming as a “vast wasteland” and ultimately advocates

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    TELEVISION BOON OR BANE Television is a striking creation of science in the world of technology. Fifty years ago‚ almost no one had television set. Now there are more household with TV than ever. Everything has boons and banes so television also has many boons and banes. Television is a resource that can be used to educate and entertain people of different ages. Without any doubt‚ watching TV is a good way of getting informed. Watching news gives a good insight into what really is happening in

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    Evaluative writing Advantages & Disadvantages of Television Television: source of entertainment‚ communication on a wide scale and source of information & news Advantages: Updates about the outside world Information about the happenings in various parts of the world Enhance knowledge about current affairs‚ encouragement via quiz shows for younger lot Provides a platform to bring forth and showcase people’s talent to wider audience Learning food recipes from various cookery shows Disadvantages: Affects

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    The Impact of Television on Children- Can television have an influence on children’s aggression and prosocial behaviour? The effects of television on children is a subject which touches almost everyone in the western world. Everytime something new and different appears on our television screens it is questioned by the powers which protect our children from unsuitable material on the small screen. For the past 50 years television and its effects on children have been scrutinised by research from

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    What is the trouble with television? In MacNeil’s article‚ “The Trouble with Television‚” he states that television discourages concentration. MacNeil wrote this article around thirty years ago‚ so one may ask of the article’s validity today. The claim that television discourages concentration still contains its prior validity today. The variety of different shows becomes somewhat of a narcotic (280‚ 1‚ 1). People constantly have a guide through the many wonders of this world in 30

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    Television is a consistent presence in everyone’s life. With its ability to be visually-pleasing and highly entertaining‚ it commands the attention of millions for several hours each day. Sometimes‚ television competes and takes the place of other sources of basic human interaction- communicating‚ studying‚ and being active. Television also influences the attitudes and beliefs of viewers towards themselves‚ as well as other people from different ethnic‚ cultural‚ and social backgrounds. During this

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    Plug-in Drug Part 1 Bibliographical Information Winn. “Televising: The Plug-in Drug.” The Mercury Reader. John Callahan. New York: Pearson Custom Publishing‚ 2009. 207-217. Print. Part 2 Brief Summary Marie Winn the author of “Televising: The Plug-in Drug”‚ is expressing the affects that television has on children. Television today is part of a family’s everyday life. The affects that television has on families are the change of family life and family rituals. The harms that television has on

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    The television has become one item of a family’s existence to such an extent that‚ now it cannot be brushed aside at this stage. It is a part of every home whether it is in an urban locality or the rural. This mechanism has done a lot of service to man in every sphere of life. It helps educate young people‚ it provides entertainment sitting in the comfort of the home‚ and‚ above all‚ it tells all about things happening in and out of the country‚ throughout the world. All this is wonderful and

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    Argument Essay Is Television a good invention? Watching television has become the most popular activity for families. Although there are good programs‚ there are some people who dislike television and believe it is the worst invention. In many ways‚ television has proved to be one of the worst inventions of modern times. All too often‚ television is harmful because of the shows it broadcasts and the way it is used in the home. First‚ heavy TV viewing leads to a poor school performance and

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