Analysing TV: Fictions and Entertainments – Television Autobiography I am aware that one of the main themes of this course is critical self-reflection about TV watching; considering my own relationship with TV viewing and how it has changed over time as well as what my attitudes towards TV are‚ I can think about what they say about the kind of person I am. However‚ I think it would be useful to point out that I am not a media student and that this course is an elective module for my Sociology Degree
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She Just Kept Swimming We look for role models everyday in our lives‚ but what if one day you turned on your tv and found a new role model‚ right there on the screen. Everyday between 3 and 5 PM The Ellen Show airs all around the United States‚ and at all different times around the world. By talking to celebrities‚ prodigies‚ and playing games with her guests‚ she inspires people all over the world to strive for greatness and to be positive. However‚ the greatness defined within the prodigies‚ celebrities
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Addictive or Not Addictive? That Is The Question Marie Winn‚ author of “TV Addiction” states that‚ “television viewing‚ for those vulnerable to addiction‚ is more like drinking or taking drugs- once you start it’s hard to stop” (609). Winn strongly believes that television is so addicting that it can and will ruin people’s lives. The meaning of addiction according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin‚ nicotine‚ alcohol)
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your kid only learns between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.”(qtd. in Alexis 247) .The connection between the desensitized youth of our nation and the American mass media is undeniable. American Children spend more than fifty-three hours a week watching TV or using video games‚ cellphones‚ and computers (Kaiser Family Foundation). That is an incredible amount of time for anyone‚ let alone a child. Sociologists believe that the media is used as a means to educate youth in regards to beliefs and values
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TV Addiction It’s in the house of everyone. Some people having more than one‚ each in every room‚ even in the bathrooms. Television. From watching your favorite TV series‚ or those reality shows‚ the news or of course movies‚ TV has become a must have in a home. The average person until the age of 18 will have watched about 24000 hours of TV. In that time a person could’ve finished 2 years of university‚ could’ve studied 1 or 2 languages‚ speaking both of them almost fluently‚ or could’ve read
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TV Ads The effect of TV ad‚ or any other form of advertising‚ can and has been measured on a variety of criteria. Advertising recall‚ massage comprehension‚ product awareness and knowledge. Attitude toward and intentions to buy the advertised product are some of the more frequently used commercial and product related measures of advertising effectiveness.’ TV ads tell us a lot about ourselves. For example‚ commercials tend to appear on the radio‚ football game where a lot of people are watching
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children daily television show was a half hour program when I was growing up. Now‚ children can watch television up to 24 hours per day. A study done by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Children’s Digital Media Centers (2003) statistical findings show that 43 percent children under the age of two watch TV every day. By the age of two‚ 74 percent of all infants and toddlers have watched TV. On average children under six spend two hours per day in front of the TV screen. About the same amount
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APPROVAL SHEET In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science‚ this thesis entitled “COMPUTERIZATION OF SOUTHERN SAMAR CABLE TELEVISION INVENTORY SYSTEM”‚ has been prepared and submitted by Rodilou O. Tablason‚ Roseann M. Abrian‚ Concepcion H. Deñado‚ Romnick P. Ecle and Maria Fe S. Odonel; who are recommended for Oral Examination. MISS HERSHEY R. ALBURO -------------------------------------------------
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ENG 102 March 8‚ 2014 TV Addiction Quite a few people jokingly say that they have a friend or family relative who is addicted to television. What they may not realize is it may in fact be true. In Marie Winn’s “The Plug-In Drug”‚ she implies that television addiction is much like a drug or drinking problem‚ and is difficult to stop. Winn writes her essay in a very simplistic manner‚ and focuses on the destructiveness of an addiction; she illustrates and compares the destructiveness of addiction
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Some parents believe that watching television is bad for their children. So‚ they try to restrict their children from watching TV. However‚ other parents think that there is nothing bad in watching TV. Personally‚ I think that watching TV brings children only benefits unless they spend in front of TV set less then a couple of hours daily. For the following reasons‚ which I will mention bellow‚ I believe that television plays an essential role in child’s development. First of all‚ television helps
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