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    Television at Its Worst

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    Ms. Vũ Thị Lan Anh Class A4‚ Finance and Banking Topic: Television at Its Worst Mr. Stevenson has just come home from a terribly tiring day at work. The first thing he does‚ after taking off his tie and shoes‚ is plop down on the couch and turn on the television. Does this sound like a normal routine? It should because Mr. Stevenson’s actions are repeated by millions around the world. People use television to relax and to forget about their daily troubles. However‚ what started out decades

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    Television and Parents

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    Introduction Watching television is becoming a daily routine to everyone in this world‚ which includes children. Apparently‚ children these days are watching too much television. Moreover‚ they considered watching television as a hobby instead of doing healthier and benefiting activities‚ such as reading‚ exercising or interacting with other. Ever since the television become popular with films and programs‚ more and more children began to get obsessed with watching television. Parents nowadays

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    Influence of Television

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    Muslims today and which should otherwise be an outstanding characteristic and feature of all Muslims‚ whether married or un-married. Television is such an evil that if our society only understood its reality‚ then they would find no excuse to watch. Its spiritual harm is that it takes away the hayaa and shame of our men‚ women and children. The content of most television programmes is nothing but immodesty and indecency‚ which invites nothing but immodesty and indecency – into our homes‚ into our lives

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    It is a sport known worldwide‚ beginning in North America around 1869. Baseball is played professional‚ college‚ and simply in the backyard. It is a sport loved by many‚ and watched everyday on TV. It is considered America’s pastime‚ but it is always well known all around the world. Baseball originated from Romania. Baseball is considered to be a sport between two teams of nine players each. A “major sport” is in today’s world what it would be called. A similar game played in Romania‚ with a bat

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    Children and Television

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    Children and Television COM/156 Children and Television It is proven that children who watch television shows such as SpongeBob Squarepants score an average of twelve points lower on their I.Q. tests. Study suggests that watching just nine minutes of programs such as those can cause short-term attention and learning problems in four-year-olds (Fox News‚ 2011). Parents have become accustom to convenience and the sheer quickness of everything. The TV becomes a cheap and easy babysitter

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    instance‚ children who are more exposed to media violence behave more aggressively as kids and when they are older.  Kids who watch too much TV are usually overweight‚ according to the American Medical Association. Kids often snack on junk food while watching TV.  They are

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    Television Addiction

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    Addicted to Television The temptations that can disrupt human life are often caused by pure indulgences. That which we most desire may ultimately harm and destroy us. For example‚ no one has to drink alcohol. Realizing when a diversion has gotten out of control‚ such as alcohol‚ is one of the greatest challenges of life. These excessive cravings do not necessarily involve physical substances. Gambling can be compulsive‚ leading to great financial distress; sex can become obsessive‚ often altering

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    Television Advertisement

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    Television Advertisement Television advertisement takes an important part of everyday human’s life. Everyday tons of people in America and world watches Television and advertisements. Television advertisements are very common these days. They appear in public where a lot of people can hear and watch. For example‚ commercials tend to appear on the radio‚ foot ball game where a lot of people are watching‚ and in on television. Advertisement is seen many times especially on television

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    Television Essay

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    Television has Made our Lifes Better Nowadays‚ television is our main source of news and current events around the world. It is indefinably the most popular media in society today. By watching TV‚we are kept updated of the various events and dealings occurring around the world. It provides us with broadcasts of the news and weather stations and many more‚therefore helping us not to be dropped back from the world of information. People need to be aware of whats going on around them and to keep on

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    Television Aggression

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    overt expression of physical force against others or self‚ or compelling of action against one’s will on pain of being hurt or killed. To extend Gerbner’s definition of violence‚ I selected 4 television programs to count verbal as well as physical aggression in these TV shows. One of the many educational television programs that I selected was Barney. To my opinion Barney did not contain any verbal or physical aggressive behavior. This show taught children how to live with one another and how to avoid

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