English Comp I Kayal 11/5/13 TV Does Not Make You Smarter There is no doubt that television holds a purpose in our society today‚ but is that purpose brain-numbing or actually beneficial to our brain development? The television‚ also known as: TV‚ the boob tube‚ the idiot box‚ as well as many other nicknames‚ has been around for almost a hundred years. Ever since cable TV became popular in the 1950’s‚ there has always been a worry that people watch too much TV. Most people believe that with exorbitant
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is good and bad in everything‚ and everything is good in moderation‚ but counterproductive TV is taking over productive TV. The time slots to watch educational reality shows are generally later in the evening. It is almost as if TV is trying to "dumb down" America. Non-educational Reality Television "Noneducational" reality TV includes shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians‚ Teen Pregnancy‚ and My Sweet Sixteen. These prime time shows target youth‚ but they do not teach lessons. In fact
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Watching television is an experience shared by most adults and children. It is cheap‚ appealing‚ and within the reach of the general public. In this way‚ TV has become an important mass media around the world. Sadly‚ this resource isn’t used in a way that people could get the best possible benefits from it. The purpose of this essay is to persuade the reader that people shouldn’t watch too much television because the content of many TV programs is not educational. Television makes people waste time
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THE BENEFITS OF WATCHING FOOD SHOWS PERCEIVED BY THE SELECTED HRM STUDENTS OF CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY MAKATI By Almocera‚ Jashi Rose O. Balamban‚ Celine Nicolae C. Facinabao‚ Jeff Kurt S. Kilap - KIlap‚ Jerico H. and Malihan‚ Maybelle Allen B. CHAPTER 1 The Problem and Its Setting Introduction No doubt that reached a point where eating food is no longer enough – we must now be entertain by it. And boy‚ are we ever. In the past 10 years‚ more than ever before‚ food-related
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Effects of too much TV Discoveries and invention of new devices are always embraced‚ until we humans find a way to abuse its advantages and be negatively affected by it. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in mind. However watching TV is one of the major sociological issues of this century. Too much TV causes many effects on the physiology and psychology of people. One of the physiological effects of watching TV in excessive amounts is eye-strain. It is true that there are guidelines
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The disadvantages of 3D Gaming Tv As more and more research begins to flood in from the medical community about the effects of television and movie watching‚ something surprising has come to light. What is now known is that watching 3d television can also be harmful. 3d simply means three dimensional. Many movies have been made in 3d where special glasses are given to the movie goer which enables the 3d effect to come to life. However in more recent times films such as the blockbuster Avatar have
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My knowledgeable friend has submitted that TV viewing is harmful for children. I submit that it is all the more important to impress upon the impressionable minds of the children basic teachings which would help them a lot. TV viewing does harm the eyesight but only in a wrong way. I disagree as‚ if TV is viewed at a proper distance and in sufficient light‚ it has no adverse effect on the eyesight. After all‚ reading bad books is also harmful. Should then reading be banished? I feel strongly that
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Is there too much reality TV? On the other hand shows like big brother only occur for a certain part of the year‚ however when big brother is on it is on for a long time therefore it consumes a lot of TV airtime. Even so a lot of the British public enjoy big brother and text in there votes every week. It might also be argued that people only watch reality TV because there is nothing else on TV at these times. On big brother alcohol is the most comely drunk beverage no one drinks water when
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Don’t get me started on television commercials Who has never ever been interrupted from watching your favourite movie by sometimes absolutely ridiculous commercials? Precisely‚ yes‚ almost everyone has experienced this at least ONCE in their lifetime. It all started in the early 1940’s‚ when the first short TV commercial was ever invented‚ then finally aired on the TV screen. Was it created to irritate us? Absolutely not. However‚ it really seems like the purpose of advertisements is
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The TV show Lost is a story about a group of people who survive a plane crash and end up on a mysterious island. Beyond the premise of the show there are deeper themes that run through out the show. While the first season may have been primarily about the survivors realizing that help isn’t exactly on the way and that they must band together to survive. From the very beginning we begin to see conflicts arise when matters of trust are involved. As the survivors begin to know one another better the
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