Thoreson English 101 18 February 2012 Cell Phone: A Cordless Addiction Marie Winn wrote an amazing article “Television: The Plug-in Drug” in which she introduces the argument about television and its overwhelming affects on families. She opens the minds of readers with explaining that the casual entertainment television was intended for has now become a troublesome problem within families. Winn proposes that the problem lies within the seductive act of TV watching itself. That extensive
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In Television Addiction by Marie Winn she makes the claims that although television addiction isn’t as serve as a drug and alcohol addiction it still has a draw to it. At first announces that the word “addiction” is used “jokingly” as well as a way to “denote” splurging on something you find enjoyable. Winn brings up the negative side of addiction defining it as‚ “a search for a “high” that normal life does not supply.” Which leads her into discussing the effect on the people who are addicted and
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Mihir Shah Ms. Oviatt AP English III: 4A 7 October 2014 Television: The Plug-In Drug Journal “Television: The Plug In Drug” was written by Marie Winn‚ and she describes how family life has been affected by the television set. Her central argument is that the American family has been destroyed by the television‚ and that family unity has been diminished overtime by this cultural addiction. Winn uses many different sources to back up her claims‚ and some are extremely effective‚ while others do
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become so addicted to television and other electronics that we would let them become one of the most important aspects of our lives? After reading the essay written by Marie Winn titled “The Plug-In Drug”‚ I believe that it might be true for a large majority of us. In this day and age‚ people become so addicted to their television‚ computer‚ or their video games that they neglect their other responsibilities or tend to forget about the more important things in life. Television has taken control of
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Summary Learning to read and write is an essay written by Mr. Frederick Douglass. The essay is about a young boy in the age of the slaves. Mr. Frederick Douglass was a slave that had begun to be taught how to read by his mistress‚ his mistress was directed by her husband to stop teaching him how to read. At this point it was very difficult for his mistress to treat him like chattel‚ but with given time her tender heart became stone‚ even though she was the one who had started teaching Mr. Frederick
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field of television. Television provides individuals with an experience that can be closely associated with addiction. In her piece‚ “The Plug-In Drug: Television‚ Computers‚ and Family Life”‚ Marie Winn states‚ “It is‚ in fact‚ the parents whom television is an irresistible narcotic‚ not through their own viewing (although frequently this‚ too‚ is the case) but at a remove‚ through their children fanned out in front of the receiver‚ strangely quiet.” This reveals that parents use television to pacify
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passive act of watching television affect the developing children’s relationship with the real world?” In the essay “Television: The plug in Drug‚” by author Marie Winn‚ the author examines television’s impact on children. The author uses rhetorical devices such as causal analysis to support her argument on television non-effectiveness on society and cause and effect to illustrate and persuade the unaware attitude of parents towards television. This is an essay on how television affects children’s and
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The 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
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Winn-Dixie The main character is India Opal Buloni but everyone calls her Opal. Opal is ten years old. Opal’s dad is a priest. Opal’s mom left her and her father when opal was three years old. Opal never knew why her mother left and she was very sad about it. In the beginning of the book‚ Opal moved to a trailer park in Naomi Florida. Opal did not have any friends. Her father‚ the Priest‚ had a small congregation and he was usually busy. Opal didn’t talk to him often. Opal’s best friend is a
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