the USA‚ 47% of children ages 2 to 18 years have a television set in their bedrooms. On a typical day‚ they spend on average of 5.5 hours using media‚ including television‚ computer games and the Internet (Kaiser Family Foundation‚ 2001). TV is the number one after-school activity for 6 to 17 years old. Although television is loved by children and has helped them a lot‚ it has influenced them in a negative way. Over the past decade television has become a big part of a child’s routine. Even though
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Television has a negative influence on children Bad thingS about TV --Violence Increased aggressive behaviour This can be especially true of young children‚ who are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviour after viewing violent TV shows or movies --Effects on healthy child development --Sexual content --Getting too fat --TV is full of programs and commercials that depict risky behaviors such as sex and substance abuse as cool‚ fun‚ and exciting. And often‚ there’s no discussion
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Television has a bad influence on teenagers. Do you agree? Television has become an integral part of homes in the modern world that it is hard to imagine life without television. It provides entertainment to people of all ages especially children. Not only children but teenagers also love to watch television and prefer to stay ‘glued’ to the TV screen all day‚ rather than socializing or doing some outdoor physical activities. It has been known that teenagers watch a lot of television. A recent research
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Newton Minow spoke about the power of television to influence the taste‚ knowledge‚ and opinions of its viewers around the world. Minow is correct in his assertion that television has “limitless capabilities for good – and for evil.” The good qualities of television include educational television and weather channels; however‚ the bad qualities are also relevant‚ such as violence and mind-numbing stupidity. Newton Minow accurately analyzes the influence of television on viewers around the world. Readers
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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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most recent headlines have raised concerns that diet sodas boost stroke risk. Diet and regular sodas have both been linked to obesity‚ kidney damage‚ and certain cancers. Regular soft drinks have been linked to elevated blood pressure. One can of soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar‚ typically in the form of high fructose corn syrup‚ 150 calories‚ 30 to 55 mg of caffeine‚ and is loaded with artificial food colors and sulphites. I can’t think of any good reason to ever drink it. The diet varieties are
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The Influence of Television on Children In Brown and Hood’s (2002) article “Television and Children”‚ written in addition order mode tells the influence of television on children’s behavior. They explained how children spend most of their time watching television than any other activity. They added that children learn a violent and aggressive behavior mostly from television drama and cartoons. They also mentioned that watching violence and aggressive behavior make children less sensitive to it
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crafted proclamations used to influence the masses-and the American television industry is no different. Due to the prevalence of television entertainment in American society‚ many have thought of the impacts of various programs but few have stopped to think of the question prior to being able understanding the impacts‚ which Gritlin asks‚ “What do these programs mean?” By understanding the meaning‚ only then will we be able to understand
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Television has been a large part of American lives for decades. The content that is shown on television influences‚ persuades‚ and fosters conformity in U.S. society. Males‚ females‚ the young‚ and the old are all impacted in some way by watching television. Over time‚ society has changed because of television and society will continue to change because of television. Over the years‚ research has been done to determine the effects television has on people and their behavior. According to Myers
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The Influence of Television in Politics Kendra Harris Brigham Young University- Idaho Author Note This paper was prepared for Professor Kiersten Lee’s FDENG 201 class. The Influence of Television in Politics “Americans are the best entertained and quite likely the least-informed people in the Western world.” (Postman‚ 1984‚ p. 2) While this statement is painfully ominous‚ its message is one that has been debated tirelessly since the dawn of technology. The influence of television in politics
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