March 12‚ 2014 Defending TV In her essay “Television addiction‚” Marie Winn considers TV to be very addictive. She compares watching TV to taking drugs. She also never mentions any of its benefits. Television is one of the most important inventions of our time‚ and it certainly had benefited mankind. Watching TV causes no chemical substance addiction. Still‚ Winn thinks that‚ the level of addiction from excessive television viewing is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction. She states‚ “In a
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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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Jeremy Stachowiak Joy Parker ENG 112-064 6 September 2014 In the essay “The Plug-In Drug: Television‚ Computers‚ and Family Life” writer and media critic Marie Winn implies that “television addiction” can be a serious addiction and just as destructive and addicting as drugs and alcohol. The author explains how the word “addiction” is sometimes used in too often to or in a joking manner to describe hobbies such as gardening‚ reading books and eating too many cookies. Mary uses this quote
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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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world but he also knew that he had to learn to read and write before he could run away and be free. Television: The Plug –In Drug is an essay written by Marie Winn. This essay is about the way that television changes families and in all actuality pushes families further apart. Ms. Winn talks about many situations where families are proven to be more interested to what is on the television screen then what is going on in their
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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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addictive drug encapsulating its users from a young age. Also it has cause increased sleep deprivation in many individuals who participate in these activities. Furthermore‚ it has caused extreme dissatisfaction for consumers by raising one’s expectations for what life has to offer too high for reality to compete. Thus‚ entertainment in the form of advertisement‚ gaming‚ media and electronics negatively affects the individual
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121 Roberta Fabiani "The Plug-In Drug" Reading Response The Plug-In Drug is a very good story that get’s you thinking about a lot. It makes you think about all the times you’ve ever watched television and if you were actually controlling the amount of time you spent watching it or if you were sucked into the television set and had a temporary spell on you. The only thing about this story is whether this writer based it all on facts or a matter of opinion? Marie Winn makes it sound as if everyone
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Black‚ Zaqueri Emily Skaftun English 101 06 April‚ 2011 Analysis of Marie Winn ’s‚ "Televison: The Plug-In Drug" In the current world‚ many families have more than one television. It has become a necessity as food‚ clothing and shelter. In Marie Winn ’s essay‚ she describes the effects of television on young children and the family environments at home. Television is one of the most dominating factors that diverts from family time and family relationships. It also has a strong impact
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