probably no greater influence on society than the television. It has become arguably the greatest invention of the past century. With it‚ we have witnessed countless historical events: Inaugurations of presidents; man’s first steps on the moon; the assignation of John F. Kennedy; even disasters as they happen. Americans watch TV in the morning to receive the daily news. They eat watching it. They watch it before they go to bed. But as television has saturated our lives‚ has it always resulted toward
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Television and Cultural Change Research Paper: 1.Introduction Once considered a complete luxury for a family to own‚ the television has become a stable fixture in British and American households over the past few decades. In recent years‚ it has become unusual for a family not to own a television set and now it is just as uncommon for a family to own just one. In Britain‚ the years spanning from 1955 to 1969 saw an increase from 40 percent to 93 per cent of the population owning a television set
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day people watch thousands of channels that operators give them. In 21. century television has become one of the most important tools for education and entertainment. People say that most of television content is violent and has bad influence on children. But is that really true? As a child‚ television was entertaining and I have learned alot by whatching it. Although‚ over the years‚ I have learned that television does more harm than good. In the one hand‚ we can learn about world’s problems‚
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Crime relate On Television The crime rate in many cities is rising alarmingly. Some people have the idea that violent TV programs are the cause of real crime. However‚ many others disagree that TV violence can be blame are supported by good reasons. Violent TV programs cause crime give many reasons. First‚ many viewers are children who have not fromed a strong understanding what is right and wrong. The viewers imitate what they see. If a person on TV gets what he or she wants by stealing it‚ a
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Did you know that economists have estimated in a new study that banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent‚. This is from an article titled TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity‚ Economists say by Roni Rabyn writing for the New York Times in 2008. The question I am answering today is‚ Should the government regulate TV advertising directed towards children? The answer is yes the government needs more
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Television is one of the greatest inventions to ever be created‚ or is it? As a child I always thought television was great. Television was amusing and brought entertainment to the comfort of households. Although‚ over the years‚ I’ve learned that television does more harm than good to people’s lives. Television teaches young children bad habits and family values are weakened by peoples’ interest in television. Many people grew up watching television ages ranging from one through twelve. Many
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Point of view on television Despite some people arguing that television has been a destructive force in our society‚ it is still one of the most important sources of information. Television plays an important role in our everyday lives providing us with tons of news‚ movies‚ shows‚ documentaries‚ sports‚ and live transmissions from all over the world. There only a few families among millions that do not have a TV set in their homes for various reasons such as financial incomes‚ disinterest
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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 on people dealing with situations in ’the real world. ’ When it was first introduced to American society‚ initial claims were that‚ "television will take over
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Television and Violence in Children Josef Schilling COM/172 October 30‚ 2012 Cassandra Baker Abstract Television has become the central activity in most homes today. Currently‚ in the United States‚ an extremely large portion of all households has at least one television set. Television has an ability to inform‚ entertain‚ teach‚ and persuade. Television unquestionably has incredible effects upon children. It has a way of consuming the minds and beliefs of these defenseless humans
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The disadvantage about television Long ago‚ television was invented to satify the eager of entertaining for human beings. Gradually‚ it has become an important part of their lives. People from young to old age like watching television and cannot get their eyes out of the screens. However‚ there are some disadvantages about television that not all of us can recognize‚ especially to chidren. First‚ watching television makes children wasting time. Because there are many interesting programs which
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