Instructor: Cooper J Assignment #1 Date: January 11th‚ 2013 “Watching TV Makes You Smarter” In “Watching TV makes you smarter‚” Steven Johnson makes clear his thesis statement to us that television programming today makes increasingly complex cognitive demands of viewers‚ and enhances people’s cognitive facilities. He uses the images telling us what the intellectual effect of television viewing. First‚ based on his theory called “The Sleeper Curve”‚ he talks about reality TV affecting younger generation
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Relatability in Popular Television There are many factors that contribute to a television show being considered “amazing”. While the action scenes and attractiveness of the actors help to make the show more interesting‚ the relatability and quality of the actors themselves are what really makes a program stand out from the rest. The 10th episode of the 11th season of Supernatural‚ “The Devil in the Details” possess all the qualities that any great episode would‚ such as relatability and outstanding
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There are many genres and sub-genres of television programs‚ but almost all shows share the same goal: to make a profit. Canadian television show are no different. Canadian television shows are unique because they offer “gentle comedy” that embraces Canadian values‚ while also profiting on not only a national market‚ but globally (Doyle‚ 2007‚ p. 5). The Canadian film industry has culturally significant issues‚ such as Canada’s multicultural population and the issues this comes with‚ while remaining
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Television And It’s Effects on Children Have you ever wondered how television effects your children? The average child watches television 2 hours per week and most of this viewing is of violence or sexual acts. During this time there is a violent act shown every 6 minutes and on Saturday mornings there is 20 to 25 violent acts shown every hour on prime time t.v. especially in cartoons or animated programs. So no matter what your child is watching it is damaging their sense of imagination and
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Television‚ a Waste of Time And Money Television has become increasingly more popular through the years since it was first invented. In fact it is so popular that almost every home in America has one or more television sets. TV started when Edwin Belin‚ an English man‚ held the patent for the transmission of photographs by wire as well as fiber optics and radar‚ which demonstrated a mechanical scanning device that was an early ancestor to modern television. With TV sets almost everywhere in sight
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Should We Blame Television? The amount of violence shown in the media has posed a lot of controversy. Many video games‚ television programs‚ adverts‚ films and music lyrics depict different forms of violence. Some people feel that there is too much violence exposed in the media. Many studies have made the claim that the media is responsible for much of the violence seen in the world we live in. However‚ people have choices and responsibilities‚ we cannot allow ourselves to blame the violence in
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Expository Essay on Television and Youth Violence There has been a lot of research conducted on the notions that violence portrayed in media - such as television‚ video‚ film‚ music‚ newspapers and books - can have adverse effects on the children viewing it. Many people have suggested that media has allowed violence to become so prevalent in our societies. It has also been suggested that media has been responsible in making the children violent as well. Statistics have shown that an average person
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TV Violence: Friend or Enemy? Television violence is a contributing factor to aggressive behavior in children. Recently focus has been placed on this issue‚ since the majority of violence occurs during prime time and in cartoons. "It’s not watching that’s bad for kids‚ it’s what they watch and how much." (Seplow 2) Parents must accept television into their home and explain the violence that is occurring. TV and TV violence are not new‚ we have been hearing about TV’s affects on children for quite
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Cause & Effects of Excessive Television Viewing Is television good or bad for your health? What effects does TV have on children‚ teens and adults? It’s a good thing to watch TV‚ but it has to be for a certain amount of time. There are many adults who let their young children watch TV only‚ because they want to keep them entertained while they are busy. One thing that the parent doesn’t notice is that they are hurting their child more than what they think. Many teenagers these days get home
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Think Different Advertising is a powerful tool that is used to persuade people to buy diver products‚ services‚ or to do something. The right and balanced advertisement in a well-organized business can help the company to become very successful. Willy Rogers‚ American famous entertainer‚ says‚ “Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.” Although it is a humorous saying‚ it is through because advertising affects people sense‚ feelings
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