...The Benefits of Television In today’s society, watching television has definitely become a part of many lives. According to a survey, more than ninety percent of households in America have at least one television set. By watching television, we can see many things that are happening around us daily. It helps us to capture and take heed to important news and entertainment. There is certainly some sort of advantage to watching television. It provides an educational advantage for the general public, enhances dreams and ambitions for people, and allows many to visually see and know what is going on with the news and entertainment world. However, there are some people who have reasonable explanations as to why they choose not to have access to the television network. Excessively viewing television has recently become an issue, because many are concerned about how it can affect the viewers. Television can be full of violence, sexual content and bad language, which drives away a large percentage of today’s audience. With regard to the ways that television can affect the viewers, it brings more benefits than harm. Television can be considered as a teaching tool. It promotes another aspect to learning through a variety of techniques and subjects in an attractive way. Students are more likely to understand and gain more information if they have seen and heard through visual learning rather than what they may have read. Educational television comes from channels such as...
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...Joshua McDonald Professor Lesnick English 101 7/28/14 Bye TV In society today, many people’s eyes are glued to the television. It is constantly within the reach of the general public. Throughout the world, television has not only become an important part of our everyday lives, but especially the media that is apart of it. Unfortunately, television isn’t always used in a way by which people receive the best possible benefits. Television does allow for cultural experiences amongst each other to be shared, and it features news and current events which allow for people to be more aware of other cultures. However, although there are benefits to watching television in moderation, people shouldn’t watch too much television because it destroys social interaction and negatively impacts mental development. Leiusure time is defined as time that is spent away from work, chores, business, or education. People over the age of two today often spend, “more than 34 hours a week watching live television plus another three to six hours watching taped programs” (Hinckley). With 168 hours being in a week, people are spending more than 20% of their time watching television. Rather then spending time watching a screen, that time should be spent socially interacting with people within our communities. Often times, we read about crimes happening in our neighborhoods and cities when we had no clue what was going on. A prime example of this is my fifteen year old brother who spends...
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...The Impact Of Television Since the beginning, there have been mixed reactions to television and it was E.B. White who wrote "I believe that television is going to be the test of the modern world, and in this new opportunity to see beyond the range of our own vision, we shall discover either a new and unbearable disturbance of the general peace or a saving radiance in the sky. We shall stand or fall by television, of that I am sure." (Murray 7) White was correct, it would either be beneficial or detrimental to society. Ever since the first television station was licensed in 1941, our lives have been effected by the presence of television. However, this effect is not for the negative since it is used from simple means of entertainment to a widely used, invaluable, source of information. It is also an excellent aid in preparing children for school and assisting in educating children after they have begun school. Every day millions of people turn to their televisions as a form of escape from the pressures and stress of day to day life. The television, to them, serves the purpose of entertaining them for a half hour or an hour at a time. This is the purpose of sitcoms, such as the popular NBC produced shows Friends and Fraiser, each appealing to different audiences, but both comedy bases for purposes of entertaining. Humor is not the only approach used in television entertainment. Shows, such as NYPD Blue, use thick plot lines and heavy drama to draw the...
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...the television. The television has gone through an evolution throughout the past fifty years that has made it one of the necessities that we must have in our homes. The television provides us the ability to be able to learn, laugh, and in some cases to love. With the newest evolution of the television that have become more aspects that have made the television even more sought after. The most recent being that of the flat screen television that has done away with the big box back television that weighted over one hundred pounds and took up enormous amounts of space. What we have today is a unit that weights seventy five to eighty percent less and takes up almost ninety percent less of space than a traditional television. The ability to have a unit that takes up considerably less space and weights less has its benefits as well as its downfalls. The most understandable downfall would be that it makes it more likely to be stolen. Being aware of this problem it made it easy for the product now known as the StrongArm. The StrongArm is an anti-theft device for flat screen televisions. The StrongArm is a device that makes it difficult for thieves to take the flat screen television off the wall by acting like a claw that holds and grips the television from the front and back with brackets. The StrongArm attaches to the wall like a traditional television mount just with a stronger anchoring base and support as well as a stronger arm that extends out to allow the television to...
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...Patricia Mendoza 1/19/14 HUM/176 Dr. Michelle Manganaro Entertainment has brought many benefits and challenges to American culture and has changed the way we communicate. Television has been in homes since the 1950’s. For most people it has and is the primary source of entertainment. TV has helped to create our culture by making an impact on book’s, newspaper’s, and magazine’s design and content. Movies, sports from around the world, news and live war coverage have all made an impact on our culture. People gather around to watch the Super Bowl in bars and parties. On Tuesday nights families gather around to watch live TV, as American Idol introduces young talent to the screen. Whoever has the biggest TV gets to have movie night at their house. The list is endless for the amount information transported into our homes every day, changing the way people live and react to life situations. Politicians use TV for campaigning, the President uses TV to broadcast current events from the White House. Due to the introduction of cable and satellite, people shop on TV, keep up-to-date with the stock market, get live news coverage from CNN, and even the NFL draft is broadcasted live on TV. We know when to buy and sell stock, what natural disasters are headed our way and what latest fashions to wear. TV has been one of the biggest influences on American families today. It is stated by the Department of Education that children/young adults watch as much as 4-5 hours of TV a day; Influencing...
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...revenues no matter the medium. In the long run, the only real loser in the sports broadcasting realm is the obsolete medium. As technology has evolved, the way in which sports have been presented has followed suit. “Over the course of the twentieth-century sport was transformed from a typically ad hoc unregulated amateur activity to one driven by professional standards and accountability at all levels.”2 This change came slowly at first, and has advanced rapidly over the past few decades. Now, due in part to advanced broadcasting techniques, watching live events and highlights of the day’s games can be brought to our fingertips with relative ease. Sports Coverage Before the Radio Before the broadcasting of sports on radio and television, “the only way of watching a sports contest was to go to the stadium.”3 If you worked during the day (when all games were played due to no lighting at stadiums at the time), your best bet of learning what happened came from reading the newspaper. The relationship between print media and baseball was so simple that there was actually no money involved....
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...residents of our county to reap the positive benefits of turning off the television for one month. I know as someone who loves to watch television “all the time” that I definitely could benefit from shutting it down for a month. There are many different benefits for every man, woman, and child. A child’s imagination is stronger when they read vs. watching television. Children that don’t watch television remain innocent longer because they don’t see the horrible things on the news. There is less exposure to violence and sexual situations. Also, less time in front of the television leads to more outside activities and playing for kids, which leads to exercise for everyone. Exposure to violence is at its highest all across the nation. Not only does this relate to violent television shows but violent video games as well. Even cartoons have a lot of violence in them these days. Let’s definitely not forget the violence in the news every day. We need less exposure to violence for children and adults all across the board. For children, early exposure to violence can lead to violent behavior in young adulthood. After exposure to violent television, music, and video games, violent thoughts and behavior are known to increase. This can increase aggression in adults, and children for that matter, and the outcome can become harmful to themselves or to someone else. There is a lot of “sexual situations” that we are being exposed to on television as well. Cartoons, music videos, commercials...
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...this was not always the case. In a world before television was a nationwide luxury, tragedies would be broadcasted via radio or plastered all over newspapers. Because of this, pre 1980s charities would have to use extreme shock tactics in order to gain donations from the British public. Examples come from Save The Children (fig.1) and Oxfam (fig.2),...
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...Postman's speech “Amusing Ourselves to Death” is lacking in all three areas to be effective. Summary Neil Postman, department chair of Culture and Communications at NYU, gave his speech “Amusing Ourselves to Death” at a book fair in Germany whose theme was “Orwell in the year 2000.” It was written to demonstrate that an “Orwellian dictatorship” was not necessary to deprive people or their rights. Instead, he asserts, the west is like that of Huxley's “Brave New World”; it is a society that has no need to be violently controlled because we are ever distracted by frivolities. The most potent distraction, he says, is the television. He begins by citing a few key statistics: eighty percent of all homes in the United States have a television, and the average American child watches 5000 hours of television before he or she even starts school (p. 449). Television, he says, is full of“junk.” The serious issue at hand is not just that there's a lot of junk, but, rather, that serious topics such as politics are being turned into “junk” (p. 449) because they have had an element of entertainment attached to them. Other subjects like religion and education have been put on the TV with an added element of...
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...Television is a form of media that has great ability to influence and brainwash the viewing public. The talking box in one’s living room has assumed the overpowering role it plays today as a result of the weakness of society. This may seem like a negative view but a society’s strength is based on the relationships between people and when so much time is spent away from others and together with the media, the actions that take place are often times a reflection of what television presents. In President Clinton’s speech, he brings forth this very point and he acknowledges the family’s increasing weakness and calls on all people to bring back the values of the past and stop the media from playing such a huge role in our community. The overwhelming influence of the media is a constant threat to the maintenance of traditional family values and to the protection of our children’s future. Nevertheless, television cannot be changed for it is too big and powerful but compromises can be made that can strengthen society and help keep certain values protected. Over the past decades, people have less and less time in their hands due to careers, divorces and the constant struggle for success. This unfortunately, is resulting in parents spending less time with their children, which is an important responsibility that no one or nothing can replace. President Clinton said, “television… may be the third parent, but it can’t be the first or the second”(Clinton, p.173). The focus on “parental...
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...realize what culture is all about. We as a society is shaped by the ever changing entertainment industry. Our lives are all about what the celebrities are doing, wearing, eating, or who they are doing. Entertainment media is everywhere. Entertainment media has many benefits and but has brought many challenges as well to American culture and has changed the way we interact with others. Throughout the many years of entertainment media, things have changed for the positive. I believe that with all of the changes, there has been mostly positive outcome from the media, but there has been some negative aspects as well. The television and radio helped to create our culture by having an impact on the way books, newspapers and magazines are designed and created. The television is one of the biggest influences on American families today. Children spend more time watching television and playing video games, therefore, spending less time interacting with others, which results in poor social and communication skills. Our family values and morals are changing with each passing day. With all of the sex, violence, and distruction that is shown on tv, it is having an effect on the kids today. Video games can be a benefit and it can bring challenges. Video games can allow you to communicate with people from around the world or in your own back yard. They can also teach you to be a better problem solver. The challenges that video games brings are they a lot of people that play video games...
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...ACCT 5318 Tax Research – Case 5 Fall 2007 Last year, the Rattameyers, of Oakland, California, were featured on Surprise Home Makeover, a network television show in which families are chosen to receive a “home makeover” by a team of designers, paid for by the producers of the show. The show sent the family to the DisneyWorld Resort in Orlando, Florida for one week, while its team of designers, carpenters, and other construction professionals ripped out substantial portions of their home and made extravagant renovations for its television audience. The Rattameyers entered into a contract with the producers of Surprise Home Makeover in which they rented their home to the producers for one week, in return for $50,000 rent, and an all-expenses paid trip to Disney World for the entire family. The estimated value of the Disney World vacation was $15,000. While the family was away, Surprise Home Makeover’s team of designers essentially gutted the interior of their home, and rebuilt it. They replaced the flooring, wall treatments, all the major appliances, and most of the furniture. They installed a new giant screen plasma television in a new room added onto the house, built a redwood deck in the backyard complete with wetbar, grill and sink, and installed grass, trees, shrubbery and wrought-iron fencing. All considered, the show spent approximately $250,000 renovating and remodeling the Rattameyers’ home. The Rattameyers loved the new home, but even if they had been disappointed...
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...advertises items that we may not necessary need but, we think by buying these items that it will make our life better. Advertising items on sources we listen to daily unconsciously puts subliminal messages in our heads making us think we really need it. This is primarily the reason I chose to be more aware of what kind of media I listen to. For a month I decided to think what was the overall quality of the television programs I was watching. I also made a list of programs that interest me on my local KVIE Channel 6. As I previewed each one I decided which one I should chose: Frontline, The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, Antiques Road Show, as well as others. Non commercial television has some good benefits for everyone. First, non commercial television doesn’t take your money only help build your money. The reason why is that they put only quality programming on to help give you new ideas and expand our minds. There is also a good variety of topics from: cooking, history, drama, cars, improving homes, modern issues at congress, and so on. Stations that promote non commercial television only need small donations in order to stay alive. It is well worth the money spent supporting good media because you get a lot out of what you are watching and, sometimes you may receive a small gift as a thank-you for your...
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...Vizio is a relatively nascent player in the flat panel television industry. It has witnessed tremendous growth within the industry and, in turn, has seen sales multiply by approximately more than ten-fold within a three year span. This analysis will examine the flat panel industry’s competitive landscape, the success of Vizio’s strategy, and whether Vizio’s strategy is sustainable for the long term prospects of the company. To get a better understanding of the flat panel television industry, let’s consider the competitive forces. When we consider buyers, there are two groups to keep in mind – the retailers (Walmart, Best Buy, etc.) and the consumers. As it stands today, there is not much price elasticity for consumers. They tend to purchase based on brand recognition. Televisions tend to be a fairly significant investment for the average household and quality, especially with the introduction of high definition, seems to be of paramount importance. Hence, companies that have developed a strong reputation for quality have historically done well. With that being said, flat panel televisions are becoming more popular and the industry continues to grow. In terms of channels, consumers are starting to buy more televisions from large discount retailers, which allows some smaller producers to be appeal to a more price conscious customer base. Suppliers comprise of companies that sell components and manufacturers that assemble these components. The article suggests that suppliers have...
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...Adorno, Williams and Dienst have multiple views on the effect, development, and influence that Television has upon our society. Its original purpose and vision has been altered towards us, as society has and is still forever developing. Television did just not begin; it was and still is a process of evolution (Dienst, 3-12 A). To many, television is just a form of entertainment, to the normal eye that is. Dienst describes television as more than that, he shows us that numerous factors are responsible for what television and communication really was, is and still may become. Using Economic, Social factors and course material, this essay will prove why these factors are important towards the development of what is now television. If we compare and contrast the definitions of what television was upon its creation compared to what television is now, we will have two completely different answers. Television in the early stages was simply the transferring and receiving of moving images through telecommunications (Dienst, 3-12 A), now television has evolved in a multiplatform medium. The word “evolve” is being used heavily, for the reason that television equipped with technology is forever changing. In (Dienst, 3-12 A) Williams says TV is hard to describe because “ it never is, its always becoming”. Which has lead to its growth in our society at such a rapid pace. Television is responsible for numerous factors in the world, if not one of thee most important. Moving images...
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