The Trouble with Television 1: “Macneils essay is almost totally negative about televisions effect on its viewers. Write an essay in which you take the opposing view. Develop a thesis presenting the beneficial effects of television.” Television benefits and educates this nation greatly – The sheer volume of facts that you’re presented, as well as the entertainment value, makes it the greatest invention of mankind since sliced bread. Because of television we’re connected to the outside
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ENGL101- B18 May 29, 2012 Television is a powerful tool that can be used for good or for evil, and in and of itself cannot be good or bad any more than a hammer can be good or bad. In the early sixties, during television’s infancy, there only a handful of televisions manufacturers and the sets were costly to own. Most families had only set if they had any. Ever improving technology and access to programming has created a tremendous market for producers of televisions. Technological advances in electronic
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trying to give their children alcohol, or use it for medicinal purposes, such as red wine. Children's alcoholism problems have become quite acute in recent years. The company and friends can have a bad effect on the child, pushing them to frequent consumption of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol is a negative contribution to the child's life as it affects their behavior, grades in school, and also the very development of the child. Passion for such actions
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Marketing Industry Effects Rebecca Segall (2000) expressed her concern with advertisers and marketers targeting children, stating advertising to children is difficult to prevent because it contributes to such a large financial flow in the marketing and advertising industry. According to Segall (2000), in just 36 months, from 1997 to 2000, advertising efforts concentrated at a youth target audience increased so rapidly that American youth spent more than $24 billion, while their parents spent nearly
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the media and electronic devices. Most parents do not realize the danger our kids are placed in from this mass exposure. In today’s society our children can be brainwashed excessive time listening to certain music on the radio, watching certain television programs and playing some types of video games and other social media outlets by wanting to emulate what they see, read and hear. Much of this is leading to hazards to their mental and physical health. It is really an epidemic which can only be
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education, drugs, and alcohol are growing steadily negative and poorer in quality. Social networking, the media, music, education, various drugs, and alcohol affect today’s youth in negative ways. Youth and the Media Some of the most influential vectors affecting teenagers are social networks, the media, and music. Social networking sites dominate the time of many teenagers. Paired with the entertainment industry, and things being said on television or the radio, social media can definitely change
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The Negative Aspects of Multi Media Katie McMullin Breckinridge School of Nursing The Negative Aspects of Social Media The influence of media on children today is profound. Today’s society is dependent upon multimedia daily. Media comes in many forms such as television, internet, video games and music videos. It effects children in many ways and has been known to cause depression, aggression, isolation and nutrition deficiency. Advertisements influence how our children preserve themselves and
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“Network entertainment television has served as one barometer of racial inclusion and sentiment.”. (Squire 97) The stereotypical images of Blacks on television began in 1939, until then, Blacks have been portrayed as maids, servants or clowns. These negative perceptions started to appear in sitcoms such as in Amos and Andy in 1951, which were the stereotypical backs who never took things seriously. All those views changed during the 1970's with the black sitcoms. The explosion of Black faces on
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perception by setting unrealistic standards for what is “normal” for body weight and appearance. Thus, reinforcing people to emulate and believe what they see and hear. There is an extensive amount of studies on the effects of media exposure on body dissatisfaction and the experience of negative thoughts and esteem about one’s body, which is linked to a range of physical and mental health problems, including eating disorders and low self-esteem. Body Image: Self-Esteem and Identity Several individual
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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
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