She also sees how so many Americans engage in being a couch potato because she enjoys to just relax and watch TV on occasion too. Her overall statement in her essay is that American's enjoy watching television has much as they do because they are watching a world without television. ... It all started with a small radio that families would sit around and enjoy each other's company. ... Being the normal teenager male that I am, I would enjoy nothing more to just sit around and play video games all day or to watch my favorite shows. ... By watching TV with my parents at night, watchi...

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Why do we enjoy watching other people so much? In some cases I believe that some of us watch these shows because we are truly interested in other people behaviors. ... In other cases, we enjoy seeing people suffer in the amazon for a month with small amounts of food and water, we enjoy seeing them stab each other in the back, or losing the one they love because of temptation. ... The only thing that is real but I do not think many people would watch is a live execution. ... The shows may not be real, but many of us enjoy watching them. ...

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On average I spend five hours weekly watching television. ... There are several different television shows that I enjoy watching. ... I do not know of anyone who enjoys having their program interrupted by such silly inconveniences. ... In return this would help make their commercials more enjoyable to watch. ... The Super Bowl is a great example, most people tune into this big event just to watch the commercials. ...

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This invention features a wide selection of channels to enjoy. ... The preference of television enjoy ability is not just the TV alone, but all the accessories that comes with it. ... The average family spends too much time watching TV. ... After supper, the father spends the rest of the night watching the Super Bowl. ... It is important to monitor the amount of television a child is watching. ...

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If you enjoy something, which helps you fully live the moment (whether doing something or watching something, like a play) then you are experiencing leisure. Everyone does something that they consider to be fun, or they enjoy. That could anything from: running, lifting weights, reading, watching TV, to having sex, there are no limitations on what is considered to be leisure. ... You can't have all play and no work, the reason we work is so we can enjoy the things we like to do, and if you don't work you shouldn't be rewarded with the same leisure opportunities as the working pe...

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Many people who watch Jerry Springer enjoy it because of the explicitness that it pursues. ... People enjoy the violence and the suspense in this show. ... Most people watch this show as a form of entertainment. ... When I was younger, I used to enjoy this show. ... Just like most people who watch it, I only liked seeing the guests fight. ...

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One can still watch cops on HBO. ... According to Nielsen, 51.7 million viewers watched Wednesday's finale (CNN). ... Some experts believe that people, as they like to escape from their everyday lives enjoy watching others attempt to live in the world. ... We actually enjoy watching our nature in action. We enjoy seeing how people react, think and speak, as these are all components of our nature. ...

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Watching television too much can show many actions from children. ... Starting children to watch positive shows at a young age, can lead to having higher grades in school than those who only watched shows for fun. ... Parents and children can make watching television an activity (44). ... With that being the case, children may watch whatever they choose. ... Most younger children do not know when to stop watching television, they're usually just enjoying the moment while they can. ...

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First of all, watching television can be relaxing. ... Instead, we can watch while leaning on the soft sofa, or do ironing or daily works, or even doing work up while watching television. ... Sports show is one of the major entertainments if being watched by many people. ... Movies and drama can be enjoyed by parents and their children. ... For general knowledge enhancement, we can watch Astro or TV1 for national geographic. ...

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Gilda Berger a researcher states, that kids watched a film called "FUZZ," on ABC, showing people burning other for fun. ... Teens enjoy violent shows because they"re fun and exciting, but it influences them in a negative way. ... An article written by many researchers claims, parents don't pay attention to violent shows their teens watch, also it says parents don't set standards on how many hours they can watch TV (Children And TV Violence). There are solutions to these problems, such as: to sit down one night and watch what some teens watching for an hour and observe and see if it...

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By the touch of a shoulder or arm, readers can tell that EE is certainly enjoying the conversation. ... But a garden in which I can work and watch the things I've planted in it grow...' ... Likewise, in scenes with a gay man at a party and with EE in his own bedroom, Chance responds to sexual offers by saying that he just likes "to watch," and these willing partners enjoy completely satisfying experiences without his actual participation. ... There is no true interaction between people; he might as well still be watching television. ...

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To easily decide what type of show you want to watch, they can easily be broken down into separate groups. ... The family arguments, the nosy next door neighbor in- laws, and the goofy brother is something that everyone can look forward to enjoy week to week. ... The reality part here fits in the case that if you watch one of the grotesque stunts being performed, you might really end up sick! Watching people who are not professionals attempting stunts and seeing them eat things that you know you never would is what makes this show such a hit! ...

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A five year-old and his parents could be watching the same show where a man is brutally beat to death and neither the parents nor the child would have any sort of reaction. ... And yet, we watch Friends at seven and flip the channel to watch Dark Angle at eight without even twitching a muscle beyond moving our thumb to push the remote buttons. ... Think of the last show you watched where someone was shooting. ... Just think of how hard it is to stop watching a show right in the middle of it when it is really good. ... Is it safe to say that as a society we are actually beginning to enjoy...

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As a child, my mother rarely let my brothers and I watch television. ... Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed TV and never missed an episode of Zoobalie Zoo, but I loved playing games and stuff with my friends more. ... The more I watched, the more I was consumed with it. ... I can watch a movie, listen to music, read a newspaper, talk to someone in Europe, or even handle my banking. ... After watching Law and Order, I decided to take some law courses to learn a little bit more about lawyers. ...

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Just imagine you get up at 6:30 in the mourning dreary-eyed and lead footed knowing you have a trip today day you stagger towards the door. You grab your clothes get dressed while you are running downstairs and eat your breakfast. You wake your parents to take you to school. You get to school but...

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What people watch on TV is also continuing to corrupt the way people looked at themselves. ... The two boys enjoyed the movies Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk till Dawn, Pulp Fiction and Natural Born Killers, movies with violent themes. ... Research says this is because the exposure to T.V. the older generations receives, and because they watch television more often than any other age group (Eisler, Oct 30,2000). ... Sometimes, watching a single violent program can increase aggressiveness. Children, who watch programs or movies, in which violence is very realistic, frequently repeated or un...

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Next time you"re watching TV pay close attention to the commercials you see. If you"re watching a football game, chances are you see advertisements for beer, cars, and snack foods. ... If you watch the Lifetime Channel, you"re more likely to see sappy spots like, packaged foods that appeal to moms, and assorted items geared toward woman. ... They place them on TV programs that the audience is most likely to watch. ... We are raised by television telling us to be perfect in every way; stating only when we are complete is when we can start enjoying our lives. ...

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One might enjoy watching the sometimes-trashy subject matter found on Jenny Jones, while someone else might prefer the more serious and lighthearted feel of the Maury Povich show. ... "Hard to believe that this is reality and hard to imagine that people would want to watch and listen to such negativity." ...

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I know this because all I have to do is watch some TV and see how casual sex is depicted as harmless fun, I hardly ever see a program that shows the downsides to casual sex. ... We could watch any show or movie made in the 50's or before and then watch a show or movie made after the 70's or 80's and see how the content has changed. ... With the acceptance of casual sex that has evolved more people will be willing to and most of the time want to watch it in shows and movies. People don't want to hear how bad anything is that they enjoy doing so movies and shows are made w...

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The media has the freedom and has also to answer for enjoying it. Media has an obligation not to harm the welfare of the society. It is the communicator that has to inform and not to misinform or mislead. It has to educate, entertain and motivate. Media plays the role of a channel that connects the ...

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Amusing Ourselves to Death Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Television has entered our homes at an alarming rate since its first conception. It has provided to the public interest - politics, news, education, religion, science, sports and a variety of entertainment as well as other i...

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