Some people watch television because they want to be updated about what is happening in the world. ... Watching TV is nearly equal to watching violence. Based from the Television Violence Monitoring Project, 96% of TV shows contain violence which can also mean that out of 20 times of watching TV, there is only 1% chance of watching a show that has no violence in it. ... In the world today, it can be said that watching TV is also like watching violence. Violence already cannot be prevented on television programs that is why watching television is bad for children because it causes aggressivenes...

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Watching television too much can show many actions from children. ... Parents and children can make watching television an activity (44). ... Attention span can be way shorter for children who watch television so much. ... While they are still young, set guidelines on how much television can be watched on television. ... Not watching too much television may also lead to a healthy lifestyle. ...

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Susie Kroll talks about herself watching the show and that if she were a young girl she would never want to get pregnant after watching the girls and how their lives are; but the girls are also turned into celebrities they have agents, photo shoots, big glamorous weddings. ... In her article, "Reality Television Gives a Realistic Image of Teen Pregnancy" she talks about watching the show with her daughter. ... Amy Benfer talks about sitting on the couch with her daughter, and watching the adoption episode and how emotional it made them. ... There were clubs randomly assigned to eithe...

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Television plays a crucial role. In the average American household, the TV is on for seven hours and 40 minutes each day, and 40% of Americans report always or often watching television while eating dinner. ... Families who watch little or no television, on the other hand, often find that they have more time to spend with one another in more engaging and interactive activities. ... Excessive television watching harms reading skills both by displacing them from our daily lives and, according to some experts, by affecting the physical structure of the brain. ... This debate may not end up unless...

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Children in the United States spend more time watching television that they spend on all other daily activities besides sleeping. ... Television advertisements take advantage of children. ... Children only have to watch their commercials once to want it. ... That is what television advertising has done. ... Kids want them because they see them on television. ...

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Television is first and foremost an educational medium. ... When was the last time you have watched TV? ... Children often behave differently after they've been watching violent programs on TV. In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100 preschool children were observed both before and after watching television; some watched cartoons that had a lot of aggressive and violent acts in them, and others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. ... Do you really think the news on today's television is always telling us the true things? ...

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Television Television, it is a part of our lives. ... The typical American spends from two-and-a-half to almost five hours a day watching television. ... ("Family Television") In 1936, around 200 television sets are used around the world. ... Around 600 million people were watching T.V. for this event. ... In 1997, the V-Chip was beginning to be installed in most new televisions, to give parents control of what was watched. ...

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Academic achievement falling in children's work of children that watch ten or more hours of television per week, and studies prove that children that watch excessive television achieve lower on written expression, reading and mathematic achievement tests. The number of hours spent watching television has increased sharply and now the average American child spends more time watching television that they do at school. The average youth spends an average of nine hundred hours at school and fifteen hundred hours watching television in an average year. Children need to stop watching so much te...

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I think there are 15% of educational television programs that show on public television. ... Some people think watching a news channel is boring. ... One should always watch television news to know about where the tornadoes are located. ... Many people watch movies because they want their minds to be thrilled. ... I believe that movies are an exciting to watch and also I like to watch movies that are based upon true stories. ...

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My family spends countless hours watching television. Watching television as they wake up, as they eat and before they go to bed. ... Many attribute this problem to the violence children watch on television. ... As a child, I was left to be watched by the television. ... The siblings in the family have gotten to the point were they would rather watch television rather than be with the family. ...

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First of all, watching television can be relaxing. ... One family can sit around watching television in the living room on Sunday and public holidays or also at night time. ... Television also is very relaxing because we can watch traveling programs or sports on live with thousands of benefits. ... Instead, we can watch while leaning on the soft sofa, or do ironing or daily works, or even doing work up while watching television. ... So, it is a very useful and valuable inventory that people will surely earn while or after watching television. ...

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Television is an important factor in most children's lives. The average school-age child in the United States spends about five hours each day watching T.V. ... There are some ways to affect the influence of television on children. ... School-Age Children: Encourage planned watching or consider keeping a record of T.V. watching. ... Watch television with your children. ...

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Children begin watching television at a vary early age, sometimes as early as six months, and are eager viewers by the time that they are two or three years old. ... I have grown up watching TV for as long as I can remember, like almost any one of us in this room. ... If children watch violence when there young there more likey to commit crimes when there adults. 6. ... The only cost is your time to watch what the program rating is before the program starts. ... There are no other soulutions except monitoring everything your child is watching and that is not possible....

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Thus, we can say that the children who watch television can grow more quickly intellectually than those who cannot get access to television. ... The children who watch more television are found to be very subdued and unenthusiastic. ... Recent studies have also unveiled other problems associated with watching more television. ... Due to this, the children who are much into watching television are found to slowly drift apart from the society. Besides some scientists also claim that those parents who encourage their children to watch more television in order to help them get knowledge are totall...

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The amount of time people could be spending; doing so many other things is being wasted watching television. ... There are many other ways people can occupy their time besides watching television. ... Most of them probably had the time to watch a couple hours of television the night before. ... They think it is so much easier to sit in a reclining chair and watch their favorite television shows. ... When we grow up watching television the sex and violence does seem to effect our minds. ...

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Television has played a major role in most family households. ... On the other hand, others despise of their children watching television. ... It is said that children spend between six and seven hours watching television each day. ... Children who tend to watch more of these violent television shows tend to be more aggressive and harmful to others. ... In conclusion, there are many factors to why children should or shouldn"t watch television. ...

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It doesn't matter what channel you watch, there is invariably something violent. Many studies have been conducted by countless scientists, these studies illustrate that children exposed to an average amount of daily television (3-4 hours) become immune to the violent acts they are watching. ... Other studies have proven that children who watch violent programs become aggressive and withdrawn, while children who watch socially stimulating shows like Mr. ... One way is to pay attention to what the child is watching, and turn off the television when a violent program comes on accompanied w...

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Ever since my younger days, I've always been an avid television watcher. ... Years ago I constantly denied any effects that television has had on me. ... When I was younger, my television preferences were mainly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Ghostbusters. ... My next main preference in television was sports. Any sport that was on I would watch. ...

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Benefits of Watching Although children may associate watching television as a form of entertainment, there are some television shows that can help teach basic knowledge to children. ... Negative Effects of Watching Children do not realize this, but watching too much television can have negative effects on them. ... Television Can Be Addictive If parents allow their children to watch television to past time and keep them entertained, watching televisions can be a start of an unhealthy habit. ... At times, they may choose to watch television rather than finishing their homework. ... Responsib...

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Steck 11th grade 24, February 2003 The Television One of the most life changing inventions of the Twentieth century was the television. ... Young people watched a greater number of hours of television than the hours they went to school. During this period of time, all kinds of American families started watching family shows on television. ... The families never raised their voice, and any problem that they had was always solved in half an hour, it is ironic to think that people actually believed that they were supposed to live like they did on the shows, but many of the children who wat...

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Due to the number of hours spent watching television, advertisers use the concept of repetition to "promote goods, services, ideas, images, issues, people, and indeed anything that the advertiser wants to publicize or foster" (Pride & Ferrell 1). ... In the past presidential election it was impossible to watch TV on any given evening without seeing Bill Clinton or his ideas numerous times. ... The ability of an advertiser to be able to air an advertisement while perspective buyers are watching greatly increases the effectiveness of the ad. ... People watch TV to be entertained and ...

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Television Violence The television can be a powerful influence on developing the value systems and behavior in our children. ... In a study done in 1956, one dozen four year olds watched a Woody Woodpecker cartoon that was full of violent images. Twelve other preschoolers watched Little Red Hen, a peaceful cartoon. ... The preschoolers who watched Woody Woodpecker were more likely to be aggressive towards their classmates, both physically and verbally and were disruptive in the classroom (Cannon 424). ... Parents need help in monitoring the amount of television and the quality of what...

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Some television shows are not suitable for all audiences, but it is the parents" job to set guidelines about what they can and can not watch. Shows like "Southpark" are not suitable for young children, but kids believe that since it is a cartoon it is O.K. for them to watch. Until children are old enough to understand the difference between real and make-believe, they should be limited to certain shows they can watch. ... Violence is everywhere, not just on television. ... The television may have violent shows, but parents are responsible for making sure their children are only watching wh...

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Most children watch 21-23 of television per week, and 3 to 5 violent acts per hour ("Media Violence (RE9526)" 1). ... Reading practice by children is being replaced by television watching. ... Violence on television affects children who watch it. ... Children that have lower intelligence in school watch more violent television or believe violent television copies real life (Smith 3). ... The majority of 3,000 researches performed say the children that watch television violence will show attitudes and behaviors that the television shows (Smith 2). ...

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One of the most time consuming activities is watching television. ... Children see violence everyday in their cartoons, but what about shows that they watch in which people star. ... After watching the show, a child may become bored because the reality of the television show is more interesting. ... In one documented case, a Californian boy that was seven years old watched a movie one night. ... Watching cartoons on television may not make him grow up to be a cold-blooded murderer, but the total impact of witnessing repeated acts of violence may slowly cause our society to become more and ...

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