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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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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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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TELEVISION IN TODAY"S SOCIETY The family television is one of the most loved pastimes, and is thought to be one of the greatest inventions. ... Many parents watch different programs with their children. ... People are mostly sitting in their houses, and they are watching movies. ... Now the young people after watching different shows, stopped respecting their parents and grandparents. ... They do not spend much time together, they prefer to watch television....

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Many parents watch different programs with their children. ... People are mostly sitting in their houses, and they are watching movies. ... Now with television, storytelling stopped. ... Now the young people after watching different shows, stopped respecting their parents and grandparents. ... They do not spend much time together, they prefer to watch television. ...

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The television rating system is very similar but not quite the same. There are seven grades associated with the television rating system. ... Although this program may not be intended for children a parent may feel comfortable enough to allow their child to watch this unattended. ... A parent may want to either view this how before allowing their child to view it or accompany them while watching. ... I feel that a 14 year old may get the wrong message of what women should represent while watching this show. ...

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An ape is restrained, and forced to watch violent images over and over. ... Surely, the mere watching of a certain amount of television can not cause society to evolve into more violent beings. ... He watched them after being exposed to either an aggressive or non-aggressive movie. ... In these studies it was the boys who watched the violent television programs that were less violent. ... This means that frequent watching of the scene may have to occur. ...

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Turn on the television, it's there. ... Therefore, the children who watch these programs will think that there is no consequences for resorting to violence when trying to settle a conflict, as many of there movie and television heroes do. ... In today's society children spend approximately 28 to 32 hours a week watching television or going to the movies. ... The fact is children learn more about life through television than any other source. ... New technologies today make it possible for parents to control the programs their children watch, to limit the amount of time the telev...

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Have you ever watched a movie on TV and noticed that there were a lot of scenes missing? ... My question to you is: do you really want someone telling you what you can and can't watch? ... So why should we have a stranger tell us what we can't watch? ... Let the viewers decide what they watch, that's my message to the people doing all of this Censoring. ... I can understand why they wouldn't want their kids watching a kissing scene, or a shoot out on television. ...

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Children waste approximately 22-28 hours per week watching television. ... Television has a large influence on children's attitudes, ideas, and behaviors. ... Many studies have proven that the more television children watch, the fewer social skills they develop. ... Monitoring what their children are watching can also prove valuable; by discussing, with their children, what TV and movies they watch together, parents can teach their children that reality is much different than what is being portrayed on the screen. While television is a useful, and sometimes beautiful thing, it is often ...

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On average I spend five hours weekly watching television. It makes me mad that the majority of this time is spent watching what I believe to be stupid commercials instead of the actual television programs. ... There are several different television shows that I enjoy watching. ... In return this would help make their commercials more enjoyable to watch. ... There are entirely way too many commercials broadcasted on television, and to make matters worse the same ones are continuously repeated. ...

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Why do we dress the way we do, watch what we watch or even live the way we do. ... We read and watch television practically everyday of our lives. ... Television is hands down the most influential form of media we have. ... I, being a faithful watcher of Temptation Island will say that I was addicted to watching the show and at the same time questioning how something like that is aired on television. ... Again it is a television sitcom but even now that it is off the air, there are repeats on everyday morning and night that my friends and I still watch because it is entertainment. ...

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These days, to see a person shot and killed on television doesn't faze anyone. ... The most common source of violence in multimedia is found in the television. ... 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. ... This is the affect that is created by the shock violence creates on television. ...

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When he got home, he turned on the television and watched the news. ... Leaning back, he smiled as he watched Sylvester Stallone fill hundreds of Vietnamese soldiers with lead. ... Things like violent television shows, violence in the news, and violent movies are the best forms of entertainment. ... Violence in television, news, and movies is part of everyday life and should be encouraged and increased. Also included on television is violence from drunkards. ...

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This vast desire for seemingly live television has made a great impact upon major network television stations. ... By being able to watch shows such as ER, which ranked first among viewers this past week, people can direct their attention onto another person's drama while ignoring their own. ... Unlike its other competitors in the world of "live based" television, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire gives those who watch substance, instead of pure provoked conflict. ... I also feel movies leave a greater impact on the mind than television shows do. ... What we must realize though is that televi...

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Deaf Culture Activity I watched the 30-minute T.V. show Home Improvement, starring Tim Allen, with no sound or captions. I found that watching a program with no sound is very frustrating and boring since you have no idea what they're talking about. ... The closed-captioned technology has to be a lifesaver for the deaf community "I can't imagine growing up without the entertainment of television as a little child. Having to watch people walk around and move their mouth without knowing what they're saying must be overwhelmingly frustrating to children that could once hear ...

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Young children all day watch cartoons of cowboys shooting Indians like it is nothing, basically teaching these children that it is acceptable to dehumanize and disregard a certain race or certain ethnic group. ... For example, in almost any film or television show the antagonist is shown as African American or some other minority. ... We are once again manipulated by the message that television and film creators are sending us into thinking they deserve to die. ... The sad thing is, no matter how hard we fight to banish or reduce violence in movies and television, it will only intensify....

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Ever since the 1950s, when television entered American homes and Rock "n" Roll music polluted the airwaves and the minds of young hooligans, the language in music and on television has been an issue of hot debate. ... When television was introduced into American homes in the 1950's, all shows were filmed live and it was not possible to edit them before people watched them. ... By the 1960s, television shows and movies were getting more suggestive, and minor profanities, mild violence, and mild sexual themes were being allowed in television and, more prominently, movies. ... The decade ...

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At one moment, in the film we see the one of the characters watching The Landlord. Today, online viral videos have been a global sensation, with more people watching viral videos than feature films. ... Probably one of the most explicit deconstructions of the experience of watching motion pictures is during a scene in Slacker during a conversation between two gentlemen in a room full of television sets, VCRs, and VHS tapes. ... One of the men even has an operating television set strapped to a backpack on his back. ... Characters in Linklater's films are always brimming with creative i...

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As far as I know there is a great variety of opinions about television: some say that it's very useful, and the others that it's harmful. ... Last but not least, watching TV takes a lot of time and it makes us lazy. ... For example, I watch TV about two hours a day. I watch it when I want to learn news or relax and entertain myself. ...

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"By the age of 18, the average American child will have seen 200,000 violent acts on television (and in movies), including 400 murders," according to Thomas Radecki, a research director for the National Coalition on Television Violence. ... I remember when I was younger watching "Poltergeist" and movies like "It." ... Children are often being babysat by the television. ... [Ebert, www.suntimes.com, p.2] Television coverage today has increased tremendously. ... Those that watch should know that. ...

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When he got home, he turned on the TV and watched the news. ... Bob leaned back and smiled as he watched Tom Hanks pump lead into a German solider. ... Where would guns be without television? Television is the prime source for Americans to see and hear about violence. ... Watching Hanson and The Spice Girls tear each other's limbs off and seeing clay blood and gore fly everywhere is one of the best sites anyone will ever see. ...

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He also commented that "I never watched the deleted scenes, for I felt that I had already watched 90+ minutes of scenes I would have left out in the first place. ... It is hard to even watch a television show without that any more. At least you could tell your kids not to rent this movie but it is really hard to steer them away from cable television. ...

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You're watching a movie, and for no apparent reason at all one of the characters pulls out a Pepsi and a snickers candy bar, both with their labels pointing straight at the camera. These may have absolutely nothing to do with the plot of the movie, but is becoming more and more common in television shows as well as movies. ... Does this kind of product placement in movies and television shows take away from the film? ... " As you can tell, I pay attention to movies very carefully when I watch them. ...

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Merriam Webster Dictionary defines "documentary" as "a movie or television program that tells the facts about actual people and events" ("documentary." ... Besides, I personally would like to define "documentary" as a movie or television program that objectively presents matters, mostly historical, such as news and events, in a factual, truthful and informative manner without fictionalizations. ... The clip we have watched during classes mainly contains two parts: Protagonist's dream and a visit in early morning to his friend. ... When they grow up and watch...

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