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  • Does Viewing Television Increase Aggression?

    Does Viewing Television Increase Aggression?

    TV Violence Affects Minds of People http://www.term-papers.us/ts/gb/pnl166.shtml Abstract Television violence is pure evil to the minds of children and young adults. A simple cartoon can probably have around thirty violent acts in it. A sit-com show can influence a kid to kill someone. Magazines and newspapers have articles of children imitating violent acts that they have seen on television. Psychologists and doctors have done a lot research to prove that television violence can affect a

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    Essay Length: 3,459 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • Television

    Television

    When my family's only television set went to the repair shop the other day, my parents, my sister, and I thought we would have a terrible week. How could we get through the long evenings in such a quiet house? What would it be like without all the shows to keep us company? We soon realized, though, that living without television for a while was a stroke of good fortune. It became easy for each

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    Essay Length: 1,878 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Television in the Household

    Television in the Household

    Today television is a vital role in many households. Some of their jobs even are based off of television and watching it. As a mother I rely on television somewhat to a great extent. We have strict policies for the television in my household as far as my children watching it. I believe it is entertaining and educational. When I first had my son I thought there is no way he would watch TV till

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    Essay Length: 516 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Reality Television: The Epidemic Sweeping Our Nation

    Reality Television: The Epidemic Sweeping Our Nation

    REALITY TELEVISION: THE EPIDEMIC SWEEPING OUR NATION The world of reality television is almost like an epidemic sweeping the nation in our present day and age. The popularity of sitcoms and other scripted television series is by far being taken over by the new world of reality television. Although these shows are greatly increasing in popularity, what is it about reality television that truly captures its audience? What kind of message are these reality television

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    Essay Length: 3,344 Words / 14 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Anna
  • Increasing Prescription Prices Harm More Than Heal

    Increasing Prescription Prices Harm More Than Heal

    The Increasing Prescription Prices Harm Health More Than Heal You walk up to the pharmacy and give your last name to the pharmacist so you can get your medications. You’re just picking up two prescriptions for your child’s asthma, no big deal. Then, you hear the price. Startled by the triple digits, you drop your wallet. Three hundred bucks for two medications, is the pharmacist kidding? Unfortunately, he is not. The price of prescription drugs

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: regina
  • Gender and Television

    Gender and Television

    In a two-part article written for TV Guide in 1964, best-selling author of The Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan claimed that television has represented the American woman as a "stupid, unattractive, insecure little household drudge who spends her martyred, mindless, boring days dreaming of love--and plotting nasty revenge against her husband." Almost thirty years later, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Susan Faludi suggested that the practices and programming of network television in the 1980s were an

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    Essay Length: 2,957 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Criminal Justice System and Television

    The Criminal Justice System and Television

    The Criminal Justice 1 The Criminal Justice System and Television Lacey Adkins Kennesaw State University The Criminal Justice 2 The Criminal Justice System and Television Television in today’s society is mainly focused around crime and violence. This subject matter seems to get the attention of many audience viewers whether it is a docu-drama or real life investigations about serial killers. Some of the shows that I enjoy watching that involve crime include Cops, Forensic Files,

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    Essay Length: 703 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: Janna
  • Television Is Destroying Today's Youth, but Don't Blame T.V., Blame the Parents.

    Television Is Destroying Today's Youth, but Don't Blame T.V., Blame the Parents.

    Ever since television was invented, it has become increasingly controversial every year since. So many programs and movies shown on television have become increasingly violent and show sexual innuendos and sexual content. If you were to turn on the six o’ clock news, you would hear about the murders and the kidnappings and the rapes and all of the horrible things which happen in society, presented in a neutral manner which makes them all seem

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    Essay Length: 1,292 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: November 11, 2009 By: regina
  • Is Homework Helpful or Harmful to Students

    Is Homework Helpful or Harmful to Students

    Homework has been around for a very long time. It is set and traced as a tradition of having teachers assigning work and students completing it. Parents say that teachers require it; teachers say that parents demand more of it. Teachers assign homework to help some students improve their grade and pass the course for those of who do not do well on tests or standardized examinations. Schools require a certain amount of hours of

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    Essay Length: 2,006 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Television Violence and Domestic Violence

    Television Violence and Domestic Violence

    Running Head: TELEVISION VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Television Violence and Domestic Violence Have Similar Effects on Children Brian Williams Kent State University Abstract We examined the various forms of television violence and domestic violence in America. We provided statistics showing the amounts of violence facts about adolescent exposure. We compared and contrasted the differing effects of both and implemented a study to analyze the similarities. We observed children and gathered data regarding there response to

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    Essay Length: 2,688 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Anna
  • Violence on Television - What Do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do?

    Violence on Television - What Do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do?

    Violence on Television - What do Children Learn? What Can Parents Do? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Violent programs on television lead to aggressive behavior by children and teenagers who watch those programs. That's the word from a 1982 report by the National Institute of Mental Health, a report that confirmed and extended an earlier study done by the Surgeon General. As a result of these and other research findings, the American Psychological Association passed a resolution in February

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    Essay Length: 870 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Categories of Reality Television

    Categories of Reality Television

    Categories of Reality Television Is the "Real World" really the real world? This MTV production is one example of reality television. The definition of reality according to dictionary.com is "the quality or state of being actual or true." More and more prime time television shows on television are becoming reality series. There are different forms of reality television shows. Reality television can be broken down into three categories, team-based elimination, individual elimination, and non-elimination. Most

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    Essay Length: 1,101 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Television Programs - How They Affect Society

    Television Programs - How They Affect Society

    Television Programs: How It Affects Society “It was an accident,” proclaimed Janet Jackson after her Super Bowl fiasco, “a wardrobe malfunction.” It didn’t appear to be one to the millions of people who witnessed the exposing of one of Jackson’s breasts. Many were shocked and outraged, but this type of thing isn’t new for the infamous “boob tube”. In 1977, the miniseries “Roots”, was the first TV show to air bare breasts (Clark 1070). Even

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Mike
  • Television and Violence

    Television and Violence

    What Parents Can Do While most scientists are convinced that children can learn aggressive behavior from television, they also point out that parents have tremendous power to moderate that influence. Because there is a great deal of violence in both adult and children's programming, just limiting the number of hours children watch television will probably reduce the amount of aggression they see. In addition: Parents should watch at least one episode of the programs their

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    Submitted: November 17, 2009 By: Janna
  • Television: Our Nations Drug of Choice

    Television: Our Nations Drug of Choice

    Television: Our Nations Drug of Choice Television is our era’s escape from what we now consider a chaotic struggle of life. I think we as a people feel life can be solved in an hour long Monday night special and that exact attitude is our society’s problem today. Frankly we are a group of cowards who do not take the bull by the horns; rather we retreat to routine episode line up that we can

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Fatih
  • The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Footnotes

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Footnotes

    (Poem found at: http://www.globaldarkness.com/articles/gill_scott_heron_revolution_willnotbe_televised.htm) First stanza: You will not be able to sit at home during the revolution and watch it on tv, it will not be broadcasted. Second stanza: The revolution will not be a show starring popular actors of the seventies, with commercials telling you how to lose five pounds quickly, or what makeup to wear. Third stanza: There will be no riots, no declaration of the winner of the war on television.

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    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Johnathan Locke - a Fictional Character on the Abc Television Series Lost Played by Terry O'Quinn

    Johnathan Locke - a Fictional Character on the Abc Television Series Lost Played by Terry O'Quinn

    Johnathan Locke, most often referred to by his surname "Locke", is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Terry O'Quinn. Although he typically has a calm demeanor on the island, his flashbacks portray him as angrier and more emotional. He is the antithesis to Jack Shephard and Ben Linus. In 2007, O'Quinn won the Emmy award for acting in a supporting role.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 Fictional character biography o 1.1

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Bred
  • Reality Tv - Authentic Television Shows

    Reality Tv - Authentic Television Shows

    Authentic Television Shows Reality TV has developed a lot and has changed as the nation changed. Unscripted reality TV has amused surprised and offended millions of viewers through the years. As time changed, so did the content of the program. Viewers want to know more about the participants and the participants have allowed themselves to be recognized by the public eyes. Reality TV shows are becoming more of a success and going to stay because

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    Essay Length: 735 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: Edward
  • The Effects of Television on Society

    The Effects of Television on Society

    It may be hard to admit, but television has become an intricate part of our everyday lives. People often find themselves sitting in front of the television screen for a longer period of time than ever before and this is due to the fact that television has evolved immensely over the past few years. Society is so addicted to television that it has become an issue. People are not aware of the dangers that television

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    Essay Length: 1,040 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Children’s Television

    Children’s Television

    Children's Television The children of America spend their time on many different activities. One of the most time consuming activities is watching television. Most children plug into the world of television long before they enter school: 70% of child-care centers use TV during a typical day. In a year, the average child spends 900 hours in school and nearly 1,023 hours in front of a TV. Television plays a large role in the social, emotional,

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Jon
  • How Does Television Violence Affect Children's Behavior

    How Does Television Violence Affect Children's Behavior

    How Does Television Violence Affect Children’s Behavior. Does television promote violence and crime among children? Although most people look at television as an entertaining and educational way to spend time, some people think there is to much violence in television and that is influencing our young into becoming aggressive in nature and to tolerate violence. Now scientists have discovered that all the violence in television can in fact mold a young innocent person into becoming

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Jon
  • Children, Television, and Violence

    Children, Television, and Violence

    Children, Television, and Violence Children, Television, and Violence TV violence may influence children more than most people are aware of. The amount of violence on TV is an important topic in todayЎЇs society. One of the reasons it should be so important to all of us is because almost everyone in America today has a television set, and because of itЎЇs availability, children are viewing disturbing images everyday from the comfort of their own

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Television Violence

    Television Violence

    Sitting in school, little Jane sits anxiously watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class, but Jane just can't wait to get home. When the bell finally rings, she runs out of the classroom, and all the way home. After blasting in the house, she runs to turn on the TV. Having nothing more exciting to do, Jane will sit in front of the television until her mom pulls her away for dinner.

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Television’s Affect on Young Teens

    Television’s Affect on Young Teens

    Television’s Affect On Young Teens With the ever growing world of mass media becoming more accessible to our children, we must realize the effect television has on the youth of today. The views and images portrayed on television go right to the heart of American youth. Young men and women are being taught that being over weight or not being skinny enough means that you are unattractive and lazy. The ideal female body which television

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Monika
  • Explain the Harmful Effects of Drugs Such as Ecstasy on the Individual and Society.

    Explain the Harmful Effects of Drugs Such as Ecstasy on the Individual and Society.

    In recent years, the rising use of addictive drugs has become one of the biggest social problems menacing certain countries. The illicit use of a variety of drugs appears to be increasing. Generally, a drug can be a substance, other than those required for the maintenance of normal health, which by its chemical nature alters the structure or function of a living organism. In this essay, drugs are more appropriate defined as psychoactive drugs such

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Mike

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