Television

Discussion Essay – Television

The television is a relatively new invention which has had an enormous impact upon our modern world. It has opened up numerous experience opportunities for countless numbers of people. While today's technology has spawned a bewildering variety of electronic devices, our society has become greedy and lazy. The increased use of television is creating many problems in modern societies and these problems putweigh any perceived benefits.

In the past, only the wealthy could experience the diversity of the world. The TV has changed all that. Now anyone-rich or poor can experience and learn about our diverse world. From the Amazon jungle to the pyramids of Egypt, people can learn almost anything about the world in the comfort of their own home. In addition, the variety of TV programs provide us with the latest information, sports games, movies and shopping channels.

Also, the television has opened up a colorful world of learning opportunity for all people. Learning has become exciting. The traditional methods of learning from teachers talking to a class seem boring when compared to the dynamic media experience of the television. TV has become a simple and convenient educational tool.

There are, however some drawbacks with television. Firstly, as an educational tool, television may encourage passive learning. Learning should be an active process and TV may discourage this. People can become so used to images flashing on the screen that they fail to carefully concentrate on one subject. Moreover, our imaginative faculty will degenerate from getting so used to receiving the images of the each and every scene of this world.

Secondly, the TV can be way of passing on bad information. It is easy to access any programs on air, such as programs that are violent and include lot of unnecessary informations. These will have the most immediate influence on the viewer, child to adult, and foster bad behaviours. In fact, those

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