2006-08-27 07:24:07 · 14 answers · asked by Noelpeter 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Books make you think. You have to imagine the story, picture everything happening, decipher phrasing, occasionally use context clues, things like that.
Television engages the senses. You not only get a story, but you get visuals and sounds. Seeing and hearing something is as close to experiencing the story as we can get. A turn of phrase may catch one's attention, but images and sounds have a greater impact, much of the time.
And with books, it's sometimes easy to become sleepy, disinterested, etc, especially if the plot is dragging. We are accustomed to putting books down; they are written so that we can do just that at some points. Television holds our attention; it is designed to be that way. It's meant to be riveting. And we wonder, what is going to happen? And often, if we drift off or leave, we miss things. So we stay and watch.
2006-08-27 07:33:08 · answer #1 · answered by calculusheyhey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't agree with that statement. TV is basically for mindless losers who want to be entertained without putting forth any effort. Books are a great way to tune out the world for a while.
2006-08-27 07:33:49 · answer #2 · answered by leadfoot126 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The simple reason is that with television, You can hear and see the pictures and the brian processes that information better. Than the books information!!!
2006-08-27 08:50:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think people don't have the capacity for real imagination these days. we are all so hung up on others entertaining us that we don't remember when it was fun to think of fun things to do. i like television as much as anyone else, but the fact is human-kind is headed for disaster. when t.v. shows begin to dictate your lifestyle it becomes a plague rather than entertainment, sort of like being addicted to something. kill your t.v.
2006-08-27 07:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by aldamixxmasta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love to read, but i also love tv. reading is wonderful because books are so intricitely crafted. but tv is always changing, new shows, new plotlines, new characters. a good book never changes, and while that is a good thing, tv can be more interesting because of that fact.
but i would still choose reading over tv
2006-08-27 07:30:50 · answer #5 · answered by . 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you don't have to use you brain. books make you use you imagination. That's why books are really better for you!
While watching TV you can just sit there and be entertained
2006-08-27 07:33:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably because television doesn't require imagining things...it's already there in front of you. Just watching something happen is "easier" than imagining it and picturing it in your head.
2006-08-27 07:30:19 · answer #7 · answered by Jenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
teenager angst...i gained each and every communicate on my speech and debate team approximately issues like teenager suicide and Columbine. its rather user-friendly for me to talk approximately because of the fact i comprehend what those young ones are dealing with seeing as how i very almost comitted suicide and that i knew the two boys that have been in contact wiht the columbine shooting. i could finally elect to start a mentoring form of ingredient for stricken young ones. no longer that it hobbies me, it makes me unhappy yet its merely user-friendly for me to talk approximately it and elevate awareness to help avert childrens that i understand from taking place that course.
2016-12-11 16:14:41 · answer #8 · answered by miracle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
becaus now adays people dont want to have to work to enjoy things. They want the simpilest easyest enjoyment possible reading requiers thinking watching tv just requires pushing buttons.
2006-08-27 07:30:34 · answer #9 · answered by archie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is geared to short attention spans.
2006-08-27 07:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋