can you help me write an introduction on tv whether it is good or bad?

Answer 1

TV is an idiot box that keeps you busy without work. Its educative, informative, time wasting or spoiler. Depends on how you use it.

It makes you tear
it makes you fear.
And sometimes its a fun
with one can of beer.

Answer 2

As for your introduction, you can start off by using some simple statistics that can be found on the web. You can say something like Today in the US, there are approximately ____ more people that own tvs than there were ___ years ago. More people use tv for leisure activities than once before. And just continue on with that idea and then go on to use examples of whether you think tv is good or bad and support your examples. If you choose to think that tv is good give some examples and if you support them enough, then you will have a strong paper. The same if you choose to think tv is bad. Either way, if you support them and use factual information, you will have a stronger paper than if you didn't use good examples and support them.
You can say things like tv is good because CSI is an awesome show (even though I would never argue against it. lol)...

Good luck with your paper!

Answer 3

depends on the show u r watching.tastes differ.some shows are good,others are not,some are useful,even if it's for having fun,not just for culture and info,others are very bad and spread bad morals.and also on wheather u watch too much tv that u don't work or c ur duties at home well or u r moderate.also it might turn some persons into timid ones who don't like to c others or go out.others watching too much tv turn into lazy people.and there's also tv addiction.

Answer 4

Except "Koun banega Crorepathi", I dont watch anything on TV.
Nothing is worth watching ..that too bearing the boring advertisement, (repeatedly), !
BUT for old retired people who have nothing else to do, its ok.
They want to be young and want to be in the company of youngsters in TV programs. let them be! otherwise what else should they do? in this world?

Answer 5

No, but I'll point out that a medium is neither good nor bad. Anything can be put to good or bad uses.

Answer 6

It depends upon vich channel u see

Answer 7

Is Television Good Or Bad? Television is not a bad thing, but in fact is a resource that can be used to educate and entertain people of all ages. There are many programs on television, which do not educate, because everyone needs to be entertained. I feel that television is a resource that is not used to the full extent that it could be. Television programs that educate are scarce and those that do educate are often on during the day when children are at school. Television stations should organise their programs so that the education shows are shown when children get home from school (3:30 - 4:30) so that the children will be able to learn while enjoying themselves at home. Schools often use television as a way of educating students because on television, they can demonstrate many experiments.

A new study by Seattle researchers suggests that television viewing by children younger than 3 can damage their reading comprehension and short-term memory.

But the same study also says that for 3- to 5-year-olds, watching TV may actually improve some cognitive abilities.

Researchers say the findings, published today in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, provide a much-needed analysis of the effects of television viewing among young children, and illustrate how important it is for parents to monitor what their children watch.

"Television is not inherently good or bad — it's how you use it," said Frederick Zimmerman, co-author of the study and an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.

A new study by Seattle researchers suggests that television viewing by children younger than 3 can damage their reading comprehension and short-term memory.

But the same study also says that for 3- to 5-year-olds, watching TV may actually improve some cognitive abilities.

Researchers say the findings, published today in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, provide a much-needed analysis of the effects of television viewing among young children, and illustrate how important it is for parents to monitor what their children watch.

"Television is not inherently good or bad — it's how you use it," said Frederick Zimmerman, co-author of the study and an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.

A new study by Seattle researchers suggests that television viewing by children younger than 3 can damage their reading comprehension and short-term memory.

But the same study also says that for 3- to 5-year-olds, watching TV may actually improve some cognitive abilities.

Researchers say the findings, published today in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, provide a much-needed analysis of the effects of television viewing among young children, and illustrate how important it is for parents to monitor what their children watch.

"The context of violence is what makes it acceptable or unacceptable, and the depiction of violence in drama is essential for children to understand the world in which they are growing up, both at an individual level and a societal level. Yet the belief that media violence is harmful, and now the suggestion that watching any television is harmful, remains.

The factors that have been identified as risk factors for children who are in trouble and who become bullies are child abuse, family breakdown, unemployment and poverty, isolation, lack of social success, peer-group pressure. The media are not high on the list of influences when other risk factors are absent. But trying to isolate the impact of media alone misses the bigger issue.

While media violence may not be a major factor in explaining individual acts of violence and bullying, it may be a very important factor at the societal level. The media depict a very violent world and the media exploit that violence in news programs as well as in sport and fictional drama.

In the society we see on TV there are high levels of aggression, and there is wide acceptance of antisocial behaviour. As a result of viewing this kind of program day after day, we know that people (viewers) perceive the world to be a much more dangerous place than it actually is and fear they will be the victims of violence. This is particularly true for the vulnerable: those living alone, children, women and older people. Perpetrators learn that aggressive attitudes and behaviours are often acceptable, even on the sports field.

Media content has changed its form in the past few decades. Morality tales are now few. Remember when the hero drew his gun only when he was provoked, and always in the service of good? Increasingly the models of behaviour in films, television, video games and music are antisocial. Gangsters, drug dealers and psychopaths are often glamorised.

Right and wrong are no longer clear concepts. This extends way beyond fictional programs, as we know from the war in Iraq, our treatment of refugees, and the debate that surrounds these issues. We don't believe our politicians any more. And the examination of their manipulation of facts becomes part of the media environment where conflict is heightened and exploited for commercial advantage. Altogether this media world presents an experience where the values depicted are at best ambiguous and confusing.

Behaviour is a function of social context. If young people are to grow up to be socialised human beings rather than bullies, constructive rather than destructive, they have to have hope and opportunity. They must be offered something to live for, to believe in, to value. And our media with its emphasis on conflict, violence and sensationalism, its exploitation of bullying in sport and other arenas consistently undermines that process.

We know the importance of a child's early years. If children are not given the stimulation and support they need in those early years, they will grow up to become marginalised adults. Their health, literacy, and physical skills are all-important. But just as crucial for their social wellbeing is the development of their emotional and moral intelligences. Children require healthy bodies, educated minds, and an understanding of their social purpose.

We won't reduce bullying by the impossible task of stopping four-year-olds watching television. Rather television can have a positive role to play. It can be a wonderful medium to inspire and inform as effectively as it now promotes antisocial values.

In 1995, Nelson Mandela, then president of South Africa, sent a message to the first World Summit on Television and Children in Melbourne. In part, he said: "The future of our planet lies in children's hands. All of you involved in television, which is one of the most powerful influences on children, have an awesome responsibility on your shoulders."

At a time when it appears that the moral and the cultural fabric of our society is disintegrating, it is ever more important that we instil in our youth and children a strong sense of values, a compassion and understanding of one another's culture and humanity, and offer them knowledge about the world.


So now, you are the better Judge to say whether Tv is Good or Bad.