Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The Rule And Influence of TV In Our Lives

How do you like to live a TV-less life?
TV has become such an integral part of our lives that very people in electrified urban and rural areas can't imagine a day without it. The TV set has become an entertainer, nanny, pacifier, time filler, and background noise.
There are people who live alone, but turn on the TV as soon as they arrive home from work, even though they don't intend to watch it. They just want to have some background noise in an otherwise silent house.
There are also people who plop their children in front of TV sets to keep them “ out of the hair” while they're busy with other tasks.
And then there are people who some home from work, park themselves in front of the TV and zone out, ignoring the other people inside their house.
TV(as their media in general) has been blamed for host of societal hills and health problems, such as obesity and shorter attention spars; increased tendency toward aggression and violence; and increased tendency toward consumptives lifestyles.
Think about it. As long as you are watching TV you are sedentary. You're just setting there, probably gaining more calories from junk food and soda pop. In addition, you are exposing yourself to a lot of advertisements on products that, in all probability, you don't really need but will certainly poster your parents to buy for you later.
Worse, TV fosters unrealistic expectations in impressionable young minds about what : acceptable” body images and behavior should be.
Teenagers worry about losing enough weight because the actors they see on TV are oh-so-thin. Young girls gyrate on game shows in completely graceless dance routines copied from music videos.
Watching too much TV overstimulates and “rewires” the developing brains of young children, increasing their risk for attention problems such as difficulty concentrating and being restless, impulsive and easily confused.
Adolescents who watch pro wrestling on watch pro wrestling on TV were more likely to behave violently than the other kids, carry weapons, and start fights.
Kids spend a lot of time in front of TV often on brainless shows that require no mental activity.
I my own research, some groups encourages people to unplug their TV's for a week and engage in healthier, more productive, rewarding, and community-oriented activities.
I'm also addicted to TV. Sometimes my parents will get angry to me for nit hearing their saying cause I'm very addicted. It cause my parents to hide the TV I was very angry to them because they hide and I don't have anymore hang-out in the house.
Also I realize that there are many effects in TV. One is you can't study very well anymore because you're addicted watching TV causing to have low grades. Another is when you are near to the TV, too much radiation causing your eyes to blared and causing you to blind.
So how about turning off your TV and turning life for a change?

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