Essays on Watching Television

Childhood obesity is a growing health concern with the National Conference of State Legislatures (2014) estimating that 31.7% of children and adolescents are either obese or overweight. Consequently, such a health concern has an impact on nursing. This is especially the case considering that obesity is associated with the patient being at a high risk of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and liver complications (Joshi, 2015). It is therefore important that policy imperatives be developed to tackle the problem. Some of primary areas of concern for a policy touching on childhood obesity include school nutrition, insurance coverage for affected ...

1. Project Proposal 1.1. Research Background Media campaign has always been central consideration for any marketing plan. Trends of communication using different media have been undergoing steady evolution for the past several decades. Today’s marketing plan involves much more sophistications than ever before requiring companies to adopt state-of-the-art approach to it to maximize their chances of success (Napoli, 2011; Noll, 2007). The proposed research is going to revolve around the assessment of effective ways of collecting the required data for STA (a traveling agency) helping it develop its new marketing plan aligning to existing and emerging trends of ...

A pioneer of radio broadcasting, Mary Somerville was once quoted as saying how television won’t last, more specifically saying that it was a “flash in the pan” ("Top 30 Failed Technology Predictions - Listverse", 2007). However, that was back in 1948, which was a lengthy sixty-seven years ago. Contrary to Somerville’s prediction, the art of television has proven to be able to stand the test of time, achieving this by spawning channels, networks, movies, and actors. This extremely brief list does not even begin to scratch the surface of the prolific world that television has created since ...

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The Media platform is a changing landscape. It has continuously evolved over the last few decades from print media to online platforms. Online media viewership has increased many-fold since the advent of easier access to the Internet and faster Internet speeds. People prefer accessing their favorite media content on the Internet since it gives them the option of watching their shows at their own choice of time. This rise in Internet usage for streaming video and audio content must have brought down the usage of one of the most frequently and widely used media platform in the past two ...

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Television is a strong media form that can have significant influence to the minds of the minors. Behavioral and psychological effects of television have been documented in research studies, but what is most significant is how literature reviews demonstrated the impact of television shows in the communication of minors and their mindsets. Television, in its various media forms, has the ability to influence behavior and may result in persuasive effects in the use of words and other forms of communication in order to attract its viewers, especially the minors. As the young audience is exposed to television in its ...

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In the contemporary era, it is no secret that childhood experiences are undergoing a drastic change as compared to previous times. Today, children are brought up in an environment that is absolutely saturated with the use of different forms of media. After coming home from school, a majority of children go straight for the TV set to watch their favorite programs and stuck in from of the ‘magic box’ for hours. According to a national survey conducted in the United States, “children aged 8 to 18 years had an average media usage time of 7 hours ...

Consciously or subconsciously, children tend to imitate behaviors, by inculcating to their own personalities features “borrowed” from the ones they identify as models. Such models can be their parents or relatives, either characters they see on TV or on video games. Children’s exposure to violent TV programs or video games may influence their behavior and personalities, making children more aggressive.

Watching violent programs on TV on a regular basis may create the idea for children that violence is a normal behavior and attitude and a viable solution for solving problems (“Children and TV Violence”). Moreover, because childhood represents a sensitive period, ...

I disagree with my classmates who claim that watching television cannot make one smarter. This is because television is informative and tends to educate a person on the realities of the world. The media offer the current happenings in society. For instance watching, the episode of 24 one can integrate a lot of information. The Sleeper’s curve is a new force that alters the mental development of children to benefit their cognitive faculties. The media show violence, ethnic stereotypes, and stories of addiction not to promote bad behavior but to enlighten the young people. These kinds of programs are nutritional and ...

Some parents prohibit their children to watch TV. They say it makes them dumber, or there is much cruelty in the world of television. However, I cannot agree with this point of view. There are many educational programs on modern tv. Besides, there are much more dangrers in the modern world around us than they show on tv. This essay is aimed at analyzing different opinions regarding this topic. In the essay I will claim that television can be useful. The essay I will divide into three parts: positive impact of television; counterarguments and the part devoted to analyzing ...

Praise can motivate a person to make an extra effort in order to perform better in a task they are assigned to do (Fisher 204). As a child, while growing up, I received praise from my parents and teachers alike when I did well in my school work. I remember that this worked as a major boost to my writing skills because as the praises continued flowing my way, so did I work hard to perform better and prove to them that I deserved every bit of the praise. But one sad thing is that even with the praises, I always felt that ...

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I agree with Johnson on the argument that watching television makes someone smarter. I agree with Johnson that people’s intelligence has improved by watching complex themes in the television. People today are better positioned than those of the ancient time are. Some of the current television shows are nutritional since they teach people to pay attention and make inferences as they interact with other people in the society. I disagree with the author’s comment that political events such as torture and racial profiling amount to social relationships. I disagree with the author’s claim that television ...

Watching television by children and teenagers has brought a controversial discussion on the effects it has in childhood development. This has further been researched by many scientist giving opposing results hence leaving parents in trepidation on which side to take. The scientists have come up with opposing opinions that have been agreed by people depending on individual point of perception. Seth Mullins in his article An Argument against Television for Children provides strong and concretive evidence as to why watching television is bad for children. Conversely, Samir Vermani, M.D convinces his readers that television has no bad effect on children in ...

Technology is fast changing and growing on a daily basis. Accordingly, children today grow in environments with various forms of technology including television, DVDs, video games, smartphones, and computers, among others. It is irrefutable fact that children from time to time interact with these forms of modern technology creating contention on whether these devices have significant effects on their cognitive development. Accordingly, there is an emerging topic of concern in education and behavioral sciences seeking to understand the effects of using technology on the brain function among children. As such, psychologists, neurologists, sociologists, and educators among other groups of researchers ...

Engaging in the many forms of social media is a routine activity, which, researchers have shown to be of benefit to adolescents and children by enhancing communication, technical skills and social connection. Social media sites for example Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, and MySpace provide multiple daily opportunities for connecting with classmates, friends and people sharing common interests. In the recent years, the number of adolescents and pre-adolescents using these sites has increased dramatically. According to a recent study, 22% of teenagers log on to their favorite social media more than ten times a day. In addition, more than a half of all adolescents log ...

Television is ubiquitous in America Culture. The average American watches am average of five hours of television every day. This is rather significant, because this means that if a person works full-time, then odds are they spend only slightly less time watching television than they do earn their livelihood. People work in order to maintain their lives, and if those lives outside of work consist of watching television, then it seems the cultural answer to the question, “Why are you working so hard?” seems to be, “So that I can watch TV.” From a profit perspective, TV programming is just the ...

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Colon is the part of the large intestine and its cancer is one of the important problems of modern society. Several factors can result in the development of colonic cancer. These factors may include non-modifiable types of risk factors as for example growing age, gender, race or ethnicity, and hereditary factors, and modifiable types of risk factors as for example obesity, poor diets, tobacco use, alcohol intake, reduced physical activity and sedentary life. Sedentary behavior is an important risk factor for modern life. It can result in obesity, insulin problems, and diabetes, which are found to be involved ...

The world has come to an age wherein technology touches at least one (if not all) aspects of our lives. It has developed at a terrifyingly fast rate that the sky is no longer the limit—indeed the reaches of technology have already gone beyond this and have achieved entry into outer space. While the advantages of advanced technology are seemingly endless, it certainly has its drawbacks as well. Take, for instance, the television, or commonly called the TV. There has been divided opinion on the effects of television on people, especially young children since it became a popular household appliance ...

Little was known about its impact on mankind, when the idiot box was first invented. Television has come a long way since its invention and today it has become a necessity. American children spend a substantial amount of time watching television. The television is a primary means of entertainment but also exposes kids to violence. Children love watching action movies and programs that are aired on television and demand toys such as guns and tanks. It is but natural for young minds to imitate what they learn from others and television is a great teaching aid for young kids. The important question to be ...

Many researchers in the field of psychology have investigated the link between television and obesity in both children and adults. It has been hypothesized that watching television leads to obesity in multiple ways. Individuals have replaced physical activity with watching television while subsequently increasing unhealthy snacking habits and reducing sleep. According Epstein Valoski, Vara, et al (1995), trials designed to reduce children's TV use have found improvements in body mass index (BMI), body fat, and other inter-correlated measures (http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-causes/television-and-sedentary-behavior-and-obesity/). There is also evidence that reducing adult's hours watching television have reduced obesity and interrelatedness measures. According to Otten, ...

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On an annual basis, children are known to spend more of their time on television watching than any other activity. In fact, television viewing can be considered as a hobby of most children. The entertainment programs presented on television attract the attention of most children causes addiction to them. The question that one may ask is, “Does television watching have any health concern?” A positive relationship is believed to exist between television watching and rates of obesity. Although it is still not clear the reasons behind it, studies have shown that the two are directly related. The proposed study, therefore, ...

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Introduction Heisei media essentially transforms human psychology. Media actively invade not only our lives but also in the lives of our children. Computer, TV, VCR firmly part of the lives of many kids, from the first years of life. In some families, as soon as the child learns to sit, sit down in front of his screen. Screen becomes the main "educator" of the child. This article will examine factors affecting the mental and physical health of children when watching television, as well as available technical means ...

Tremendous scientific advancements have enabled the creation of computers along with the wide range of functional potential that they possess. Computers are notable for their application in medicine, military complex, science, education, and entertainment, of which the last two have come to be the most controversial of functions. The point is that children are used to spending plenty of time in front of computer screens, whether for the purpose of education or entertainment, which cannot choose but produce health-related concerns among medicine and health experts who claim computers to have a negative outcome for maturing children’s minds. Healy (17) ...

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Society as a whole is seeing a gradual change with the advent of technology along with the phasing out of baby boomers and their being replaced by immigrants. Communication across borders has been facilitated by emails and insta messaging. Travelling to far off lands to explore new opportunities has become easier. The age of the baby boomers is past. This paper discusses the effect of baby boomers, automation and immigration on society.

Baby Boomers

A baby boomer is a person born during the post world war II period. That is between 1946 and 1964. The term is also used in the context of culture. ...

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INTRODUCTION - Rationale Studies indicate that students who participate in extracurricular activities do better than those who do not participate in these activities. Data acquired from the study reveal that among the students who were surveyed, watching television, playing sports and participating in various community services greatly develops academic performance, however, it was also revealed that playing musical instruments do not quite improve academic performance. Conclusively, the study shows that indeed extracurricular activities influence academic performance, subsequently; this effect depends on students’ involvement in various activities. - Problem

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Television is undoubtedly the cheapest form of entertainment. It plays a huge role in our lives in terms of education, information and entertainment. In spite of the positive impact television brings, it has its down side as well. Hundreds of scientific research have pointed out that there exists a strong link between real-life violence and media violence, especially in children. However, the entertainment industry has distanced itself from such findings probably because they do not want to tarnish their image. The children tend to normalize the violence they view on television and try to apply it to solve challenges they face in ...

This paper discusses the epistemology of two of the essays I have written for this course. I am focusing on project 2 and project 3. These essays were on the topics of television viewing in childhood and the causes and effects of same-sex marriage. To write both of these papers, I used my own experiences and opinions, as well as my own research. I also used background information that I have learned from reading news stories and watching news programs. All of these things helped me to form my opinions of the issues discussed and caused me to form ...

There has been an increasing concern that language abilities and development in children in the past one decade has declined due to the negative effects of increased exposure to television. In the modern families, television is an epicenter, which is a result of the changes that have taken place in the western culture. In addition, it has become common for a household to have more than one television set hence children watch television from their bedrooms. Children programs have increasingly become common most societies with producers of children programs developing more educational and competitive products (Gliebe, 2011). Therefore, one cannot ignore ...

Watching television is a habit that is synonymous with the current society. This has been considered to be the best way through which guests can be entertained and keep people busy as well as obtain vital information. The accessibility of television and the fact that it is available in every household makes it a perfect source of information for most people who cannot access the internet or afford to buy newspapers every day. However, as households enjoy the information that comes with television, there is another danger being posed to children who get caught up in the tradition. Apart from the ...

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A marginal youth group can be identified as a group of youth who have been identified by social workers as potential clients. Such groups exhibit some form of problem behavior or participate in some form of delinquent activities (Ngai et al, 2001). The police and private security guards are meant to provide security to the community and identify and protect the rights of these marginalized youth groups. However, the people who have the mandate to safeguard the rights of these groups are often seen as the violators of their rights. This is done by high handedness and implementation of laws ...

Whether corporal punishment should be applied in home, school or any other setting in punishing children has been an issue that has been widely debated. There are those who believe that this kind of punishment is a good means of offering discipline to children while others see it as a form of abuse (Coleman, Dodge, & Campbell, 2010). There are people who believe that the practice is a means of discipline and, on the other hand, there are those people who believe it is child abuse. This paper aims to discuss whether or not corporal punishment is necessary in punishing children. Corporal ...

American with all its advancement in technology and medical breakthrough is one of the world’s leading countries in childhood obesity. For obesity to be stemmed among young people, the cause, the effects and prevention must be dealt with first. Everyone has a body, children as well as adults; and weight corresponds with height and gender; when there is more than twenty percent stored fat on the body that person is considered obese. For example if a child’s ideal body weight should be sixty pounds and he or she weights eighty pounds or more this child is considered obese.. ...

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The term television addiction is not a term to be taken lightly. This is a very serious issue which should be given a lot of weight. Television addiction can be just like drug addiction. Therefore, television addiction is a case whereby people watch television more often than other people do.to determine drug addiction we observe that a person take time trying to reduce the intoxicant while committing less time to his/her peers and other people. This is aimed at dedicating much of the time in taking the drug; hence, this is the case that applies to a television addict. There are many cases that ...

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Television holds a very important purpose in the lives of every viewer. The perception of whether this particular purpose is a bad one or a good one is entirely dependent on the viewer. An article written by Steven Johnson and titled Watching TV Makes You Smarter appeared in the New York Times in the year 2005. This particular article has generated a lot of debate on whether television makes the viewer more intelligent or dumber. In the article, Johnson blatantly suggests and asserts that watching television actually makes us, the viewers smarter. He begins his article with a statement that says that television watching ...

- Introduction - Research title: Effects of Television on young children - Thesis statement - Watching television has positive and negative effects on young children. By limiting the number of hours a child can watch television and carefully selecting the shows the child can watch, parents can increase the positive effects offered by television to children while minimizing the negative effects. - Criteria for online research - Search engine optimization – Google is the search engine to be used in the research mainly due to its well organized results and the author’s familiarity with its interface ...

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Children watching on television are a learning activity. New ideas and lessons are learned every day. It is of great concern about the effect of this activity on the children's health. Mostly, as the activity is done, the child is involved with minimal physical exercise, yet the food consumption remains constant. The activity can lead to an increase of the calories gained by the child. The impact of this to the child may be obese. This is a body condition in which body mass exceeds body size. An individual is characterized by body fats due to increased body metabolism. It is ...

Over the last few decades, parents, educators, and healthcare professionals have expressed concern about the various effects that entertainment media such as television, videogames, movies, and music videos can have on children. The major concerns are that these media may encourage children to engage in antisocial or harmful behaviors or limit their physical activities. However, some parents, educators, and healthcare professionals also recognize positive effects that these media can have, such as educational value. As with many other types of media, electronic entertainment media can have both positive and negative effects depending on which specific media children view and ...

The purpose of my research paper is to inform my audience about what specific benefits and disadvantages, if any, occur when young children watch television, including educational and entertainment programs as well as commercials. I chose this topic because my own two-year-old child now watches some television shows, and I observed my child learning some words and behaviors from these programs. I want to explore both the positive and negative effects of young children watching television, so that as a parent I can increase any beneficial effects of television viewing and decrease any negative effects. My intended audience is other ...

Pediatric Case Study

Part I. Cultural and Family Assessment

Culture and family are oftentimes neglected during patient assessment, especially when the person is viewed only in terms of disease, causes and treatment. However, providing holistic care that encompasses all aspects of the patient’s life has the potential to improve patient outcomes. In nursing theory, Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger refer to culture as a belief system, a worldview through which the patient perceives health, care, nursing and the world in general (George, 2011). It is transmitted from one generation to the next through interaction in social institutions such as the family, school and ...

Central issues

The question as to whether television is a tool critical for aiding the acquisition of knowledge has been the subject of debate among scholars. Some scholars argue that television is a hindrance to the process of learning hence should be left out of the learning set up. In a seminal review on the role of media in education, one scholar points out that media is not a determinant of the outcomes of learning rather the content presented is what determines the learning outcomes. He concludes his research in stating that the media is basically “ a mere vehicle of delivery” hence it does not determine ...

2. The difference between the “common need” and the “common good” is readily apparent in a capitalist, free market society, based on the hierarchy which we use to make decisions. When we work towards a need, matters become utilitarian in a hurry. When we force ourselves to consider a good, the entire calculus changes. The role of philosophy is to give us a mandate to stop serving our short-term interests and to consider the deeper, less visible ramifications of the decisions that we make. Consider, for example, the recent hullabaloo over the statements made by the founder of Chick-Fil-A regarding his own support for ...

Obesity is defined as a medical condition in which there is excessive accumulation of fat within the body specifically adipose tissue which leads to an increase in the incidences of health problems such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and by extension a reduction in life expectancy. The other definition that is commonly accepted is that obesity is a medical condition characterized by a person having a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is greater than 30kg/m2. Obesity is classified into three categories: class I, class II, and class III. A person with BMI of between 30 and 34.9 falls in the category of class I ...

In the Modern era, the media is the major source of information and entertainment. However, the media affects the social, political and cultural aspects of the society. The recent technological advancements and communication changes have ensured that information is relayed faster than before (Biagi 10). The development of communications technology directly affects the speed in which a society and culture evolve (Spark 5). It is estimated that adults spend about half of their working lives with the media. In the US, an individual starts his day by watching the television news or checking the newspaper, goes to work, communicates ...

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There have been concerns on the amount and duration that television viewing has on the language development and cognitive abilities of infants and toddlers. The American Academy of Paediatrics has actually recommended that children who are below two years should be discouraged from watching television while the ones who are older than two years should only watch television for two hours. Several studies have been carried out on children and have yielded significant and alarming results.

Chonchaiya, W. &Pruksananonda, C. (2008).Television viewing associates with delayed language development. ActaPædiatrica, 97, 977–982 A research was conducted ...

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Physical activity is an essential aspect in enhancing healthy growth and development of people irrespective of their age. In the United States of America, there has been a significant level of physical inactivity among different groups of the community especially among the youths. This has led to increased prevalence of lifestyle diseases such as obesity paving way for its related diseases. America has recorded the highest rates of obesity in the world. According to Blackburn and Walker (2005), 74.6% of Americans are obese with obesity being one of the leading causes of death in the nation (p.207). Obesity is one ...

Studies show the television is the strongest mass communication medium in use amongst residents of the United States. Television signals are received at households via cable systems, antennas, and cable systems. Owing to the huge impact of television viewing on the public, the government has a responsibility to regulate what is aired on televisions. However, watching television is a right in the United States constitution protected by the First Amendment that calls for freedom of speech and expression.

Watching television as a right in the United States constitution is not stated directly but rather falls under the category of free expression and ...

Advertisements are nowadays everywhere from the billboards, magazines, TV commercials, and pop-up ads on the internet. The internet has become a cup of tea for almost if not all teenagers, they spend hours on the internet’s especially the social networking sites such as my world space, twitter, hi 5, Facebook among others. Marketers are targeting kids and they have found success in kids since children between the ages of 12 years and below will always convince their parents to buy then what they want. It is documented that parents in the US spend five hundred dollars in a year on ...

Childhood Obesity is as well-known problem in America. An altered lifestyle, as well as dietary habits, could account for the epidemic. There are many differing opinions as to the exact cause and, indeed, the possible solutions to the problem. In order to grasp a basic knowledge of the overarching topic, the findings and theories of various researchers have been compared. In their article “Weighing in on the Issue of Childhood Obesity,” Lynn-Garbe and Hoot introduce a fictional situation concerning a 4-year-old boy called Kyle. Kyle is the subject of ridicule and exclusion on the playground as a result of his weight (Lynn-Garbe & ...

Fast or junk food has been identified as the major cause of obesity in many countries of the world. However, it is evident that most teenagers who are addicted to watching television are the worst victims. Research indicates that, most television adverts on fast food are taken seriously by teenagers because of the beautiful and convincing people who present them. Television watching and children are a good combination that results to poor diets in many countries. The adverts mostly target the teenagers and they make them to end up with poor dietary decisions. A study in the United States in ...

Influence of Media on Youths’ Thoughts and Behavior

Over the last century, the world has witnessed great innovations in media. Media can take many forms which include newspapers, magazines, radio and television networks (McManus, 2008). The last half century has particularly seen an unprecedented growth in one of the most popular forms of media today – the internet. Other forms of media include video games (McManus, 2008). These media outlets have undoubtedly changed every human society. They have brought about faster communication means and enhanced businesses through advertising. The media has also enabled openness in societies, which has helped expose corrupt activities by government officials and thus aided ...

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Increase in weight among children can have an impact on one’s health. The situation can be made worse by having excess fats in the body because it can lead to obesity. By using a standard index that determines the height and weight of a person, one can easily tell whether he or she is obese. If a person is obese, chances of contracting other ailments are very high. Some of those diseases include breathing problems when sleeping, diseases of the heart, and specific kinds of cancer and diabetes of type 2 (Ling, 2005, p. 143). Increase in weight among children in ...