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Persuasive Essay (English 111)

   

Added on  2020-04-15

Persuasive Essay - English 111 - Desklib

   

Persuasive Essay (English 111)

   Added on 2020-04-15

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Running head: IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON YOUTHIMPACT OF TELEVISION ON YOUTHName of the student:Name of the university:Author note:
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1IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON YOUTHAbstract:Television is one of the most important medium of entertainment in the present generation. Starting from small age to that of elderly people, all prefer watching television. However, the cohort which remains mot addicted to television is the young people. Television has many positive impacts. It provides them with new from all over the world. They also get to know a lot about flora and fauna all over the world. Many channels show tips of healthy living hat makes their lives better. It also gives them time to handle their stress effectively. However there are many negative impacts. Youths develop unhealthy habits like improper sexual habits, violence, aggression, physical disorders like vision issues, obesity and many others. Parents should be careful about their wards. The national broadcasting organization should also posse proper control over the content they allow on the television. All these would help in overcoming the impacts and give them proper lives.
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2IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON YOUTHTitle: Television – “necessary evil” for the youth:In the present generation, media has a profound impact on different cohorts of population. Most of the impacts are mainly found over children and youth. Previously, printed word in the media through newspaper had been the main source of information as well as entertainment for young people. In the present generation, the printed word of the media has undergone a revolution. Media is no more restricted to prints and now has expanded to air, television as well as internet (Greenfield, 2014). Television is the most readily available medium of information to each and every household and has been a constant companion for young peoplenot only in Canada but also over the world. The thesis of this persuasive essay is (a) televisions in the present day are impacting the lives of youth both in a positive way and in negative way, (b) numerable factors are making them exposed to the television and also (c) the recommendations which can be provided to parents and guardians to prevent the young individuals of the family to get affected in a negative way.Statistical data suggest that an average Canadian adolescent watches television for more than 14 hours of the day. Television can be termed as “necessary evil” for such young souls. Thisis said so because, television can act as a powerful teacher. The important channels like Discovery, National Geographic, the tutorial classes for handicrafts, the classes conducted on teaching yoga and exercises and many others can provide them with good amount of knowledge. They can gather information and news from all over the world through the news channel and keep themselves updated (Van Der Chaul et al., 2015). However, it has many negative impacts as well. Many teenagers remain hooked for a long period of time which affects their academic career and earn them poor marks. A deleterious
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