Beware of Television
It is considered that one of the greatest inventions of the twentieth
century—the television—completely changed the way of a person's life.
Television has brought into every home a lot of information and easy-to-reach
entertainment. Is its influence on the personality, family, or children
positive only or is there another side of the coin? Yes, there is. A negative
one. The effect of television depends not only on the content of its programs,
but there are more general aspects of influence of TV viewing on intellectual
activity. To make sure of that we need to look scrupulously at every aspect of
this phenomenon in general, not emphasizing on the quality and content of its
production.
An abundance of information pouring into a person's consciousness at a
fast pace does not allow him to analyze and comprehend it properly. For example,
let us make a comparison between reading and viewing. The pace of reading,
clearly, depends entirely upon the......
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