Task-2
“Television programmers can only ever be used to entertain people, not to educate them”
Introduction:
Currently we 're living in the modern world, which would in turn change, everything come to the people of modernity. The television was invented first time by Philo T. Farnsworth on 7th September, 1927. He showed that it was achievable to broadcast an image electronically, without using a mechanical process. Television is a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are regenerated on screens, predominantly utilized to broadcast programs for communication and entertainment up to date. (Ideafinder.com, 2006)
Overview:
The importance of television programs can never be expressed in words. It is considered as one of the most
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Maximum children of South Asia like “Meena” cartoon. This cartoon was developed by UNICEF. Meena is used as a tool to announce important information on gender, education, child rights, protection and development. The "Meena cartoon" descriptions present many positive concepts of a girl succeeding against disagreement to gain equal arrangement, care, love and favor. Creative and breathtaking story lines have promoted social issues in a provocative way. So children can understand and can learn about their progression after seeing “Meena” cartoon. (Internationalpoliticalforum.com, …show more content…
People seek entertainment and agitation, a program can give us that in the form of films or other programs. Most of the people want information, accomplishments and instruction because they are inquisitive and like to become conversant. Television program gives us this in educational or documentary programs. People enjoy creativity, and television programs give us that in the work of all the people involved in creating clever witty dialogues, film scripts, effective scenery. Television programs can teach us the world, different cultures, several people, languages. So television program is not only for entertainment or educate people. It has a good side and a bad side.
Conclusion:
As we have seen, television offers us a wide range of valuable programs for our entertainment and education. Television not only provides many types of programs with interesting and broad subject matter, it also serves to fulfill our needs in terms of pleasure and knowledge. Television programs can contribute positively to the education of society and people’s awareness of others. So television program has a good side and bad side, we can get entertainment and education from a television program.
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“ But who has the ever torn himself from the claw that encloses you when you drop a seed in a TV parlor?” (Bradbury 84). Tv has been a big role in society since the late 1920’s. “Why should we oppose censorship when scenes of murder and mayhem dominate the TV screen.” (Aclu).
Even the mouse knew it was important and would be hungry for more. But in today’s society actual hand-written books are being replaced with virtual literature. The information is still the heart of media, but the presentation is very different,
In the book, Postman points out the differences in society between a culture whose discourse is delivered by oral and written language, and one whose is delivered by television. He does not take issue with television and technology being used as entertainment, however; he is skeptical of the fact that "Entertainment is the supra-ideology of all discourse on television" (Putman 87). In order to drive home his point of the role television and technology has had on the degradation of the quality of our societies discourse, Putman first characterizes
The Overuse of Television Kameron G Loyd BYU-Idaho During an average week, how much television does the average child watch? Parents, educators, and concerned citizens alike would be appalled at the answer of 1,480 minutes (BLS American Time Use Survey, A.C. Nielsen Co.). They would also be revolted by the statistic that 54% of four to six year olds would rather spend time watching television instead of spending time with their fathers (BLS American Time Use Survey, A.C. Nielsen Co.). In 1984, Neil Postman saw how devastating television watching was becoming to the culture of America, and gave a speech to the literary community at the 1984 Frankfort Germany Book Fair entitled “Amusing Ourselves to Death” which deals directly with this monolithic issue. Although the speech and subsequent article, published in Et Cetra, were directed at the publishers, writers, illustrators, etc., all those who read this article can also benefit from Postman’s overarching desire to decrease the hours of mind-numbing television watching.
Why?. . . It must be right. . . your mind hasn’t time to protest, ‘What nonsense!’’” (80). Faber says that people are tricked into thinking that television is the only thing in the world that is completely right and correct, and is the only thing that can cause ultimate happiness.
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Some of the thing on television included the news, political speeches, dramas, sitcoms, and cartoons. The television was a way to get news to lots of people in a very short amount of time. The television was also amazing for advertisements for companies. The companies could get out the word of what they are selling and
What were they going to do? Well, said Mildred, wait around and see” (42). What followed was a display of colors and sounds, and the people were back to shallow words again. The TV that everyone spends their lives watching does not have a plot, purpose, moral or point. It is nothing more than unconnected sentences, bright colors and loud noise.
Peter Weller once stated, “Television is an isolating experience, sadly enough. But as good as it ever gets, it’s still isolating. You sit in your home and visit with no one.” Staring into the television screen, zoned out and mesmerized, our minds are living the life of the characters in the movie or TV show. In today’s society, people obsess over there shows instead of there family, friends, and children.
Television has become the chief of entertainment. However, when we watch TV, we aren’t really paying attention to what’s going on. TV, in my perspective focuses more on young African-American males being assassinated by cops. Shootings like Ferguson, the Trayvon Martin case and cases on unarmed African Americans have negative effects on our culture. In today’s society, many of our complications haven risen about cops killing innocent residents, mostly black people.
Neil Postman in Chapter 1 of "Amusing Ourselves to Death" aims to show how the television can manipulate a person 's decision in politics, religion, education and turn those into entertainment. Even today Postman’s ideeas stand strong and it is true that if an information is entertaining the viewer will not look at the autenticity or what the origins of it are. Probably as expected, the more the technology advances, the more the manipulation from the television is taking place. This is done by: changing how people think, making their brain numb by not allowing them to have an opinion and interfering in their family life and in people decision-making process. The only way to save ouselves from living under the control of the television is simply
Television shows are one of the biggest forms of media that have been globalized and popularized around
1. Introduction Today television plays a big role in many people’s life, especially for children. It is hard to imagine a world without television. Thanks to the development of technology, television is invented, and considered as a great medium that provokes imagination, encourages education, and entertains the children around the world. Television can also be a beefy influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior (Bee, 1998).
Sandra Assouad Ahmed Sokkary Farida El Hagin Omar El Battat Television and how it affects our society Television is one of the most important miracles of science. It is a telecommunication medium that is used for transmitting and receiving moving images and sound. Televisions can transmit images that are monochrome, in color, or in three dimensions. Whether good or bad, television has found its way into the lives of people all over the world and it 's an important part of life for many.