Government Warning:
Too much Television is Dangerous to your Health
For some, television would be considered by far one of the most ingenious inventions ever invented by man. By saying this, several television sets would be found in every household, including those of the less fortunate people. People watch television for all kinds of reasons, may it be to expand their knowledge, waste time, or escape reality; but the main reason why people spend so much time glued to the television is for the sole purpose of their entertainment. Though television may be helpful and advantageous to us humans in so many ways, too much of this is still bad and may be hazardous to our health resulting in physiological and psychological effects.
The effect of watching television can be classified into two main categories; physiological effect and the psychological effect. The first category; physiological effect, deals with the effects our body undergoes. An example of a physiological effect that our body undergoes because of too much television is eyestrain. Television emits wavelengths that when watching for a long time may be harmful to our eyes. The time and distance when watching television is important to remember for one to avoid straining the eyes which can lead to headaches. The rapid flickering and changing of colors can also contribute to eye strain when watching too much television. Another physiological effect is obesity. Due to watching too much television one has the habit of becoming lazy. With this, television viewers prefer to eat while watching and prefer food that is easier to eat like TV dinners and junk food. According to a 1989 study by Larry Tucker at Brigham Young University taken for the article “TV watching- pros and cons” states that “Men who watch television three on more hours a day are twice as likely to be obese than men who watch for less than an hour.”
Too much television also affects the psychological aspect of a person. Because of what is seen by viewers on TV, they try to portray these actions in real life, thinking that all these are normal and would not be harmful to anyone. This psychological effect is seen mostly in children and teenagers. Violence, aggression, sex, substance abuse, the use of foul language are some of the things that kids and teenagers are able to watch on TV and try to emulate. (findarticles.com) By parents allowing their children to watch these kinds of shows on TV, this will affect the mental capability of a child to differentiate right from wrong. Television also affects the ability of a person to use his/her creativity and imagination because television does all the work for the viewers.
Though television may be helpful in learning new things especially for those not capable of experiencing things first hand, there is still a limitation to everything. As we said, too much of something is never good; one must know his/her limitations so that one would not be addicted to something and would lessen the risk that an addiction may bring.
Reference list:
Too much tv is hazardous. (2001). Retrieved November 2009 from
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NHF/is_4_19/ai_86743857/?tag=content;col1
Tv watching: pros and cons. (n.d). Retrieved November 2009 from
http://www.myfavoriteezines.com/articles/TV-watching-pros-cons.html
Reflection:
Writing this essay required a lot of research and full understanding of the topic. This essay was a bit heavier than the other due to the research that had to be done and the length on the essay. Writing this essay made me more aware of my topic and made me more knowledgeable about it. This essay time constraining but once you have all the facts and information about the topic you are writing about, it would be very easy to write. I feel that if I were given the chance to rewrite my essay I would improve my choice of word and I would site more information about my topic that is not known by a lot of people.
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