TV: is it agood thing ?
· Introduction:
Mass Media are one of the most characteristicfeatures of modern civilization. People are united into one global communitywith the help of mass media.People can learn about what is happening in theworld very fast using mass media.
Themass media include: newspapers,magazines,radio & TV.The most exciting andentertaining kind of M.M. is television .Itbrings moving pictures and sound directly to people’s homes.So we can seeevents in faraway places.
Thename “TELEVISION” comes from Greek wordmeaning “FAR” and Latin word meaning “ to see “, so it means “to seefar “.
· Advantages :
TV has good and bad sides.First of all it keeps people informed,we canlearn a lot of information watching TV. We can choose programs that appeal tous more,because TV provides programs for all interest.Sometimes we canrelax,entertain ourselves when we are tired.Moreover it’s stopes people feelinglonely,it is educational and cheap.Advertisement on TV gives us information aboutdifferent products and it makes easier to choose things to buy.When we watch TVwe learn about the world,famous people and global or recent news.
· Disadvantages :
But TV has a lot ofdisadvantages.It takes a lot of time and it makes us lazy.
Therefore it’s harmful for our health and bad for eyes.Some violentprograms and films makes people violent.So VIOLENCE becomea vital problem.Watching TV takes all free time from almost all people.We justwatch it,not concentrate,and waste time.
· Conclusion :
In my opinion we need TV inspire of it’s disadvantages.People need something like information center.As forme I like that there is great choice of programs and wide range of topicsand problems for discussion on TV.Ithink it’s important to keep people informed about almost everything.Peoplemust know important information because they can use it in useful and rightway.
So,all this shows that sciencecan take good forms and evil forms.What forms does it take depends on the waypeople work with science.It is impossible to stop progress,to stop people toinvestigate and explore the world.But people should care it wouldn’t be led in wrong direction.