Please complete the following ejournal for class Wednesday.
Complete the BH reading, then take one of your paragraphs from
e-journal #4 and revise accordingly. Then, as a second requirement,
offer a draft thesis statement which you would consider using for your
upcoming essay assignment. I will anonymously select some for review in
class.
Marie Winn author of “TV Addiction” and Al Gore a well-known politician who wrote “The Assault on Reason” both claim that television plays too much of a role in people’s lives. The amount of television that is viewed by people today is extremely excessive. This is why Winn declares that television is considered an addiction and a major concern. Winn also compares the addiction to television to the addictions of alcohol and drugs. Winn states “In this way television viewing, for those vulnerable to addiction, is more like drinking or taking drugs-once you start it’s hard to stop”(210). Since Winn believes “once you start it’s hard to stop” she adds “It weakens relationships by reducing and sometimes eliminating normal opportunities for talking, for communication.” (211) I agree with the claims Winn makes throughout her article. By watching television people lose their sense of time, which can cause problems with their social life and also health concerns can arise. Gore also believes Americans spend too much of their time watching television that isn’t important such as celebrity news, reality shows etc. Gore reports that “Americans now watch television on average of four hours and thirty-five minutes every day- ninety minutes more than the world average”(6). I believe the amount of television Americans watch does prove that they do lose track of time while watching television which makes them addicts since they cannot control how much they view. Gore also asserts “And younger Americans, on average, spend even more time watching television” (6). The amount of television viewed is an enormous concern to Winn, Gore, and me. This addiction needs to be looked at more closely in order to help television viewers control the amount of television they watch.
ReplyDeleteDraft thesis statement:Americans lose a sense of time while watching television; this allows people to believe that watching television is an addiction.
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ReplyDeleteMarie Winn, a writer and publisher, acknowledges the issues in child development due to the addictions of t.v. viewing (110). In her article, she explains the negative affects television watching has on both adults and children (210-211). She believes that the addiction to t.v. viewing obtains similar tendencies to other common addictions such as alcohol and substance abuse (210-211). Furthermore,Winn comments that "not unlike drugs and alcohol,the television experience allows the participant to block out the real world and enter into a pleasurable and passive mental state" (Winn 210). In this statement, Winn explains the possible behaviors one may experience with this sort of addiction and goes further to contrast it with activities such as reading (210). Thus, throughout her article, Winn provides a series of first-hand testimonials of people describing their growing attachment to t.v. and their concerns with living an unproductive lifestyle to prove her key points(211-215). She successfully executes her main concerns in her article about today's society by including important first-hand accounts.
Al Gore, a senator and environmental activist agrees with Winn's views in regards to television affecting the lives of Americans (6-7). Hence, Gore confirms in his article that "Americans [have]made a dramatic change in their daily routine, and [have]started sitting motionless, staring at flickering images on the screen for more than 30 hours a week" (Gore 7). Unlike Winn, Gore implies that television conveys moving images to the viewer, thereby skipping the biological processes the brain follows to try and picture something on its own(Gore 7). I heartily agree with the views of both authors and believe that these are fundamental concerns in today's society. Nevertheless, both of these author's contrast in terms of the focus of their arguments. Winn's argument focuses on awareness of t.v. addiction, while also comparing it to other addictions. Gore on the other hand, focuses on television being the main source of information flow in today's society versus reading and other forms of literacy.
Thesis Statement: In the articles "T.V.Addiction, by Marie Winn and "The Assault on Reason", by Al Gore, both authors illustrate the impact of television on society, its negative affects, as well as the dramatic changes with reading.
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ReplyDeleteIn Marie Winn’s writing of “TV Addiction,” it is clearly stated that watching too much TV can easily become an addiction without people realizing it. Winn talks about the negative aspects of watching TV, which are that people tend to put off more important activities because they are no longer interested in them. In this form TV becomes an addiction. Winn compares the habit of television watchers to those of drug addicts and alcoholics stating that, (they are) “passing up the activities that lead to growth or development or a sense of accomplishment (211). Moreover Winn suggests that any other activity is more “worthwhile.” Along with a psychologists point of view, that states, “a person may no longer be watching television because of simple want, but because he or she virtually has to” (215).
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In Marie Winn’s writing of “TV Addiction,” it is clearly stated that watching TV excessively can become an addiction without people realizing it. Winn talks about the negative aspects of watching TV, such as people tending to put off more important activities because they are no longer interested in them. In this form, TV becomes an addiction that distracts one from their everyday routine. Winn compares the habit of television watchers to those of drug addicts and alcoholics stating that, (they are) “passing up the activities that lead to growth or development or a sense of accomplishment (211). Moreover, Winn suggests that any other activity is more “worthwhile.” Additionally, a psychologists’ point of view, states that, “a person may no longer be watching television because of simple want, but because he or she virtually has to” (215).
Potential Thesis: Winn and Gore mutually agree to the negative aspects of television watching, however both authors have different perspectives on how or why technology (television in particular) has changed our society forever.
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ReplyDeleteI recently read two articles on how television can be a very influential factor in the lives of people. In Marie Winn’s article, TV Addiction, she points out a lot of ways that television has a negative effect on these people. Winn’s article talks about how “many people overestimate their control over television watching” (211) which could lead to “time terribly wasted” (212). Others feel unbalanced and unsatisfied after spending long hours staring into the television. Some become very dependent and hooked on televisions and even exert behaviors similar to alcoholics. In Al Gore’s article, The Assault on Reason, he agrees and claims that even the “news now seems primarily to be to glue eyeballs to the screen” (17). I agree with both authors because I see this happen to my brother. He is currently a victim of the television and can’t go a day without watching. Winn believes that television has become an addiction and Gore observes that television had become very persuasive and it “replaced the printing press”, newspapers, and even books. Both authors also compare watching television to reading and the type of “vividness” experienced by the consumer.
Thesis: The great invention of television brought a lot of negative effects such as laziness, time terribly wasted, the decline of reading in general, and even an addiction in many people.
Marie Winn who wrote, “TV Addiction,” focused her article on the addiction of TV and how it affects individuals. She goes so far to write how alcohol, and drug addiction and television addiction are the same thing.(211) Winn explains in her article how negative TV addiction is. First she includes testimonials from different people as examples that back up her point about TV addiction. A college observer gives his account by saying, “I find television almost irresistible. When the set is on, I cannot ignore it. I can’t turn it off. I feel sapped, will-les, enervated.”(211) Here you see how TV has an addicting grasp on someone, almost like mind control. Second Winn gives an account from a mother who says, “My ten-year-old is hooked on TV as an alcoholic is hooked drink.”(214) Here this account backs up Winn’s original comparison on how TV addiction is the same as alcohol addiction. Winn suggests how television distorts time, and how it weakens relationships by reducing opportunities for speaking and communication.(211) Al Gore, former presidential candidate, would agree with Winn that television has negative effects on America. Gore feels that television is a problem which is a part of the growing decline in reading.(Gore 7) Gore writes, “All of a sudden, in a single generation, Americans made a dramatic change in their daily routine, and started sitting motionless, staring as flickering images on a screen for more than thirty hours a week.”(Gore 7) Gore goes on to illustrate that with TV’s addiction comes with manipulation. He writes about how advertisers how they could use TV in order to change people’s behavior.(Gore 8). It seems TV is indeed addictive and has a mind control effect on people. The addiction is so bad that Winn compares it to alcohol and drinking addiction. Both authors agree that there needs to be something done about TV addiction. It’s even causing declines in reading, relationships, and other activities.
ReplyDeleteTHESIS: Winn and Gore would agree that TV even technology as a whole is addicting and causing serious problems amongst Americans.
Winn exposes head on the true nature of people’s obsession with television by immediately referring to the addiction in the most extreme of terms. Throughout her article she correlates alcohol addiction and television addiction to be of almost the same caliber. Winn claims people are being thrown off by television addiction that they start to lose interest in other activities by labeling those activities as unimportant. An example of Winn referring to this would be when she states, “Self-confessed television addicts often feel they “ought” to do other things---but the fact that they don’t read and don’t plant their garden or sew or crochet or play games or have conversations mean that those activities are no longer as desirable as television viewing”(Winn, 211). Her theory about addiction is not just expressed through her own thoughts on the matter, but also by people’s personal accounts and confessions to their own television addiction. These stories portray Winn’s theory by proving how obsessed people are with it and how they lose so much time to television, when they could have used that time towards a better use. Al Gore would most agree with Winn on her article being that he says in his novel, The Assault on Reason, “And while American television watchers were collectively devoting a hundred million hours of their lives to these and other similar stories, our nation was in the process of more quietly making what future historians will certainly describe as catastrophically mistaken decisions on issues of war and peace…” (Gore, 4). The quote expresses how Gore thinks of the majority of peoples’ television behavior leading to believe he would side with Winn. I personally agree with Winn and Gore because I find their claims to be rational from personal experience, as well as the fact television shows can consume much of your time without you realizing and can make you delay other responsibilities. The need for television regulation might start to become imminent if the addiction starts to spiral out of hand further than it already has.
ReplyDeletePossible Thesis Statement: The time of television and electronic advancement grows immensely as time passes on, however this same technology is starting to consume some people to an extent where they start neglecting other tasks they once prioritized because of addiction and laziness due to the technology.
“The Assault on reason” by Al Gore and “TV Addiction” by Marie Winn are articles both agreeing that television has a huge influence on society. Gore thinks it influences us after we watch it. He says “And while American television watchers were collectively devoting a hundred million hours of their lives to nonsense television stories, our nation was in the process of more quietly making[. . .] a series of catastrophically mistaken decisions on issues of war and peace[. . .].” We are less likely to do something in the real world because the TV gives us information, but doesn’t allow us to give opinions and responses back immediately (16). Winn thinks it influences us before and while we spend our time watching TV. We waste valuable time watching it when we don’t need to. This only because we feel the need to and we feel that we will get some sort of satisfaction from doing so, when really that’s not the case. Winn’s article says, “These [Television programs] do not provide the true nourishment that satiation requires, and thus they [we] find that they [we] cannot stop watching” (211). I think that while TV has a huge influence on people, it’s not the only thing that is guilty of making people waste valuable time. It’s all technology. They have made it so easy for us to access information that may be interesting, but unnecessary.
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I have read two articles, The Assault on reason by Al Gore and TV Addiction by Marie Winn. These articles both agree on the fact that television has a huge influence on society and I agree. But one thing they neglect to mention is that television isn’t the only medium guilty of making people waste valuable time.
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ReplyDeleteMarie Winn wrote “TV Addiction” and saw many major negative effects it brought upon numerous people. She describes people who are young and old sharing this same problem of habitual television viewing. Some examples were the married handbag repair shop owner who would fight with his wife because she fell asleep watching television next to him; and also the case of the mother with the eight year son and how their house hold television went out and she felt her son just couldn’t handle it. I believe that Al Gore and the introduction of his book “Intro from The Assault on Reason” reflect upon many of the points the Winn sees only in a more politic route. Gore describes the media as something “individuals receive, but cannot send. They absorb, but they cannot share…They see constant motion, but they do not move.” They both express concern and acknowledgement that most if not all people view television at some point of their day. They also share the same conclusion that people get most of their information through television. I agree with both these authors I can see how one can come to the point of having an addictive attitude to television and because of this I can see how this can be the main source of ones information.
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Television and media in today's society has taken a more habitual and obsessive role in most of people's lives; it is here where people receive most of their information, spend most of their free time on, and also where people an easy place one can lose them selves for hours on end. Both articles express concern on the matter of media and how much people use it, they also share the same conclusion that most of people's information comes from the media. Marie Winn wrote “TV Addiction” she focused on numerous testimonies of people affected directly and indirectly by viewing television. Some examples were the married handbag repair shop owner who would fight with his wife because she fell asleep watching television next to him; and also the case of the mother with the eight year son and how their house hold television went out and she felt her son just couldn't’t handle it. Al Gore's Introduction of “The Assault on Reason” reflect upon many of the points the Winn sees only in a more political frame of mind. He expressed concern for people when he wrote “individuals receive, but cannot send. They absorb, but they cannot share…They see constant motion, but they do not move.” With this he wanted to acknowledge that media is the future and it does play a major role in people lives now, he also wanted to point out to people that they do an excellent job of viewing but a poor job of contributing to the world. I agree with what Gore and Winn have to say about media and how people cannot just become drawn into a place where nothing gets done besides wasting time, a habit is hard to break, but even harder when you don't try to.
Marie Winn who wrote “TV Addiction” and Al Gore who wrote “The Assault on Reason”, both articles talk about how television has had a negative impact on us Americans, and how it plays a big role in our lives. Marie Winn article focuses on how watching TV can be addicting just like drugs, and how television just like drugs allows us to bolt out the real world and enter into a pleasurable and passive mental state (210). Winn talk about how Television watching can have a negative effect on people. A Lawyer states “I watch TV the way alcoholic drinks. If I come home and sit in front of the TV, I’ll watch any program at all, even if there’s nothing on that appeal to me. Then the next thing I know its eleven o’clock…” (213).Winn shows that television can have a very strong addictive instinct on a person just like alcohol has on an alcoholic, it doesn’t matter if there is nothing good on TV they just have to be watching it just to be watching it. A mother states that her “Ten year old son is hooked on TV as an alcoholic is hooked on drink (214).” Winn shows again how alcohol and TV have very similar aspects. Winn states that many people overestimate their control over television watching (211). I agree with the author on this because how many alcoholics or people who are addicted to smoking or drugs say that they can stop at any time? People who watch television do the same thing they say they can stop at anytime and that they can monitor their time better but if they haven’t done it before why are they going to start now. Al Gore’s article focuses on how Americans focus on non important stuff while watching television such as the coverage of Anna Nicole Smiths death; this is just one example of the new priorities in Americas news coverage’s (5), also on how American watch four hours and thirty five minutes of television everyday (6). I have to agree with this because people are starting to watch more nonsense on TV then actual news and learning what is going on around them. Both authors see that there is a problem with the amount of television a person watches daily and that they should do something about it.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Television has a great sense of time lose, laziness and a big change in the reading patterns of a person it also has an addicting quality to it.
In the article, "Tv Addiction" by Marie Winn, she clearly demonstrates the negative effects that she has seen due to watching tv. She argues, "Not unlike drugs or alcohol the television experience allows the participant to blot out the real world and enter into a pleasurable and passive mental state (Winn 3). Here one can see that Winn believes that addiction to television is just as serious as alcohol or drugs an should also be taken seriously. Like Winn, Al Gor's article, "The Assault On Reason" agree that television has many negative effects. Gore claims that people were watching tv while our nation was making important decisions on issues of war and peace, the global climate and human survival , freedom and barbarity, justice and fairness (Gore 17). Gore believes that one of the main reasons of the problems in our democracy was due to television and the lack of participation because of it. I completely agree with both authors strongly because television is an addiction that should not be taken lightly. Many people miss out on life because they are stuck in front of the screen, people should be out doing physical things and reading instead or like Gore sees, participating in government.
ReplyDeleteTHESIS: both authors Winn and Gore acknowledge that television has a negative effect on people stating that it is very addictive and cause the downfall of our economy
Both Al Gore and Marie Winn use the rhetorical device of comparing and contrasting. Firstly, Winn compares television addiction to the use of drugs and alcohol; “It puts you into a pleasurable mental state” (1). What Winn is trying to say is that television zones you out from the rest of the world and focuses your attention on what is in front of you on the screen. You have nothing to do about what is happening on the television except watch it. Gore also states in his article a comparison made by German philosopher Jurgen Habermas, Gore says “ . . . Jurgen Habermas describes what has happened as ‘ the refudalization of the public sphere’”(10). Gore compares the world of today, to the Feudal era in medieval times where people were powerless because they had no knowledge or idea of with was going on around them, and if they did, then they had no say in it. Just like with TV, we see bad things happening but we can’t and won’t do things about them. We are so dependent on TV that we have little power and gain little knowledge about big issues that will affect us.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Both Al Gore in his article, “An Assault On Reason” and Marie Winn in her article, “TV Addiction’’ agree that television has had a very insignificant affect on peoples’ daily lives. There are many negative effects of television such as addiction, wasting time, and more. Both Gore and Winn provide information and testimonies as to how television has changed our positions and representation in this world. Along with how our behavior has changed due to television
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ReplyDeleteIn Marie Winn’s article “TV addiction” she focuses mainly on the addiction to television she states “many people overestimate their control over television watching” (Winn 211). Then she uses many examples of different people’s testimonies of their experiences with television addiction. There have been many different effects like, anger towards one self, waste of ones time, and even children that don’t want to do anything but watch television. I agree with Winn and I think that this is a problem that has to be solved. I also believe that Al Gore author of “Assault on Reason” would agree as well. But on the contrary his article focuses more on the information that we don’t receive from television. He states in his article “As the dominance of television has grown, extremely important elements of American democracy have been pushed to the sidelines” (Gore 11). He is concerned that we are not well informed through the television about what is happening in our government and different laws that are being passed. But instead we are focused on irrelevant news. We must be better informed and the media should tell us everything that happens in our government.
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In Marie Winn’s article “TV addiction” she focuses on the addiction to television she implies that “many people overestimate their control over television watching” (Winn 211). Then she uses many examples of different people’s testimonies about television addiction. There have been many different effects like, anger towards one self, waste of ones time, and even children that don’t want to do anything but watch television. I agree with Winn and I think that this is a problem that has to be solved. I also believe that Al Gore author of “Assault on Reason” would agree as well. But on the contrary his article focuses more on the information that we don’t receive from television. He states in his article “As the dominance of television has grown, extremely important elements of American democracy have been pushed to the sidelines” (Gore 11). He is concerned that we are not well informed through the television about what is happening in our. But instead we are focused on irrelevant news. We must be better informed and the media should tell us everything that happens in our government.
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Winn and Gore both agree that the television has negative effects on human society. But they both have opinions on what is the real problem. Winn would more strongly suggest that the big problem with television is the addiction that many people are having. But on the contrary Gore would suggest that the big problem is that the news on television doesn’t keep us well informed about changes to our government.
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ReplyDeletethe article,"TV Addiction" by Marie Winn ,focus on how television takes over our reality ,makes relationship with other weaker and this Destroy our mind just like a regular addiction to alcohol would. that's when she says " once your start its hard to stop"(page1).
nonetheless Al Gore in his article “Assault on Reason" try to show us a different side of television other then addiction. He showed how people well, us American specially are being manipulated and not being told the truth of what going around us by television. we are only told what they want us to know . that's why in page 1 he says " what happen to our country ?more and more people are trying to figure out what has gone wrong with our democracy and how can we fix it ".
How ever Winn and Gore both agree in one thing and its that television its taking over our personal time . according to gore an average American person spends 3 to 4 hours of television a day which goes back to win theory of weakening relationship with others. and i agree with that because now a days instead of going outside to play a sport or interact with the world a high percent of people are home watching TV.
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Winn and Gore both agree in one thing and it’s that television it’s taking over our personal time. According to gore an average American person spends 3 to 4 hours of television a day which goes into Winn theory of weakening relationship with others. And I agree with that because now a days instead of going outside to play a sport or interact with the world a high percent of people are home watching TV.
The article, “TV Addiction" by Marie Winn, focuses on how television takes over our reality not only on how it makes relationship with other weaker. Because television according to Winn Destroy our mind just like a regular addiction to alcohol would. That’s when she says “once you start its hard to stop"(page1).
Nonetheless Al Gore in his article “Assault on Reason" try to show us a different side of television other then addiction. He showed how people well, us American especially are being manipulated and not being told the truth of what going around us by television. We are only told what they want us to know. That’s why in page 1 he says “what happen to our country? More and more people are trying to figure out what has gone wrong with our democracy and how can we fix it ".
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Winn and Gore both did an article on what effects television has on us.Winn focus more on how TV is addicting is to us human ,meanwhile Gore talks about how the government uses television to lie to us by only telling us what they want us to know. But they do agree in one thing and it’s in how it takes over our personal space. And I agree with that because now a days instead of going outside to play a sport or interact with the world ,a high percent of people are home watching TV.
In the article, "TV Addiction" by Marie Winn, habitual TV watching is described as having negative effects which include an addiction to keep watching and finding it hard to stop like drinking or taking drugs. Winn implies that many people put off other activities to watch hours of TV because doing other activities seem to take too much effort (211). Other negative effects of TV watching that Winn points out include a "distorted sense of time", "other experiences to be rendered vague", and "a weakening of relationships" (211). Politician Al Gore agrees with Winn's sentiments because in his article he claims that "while American television watchers were collectively devoting a hundred million hours of their lives each week ... our nation was in the process of more quietly making what future historians will certainly describe as a series of catastrophically mistaken decisions" (4). I also agree with Winn's statements because watching television has affected me in a way in which sometimes I do not feel like doing anything or talking to anyone due to interest in what I am watching. Both authors' arguments are related because both articles describe how television has affected society and how we do not engage in the same activites as we used to in the past.
ReplyDeleteThesis statement: In the article "TV Addiction" by Marie Winn and in the article "The Assault On Reason" by Al Gore, the negative effects of television are suggested to have changed the interests of people in society.
In Al Gore essay “The Assault on Reason” the negative aspects of watching TV are analyze throughout the paper. Gore states in his essay that American television watchers are devoting their time to hours of watching TV…that it has reached a point where they are watching TV an average of 4 hours and 35 minutes per day (pg.4-6). He talks that television has become the reproduction center of spreading news and advertisement. He states that millions of Americans have stopped reading newspapers (pg. 7). Gore and Winn do share the same point, that television has dominated the minds of a whole society and has blocked them from reality. Even though their reason related to different areas of television they all end at the same point. However both the authors agree to negative effects of television. I agree with the reasons given, television has led us to forget our duties and obligations. They both compared and argue about the negative results due to watching TV. Gore talks about the effects of television on society, while Winn talks about the addiction of watching TV.
ReplyDeleteThesis Statement: Both authors Gore and Winn provide vital information stating that today’s technology (Television) has taken control over our personal lives. Even though scientifically there is not enough evidence to prove that watching television has become an addiction, we do now it’s happening. Television has become an addiction passed on society and gaining control of people behavior to the point where it has induced unnecessary habits.
In Marie Winns article "TV Addiction" she cleary states how television is addicting to us. Winn says that television allows the person watching it to blot out the real world and enter into a pleasurable and passive mental state. There is a lack of control when one is watching television.And we rather watch tv then do anyrhing else. Yes Gore agrees with her
ReplyDeleteTelevision takes up our time and we miss On a lot of things on the other hand Gore focuses that we need to know more about things that are occuring in our world that we need to get out there. But TV is still dominate as a comunication tool s he says on page 6 " but it is television that is still dominantes the flow of informatiob in modern America. I agree with her at some degree because i personally dont watch alot of tv but anything can be addicting.
Thesis Statement: Television has become a major base of communication and information as authors Al Gore and Marie Winn clarify televison has taken alot of our time.
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ReplyDeleteWinn in “TV Addiction”, she first identifies what addiction means. Which is a habit to a specific thing, or activity. Many people have become addicted to TV without even knowing. Some negative effects Winn states that TV makes people not doing anything with their lives such as playing a sport, reading a book or having family time because their hooked to the television set. Many watch TV even if they don’t like the television show. Winn gives use an example that I found really funny because I did that same thing at around that age one time when my TV was mess up. A young boy watching TV when it was blurry and not clear it just had sound. His mother wanted to try to fix it and the son got all crazy to not touch the television because she may just make it worse. Yes, I believe Gore agrees with Winn and I also do too. Many people spend most of their day watching television even if it’s a repeat. Some watch TV while eating, getting dress and doing homework. Winn compares the habit of television watchers to heroin and cookies addicted. In addition Gore has a lot of negativities towards television that people instead of reading newspapers they just watch the news instead because many human beans are lazy and don’t want to work the brain reading when they can just watch on Mr. Television.
ReplyDeleteWinn and Gore agree that people find a dependence on television. Reading has decreased, not only in our country but in most of the world. Books, newspapers and radios have been taking over by the television media. And most people find they are becoming addicted to television watching.
Winn and Gore both have their own views if television. Although they both agree that television doesnt do anybody any good they different reasons. Winn uses peoples own experiences on how families become "addicted" to the t.v. Screen. She aso went on to express her feeling that t.v. Has caused people to become lazy. Gore on the otherhand captures a different aspect on the problem with television. He gets into detail of the minipulation of the shows we view on television and how the media is tweaked for us to see what they want us to see. He expresses the importance of how people no longer care for the specific major things going on within our government but rather how long Beyonce has been pregnant. He makes it clear that all the information we should know is beneath our grasp but we have to show we want it to get it.
ReplyDelete*thesis statment- Througout these past years television has slowly been a major factor of the laziness, depleated creativity(according to winn). As well as a loss of vital information of the things going on around us (according to Gore) due to the "brainwashing" of what is seen.
Television has become a way of life for most families and many spend hours of their daily life being in front of the screen.Kids are fond of watching television after coming from school where as adult are engaged in watching tv after work.People consider Tv watching the best way to relax.Tv is getting the most importance compared to any other source and this importance cause addiction of Tv.Gore explain the dominance of tv in our life as he says"American now watch television an average of four hours and thirty five minutes every day"(6).Winn also agreeing with Gore and states"And yet television doesn't satisfy,else why would the viewer continue to watch hour after hour,day after day?"(2).
ReplyDeleteWinn illustrate how watching Tv has become an addiction.she quoted "hooked on Tv"(Winn 1) which many of us are believe it or not.She compare it to the addiction to both drug and alcohol because"Once you start it's hard to stop"(Winn 1).On the other hand Gore does agree with Winn as he believe that Tv is addicting and taking over our lives.Most of the time we are spending on Tv rather than reading or socializing.We are losing the gathering of friends,collegues and family members and stuck in the room with Tv on.Gore states"Sixty percent of those who use both media simultaneously report that they regularly have the Tv on while they are using Internet"(6).
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"Tv addiction"by Marie Winn,both author discuss the negative effects of habitual television watching.They believe that how television and media technology are taking people to a level where they become addicted , lazy towards their responsibilities and lost in technical world for hours.