ENTRY 13- TELEVISION

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TELEVISION IS DOING IRREPARABLE HARM

Since 1920 when Baird invented television it has evolved very quickly until now. Therefore , its influence has spread and changed our lives in such a way that in many cases it is doing irreparable harm, but, in other cases, it is a kind of help. It all has to do with a matter of self limit, control and parental guidance.
To begin with, we need television to be well informed. Some people say that it is not the same to listening to the news on the radio than watching them on television with the support of images. But in this matter technology has gone too far, because we are allowed to see a war going on, with real people dying. This is thanks to the help of satellite images. Watching certain programmes is good for our general knowledge, it is a kind of entertainment for people who cannot travel. Thus, through documentaries people can make a trip wherever they want through the images television provides. If television is used in the right way we can learn a lot from documentaries, for example about other cultures, traditions and beliefs.
Regarding children and adolescents is another chapter. Parents are the ones who have the responsibility to check what their children see on television. It is very difficult for parents nowadays to do so because of cable television and the so called porno channels which are at the children’s hand. All the same if children do not watch porno channels they are exposed to so much violence in the series they see, and some programmes which have become famous because they show porno images during the day or the evening, such as the programme of Tinelli, and the “baile del caño”, which provoked a considerable raise in the audience at that time. He definitely is a bad example in our society. He is in the media, because he produces a lot of money paying fines for the rubbish he shows. Moreover, he laughs at people, he makes fun of people in their own nose and stupid people do not take notice of that. If they do , may be they like to be shown as clowns, because they will be given a lot of money for their shameful performance.
In these days we see many coach potatoes among adolescents and children. They spend a lot of time in front of the television, that it brings secondary effects to them, such as fat, bad blood circulation, vision problems, and the sense that they can get everything with magic, or that violence is all right. They are passive, lazy and they do not have time to do homework. They do not have time to play, or to talk to other children as well. Not only children, but also grown ups, prefer to watch television and live other people’s stories in unreal world. The facts happening in a soap opera is a matter or comment afterwards, and nowadays not only women are addicted to soap operas, but also men.
To conclude, television can be compared with drugs. If it is used in the wrong way it is harmful and can cause irreparable harm. If the government authorities do not take care of the children’s well being, may be it is time parents and teachers should restrict programmes, impose moderation and make them realize which is a good programme or which is rubbish, harmful for their mind.