Essay: Tv as the Spreader of Mass Culture and the Young Generation

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Great changes have taken place in human society along the development of technology, and movies and television are a big part of this. Such entertaining methods affect people's behavior in many ways. First of all, movies and television influence people's thinking and action, weak and thus should be changed to "the vulnerable youth". For instance, violence and sexual scenes result in young people' cruel behavior. According to media, there have been serial murders which were committed in school in China, and some scientists believed that the serious actions may have involved so many violence scenes in the media. Secondly, people who spend too much time watching movies or television can be addicted and tend to have sedentary lifestyle. They seldom do exercise and get fatter. Obviously, this is not good for their health and relationship between family members. Some housewives, for example, who spend much time for watching so that some of them forget to prepare meals for their family or neglect to take care their children. This behavior may affect negatively on the family relationship. In contrast, movies and television play significant roles in entertaining people. Notice how unsound and unlikely "therefore" is. In addition, some kinds of movies or TV programs contain moral value which help people distinguish between wrong and right. Furthermore some TV channels such as Discovery and Animal Planet can raise people's awareness of environmental protection. In brief, movies and television obviously affect on people's behavior. However if people can limit amount of time they spend to watch and choose proper films and channels, people will have benefits and can prevent the

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