Watching Television Essay

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Watching television A very good afternoon to Mdm. Nee and all my dear friends. Today, I want to share with you my oral topic, Watching Television. Watching television has its advantages and its disadvantages . Whether watching television has more advantages or disadvantages depends on the individual. A person can gain a lot of knowledge by watching good television programmes. Children learn moral values from educational children’s programmes and science from info-science programmes. They also learn history from feature films as well as documentary shows. The National Geographic provides information about our habitat and environment in a very interesting way. A person gains his knowledge in the comfort of his home. Watching scientific shows stimulates the mind. It helps a person to have a wider perspective of science and its potential that can be used to help mankind. Television news is a good source of information on happenings in the nation as well as the world. On the other hand, watching television can have a bad effect on the viewer too. Children, if not guided and monitored properly, may experience some adverse effects of watching television. For example, they may spend too much time watching television and fail to keep up with their academic work. When students are watching television excessively, they are less likely to be spending time doing homework or reading, and participating in after school activities. Prolonged TV viewing and incorrect viewing practices like sitting too close to the television might pose certain health hazards like impairing eye sight. Foul language, violent and indecent acts from the shows may have a negative effect on the viewer’s behavior. Scary
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