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Essay 7 电视的好处和坏处

In the world today, media plays a vital role in the life of most people. As an important recreational tool, television has had great influences on both individuals and families and hence brought a lot of problems and benefits, which are described in detail as follows.

One of the most significant impact that television has brought is that it greatly strengthens the relations among families members. As television presents various programs and provides a lot of information, a family is definitely able to obtain something in common on screen and spend time together watching the program in which all are interested. For instance, one of the most popular programs in Britain is BBC evening news which is watched by thousands of British families. After watching the news, a lot of families have discussions on the current affairs and the political policies of the British government. Through the communication, family members increase the understanding between one another and their ties are even closer.

The second strong influence that television provides is that people are able to identify the popular trend and follow it. Thanks to the overwhelming popularity of television, a lot of life styles are accepted by viewers and become the most important part of life to individuals. For example, there is always a TV program in Canada that teaches people how to keep fit and increase their health level through various sports activities. The program is very welcomed since Canadians feel from the program that good health is critical to their success in both work and life. As a result, al lot of Canadians watch the program regularly and engage themselves in sports daily.

The third influence that television has is that it has done a great harm to children. A lot of children are glued to television day and night and suffer from loneliness and bizarre personality. For example, my nephew is the only child in his family and has very few chances to communicate with his parents as they are very busy with their work. To kill time, he always watches television on the couch from morning to evening. The long time isolation makes him fear to communicate with other people and he feels that television is his only friend. As a result, he becomes more lonely and even hates to talk with his parents.

    In summary, based on the three influences I presented above, I believe that television has had significant impact on people’s behaviors. As a result, people should use it to strengthen their ties and find more beautiful things rather than make children suffer from television.