Television - A Blessing or a Curse?

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Television - A Blessing or a Curse?

Television is a big part in our lives. People have been watching it since they were was children without understanding the effects that it might have on them today. Statistics say that in America, the percentage of the households with at least one television is 98% which shows that it may have influences on the way people live.

People usually watch movies and news on television. Movies these days are mostly violent; these are called "action movies". A lot of children and teenagers take pleasure watching them because of the excitement in them. But you should not think that the excitement of holding a gun for themselves is also stimulating in them? The characters in the movies are in most cases good-looking and look "cool" when they are using any kind of weapons. This could lead children to copy them because they idolize the character (the hero mostly) and try to be like them.

Depending on the country and the culture of the public, News channels will have different contexts. But for example in the United States of America, the news channels do not alternate much from