Wednesday 13 July 2011

#125 The Advantages and Disadvantages of 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 Infoscience 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 gain 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 t.Foul language,violent and indecent acts from the shows can have a negative effect on the viewer's behaviour.Scary and horror movies sometimes stretch the imagination of the viewer too far.Watching too much television may result in a person being an introvert,anti-social or becoming an addict to television programmes.
Nothing is perfect.A person must learn to make the best out of watching television by being selective of what he watches.In this way,watching television is not only fun but informative too.

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