The Effects Of Sex And Violence On Television

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Register to read the introduction… Every television show on TV is resorting to sex and violence to make money. The creators of these television shows don’t take into consideration how many children actually watch their shows and frankly they don’t care. These companies are only after one thing and that is how much money they can make. They base their success on the amount of viewers they get because the more viewers they attract the more money they rake in. Children’s cartoons have always been revolved around violence. Whether it be a coyote chasing after a roadrunner or a pussycat trying to kill a bird, they all seem to have a little violence in them. They show these characters engage in crazy stunts that often involves them getting hurt, but they don’t show the consequences or the aftermath of their actions. The producers think its okay to show these kinds of behaviors as long as they’re done in a humorous way. The kids watch these shows and they think its okay to do what they see on TV, but what they don’t understand is that there are consequences to these actions and if they try to imitate these actions, someone will eventually get …show more content…
Television stations like The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, The History Channel, and sometimes even the Game Show Network all provide educational programs. They provide insightful information in a way that makes it interesting to watch. Some game show for example may not seem educational, but in fact they are. Shows like Jeopardy and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire actually help educate the minds of its viewers by asking and answering questions about our world’s history. The News is an educational program because they inform us on current events and about what’s going on in the world around us. Most people find watching the news on television much more convenient than reading it in the newspapers because they are able to see what is actually going on and this helps them process the information in a much more effective

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