Individual Assignment : Section 3

Nowadays television has become a huge industry in itself. Typeare s of televisions vary, such as digital light processing (DLP), liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma TV. Televisions today are  considered the number one member of any family. There are many considerable advantages of watching TV. The first advantage is that it allows people to have  a look all over the world. Many events and competitions can be watched “live” from your own living room. In addition, you can experience the joy of traveling without any cost by watching channels such as the travel channel. Furthermore, the television is an unlimited source of information. There are a lot of scientific channels which are suitable for all ages. These are the fastest and cheapest way to improve your knowledge.

But beside these benefits, there are also some disadvantages that we must acknowledge. The first disadvantage is that it wastes valuable time that can be spent learning new areas of study such as new languages, especially if you were watching something that is not interesting. Also, there are some programs which are not suitable for children and teenagers because it contain sexual or violent materials, which should not be watched without supervision. Also, spending hours watching TV is harmful to the eyesight. Children replaced playing sport and breathing fresh air with watching cartoons and movies. This is the main reason of the significant rise in child obesity.

To summarize, television is one of the most important inventions of the 20^th century. It changed the way people spend their time and get information. I personally believe that television soon will be replaced by computers, especially with the development of the internet. But television will always be the number one home entertainment centre for any family.