Is Today´s Television A Source Of Entertainment Or A Source Of Information?
In the old days, having a television was not usual. If someone had it then that person was probably rich, because it was considered a luxury. In comparison to that, nowadays there is one in most of the households. There are so many different programs on television that everyone can find something to watch. When there were times television was more for getting information, then today it is for entertaining people.
Firstly, it is good to watch television after a long and tiring day at work or at school. There are days when a person can feel very stressed and worried about everything that is happening. On these periods of time it is very good to sit on the couch and start watching television. Sometimes people do not want to think about anything at all and they have a chance to choose a movie or cartoon, maybe fashion show, depends on what they like. Television has a good property to take a person´s mind off everything that is bothering him or her.
In addition to that, when there is nothing else to do, people can still watch television. I think people can spend hours and hours behind the television. Sometimes it is because a person is watching a movie or a marathon of his favourite series. Also there are such people who can watch almost every channel and a random show can entertain them. And if someone is not that kind of person, then there are so many different channels to choose from.
On the other hand, television is still a source of information. There are different kind of channels which are only about the news. But information is not only news. When watching the list of different channels, there is history channel, also discovery channels. In addition to these, there are shows which are introducing life in other countries. For people who can not afford going to India or to South Africa they are giving information about these places.
In conclusion, I think that there are people out there whose only entertainment is television. I do not think it is a bad thing having television as a source of entertainment. There are shows which are made to just entertain people but there are also programs which even teach people. Sometimes a person can get the information and even be entertained at the same time.
Evelin Tamm
11.B
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