Reading vs Television

Do you know we are ruled by television? People watch television too much today. The average child watches an average of twenty-eight hours of television a week. Most people think they would have a hard time living without a television. The obsession with television has major effects on society that are quite unpleasant. In other words, it is widely held that television rots the brain, encourages sloth, desensitizes us to violence, stifles creative thought, shortens …

…reading real texts, and watch television instead. As a result, much of the cultural tradition encoded in print is being lost. Cognitive habits associated with literacy are in decline. I see this situation as symptomatic of a decline in literacy and our society. Television should be watched less. American should spend more time reading. Young children must be taught to be aware of watching too much TV as being taught of staying away from drugs.