How Television Has Benefited Our Lives

             Television has become an important part of our society. There are all types of genres ranging from informative cooking shows to old classic reruns of "I Love Lucy," to reality-based programs. There are television shows on every occasion. Even when a person's schedule is full, he or she will always have time for a little television. Television serves us with many purposes including information, entertainment, reality and loss of reality.
             Information about varies things can be found in many places besides television but is it the same? When we opened a newspaper to read about the presidential elections, it did not give the same effect that television does. Sure there were articles that opinionated which president was the better candidate, but by watching television the presidential elections on TV, we could form our own opinions more easily. As some of us sat there and watched the republican versus the democrat, we experienced more of a personal interaction rather than just reading some black and white words out of a newspaper. Television makes information more lively and interesting. When the news is shown, the reporters always try to focus in on the emotions of all the surrounding people, whether it be the saddened students at a school shooting or ecstatic sports fans celebrating a victory. These types of emotions are what stimulates us to watch television, instead of listening to the radio or reading the newspaper.
             News is not the only place where information can be found on television. Programs such as cooking shows, home repair, and documentaries also contain valid information. Cooking shows can be more informative because unlike a cookbook, we can understand more by watching the chef cook the meal step by step. The same goes for home repair shows; we learn the steps in both an audio and visual way. Information through television is more beneficial since we experience more emotion and can comprehend the ideas with more eas...

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