Television programs are influencing the behavior of teenagers. They were inspired by famous Hollywood stars like Paul Walker. As Paul Walker starred in Fast and Furious, portraying his role as a racer, teenagers often visualize themselves as him. Once superstars are given to a “cool” role, their personal lifestyle will become the viewers’ role model. Most of the teenagers loves racing. I can see cars legally speeding in the expressway. There were sounds of the engine speculating around the night.
There are two crucial arguments to the statement. The first say is yes. I believe that television give false information to the teenagers. Television can create nasty assumptions about the world, countries, culture, religion and the society. The second argument states that television does lead teenagers to the right track. This allows teenagers to understand and gain facts all over the part of the world.
One of the likely reasons televisions misleads teenagers with belief of others’ personality. Television drama series tends to describe the lead actor being impeccable. Therefore, people will have the tendency to presume that their own partner is flawless. This will result deterioration in relationships between them. My friend is always visualizing of getting the perfect man who is rich and handsome. She is often asking why her is not what is being portrayed on television. She often imagines her boyfriend like John James Preston starred in Sex and the City. John James Preston is a very wealthy and attractive man. My friend believes that all men in the world will definitely give way to her and agrees to everything she requested.
The next reason is televisions mislead most of my friends’ talking rudely. This indicates they are spending their time on watching films that are contains coarse language. They tried to follow the actors the style of speaking. They think that the ways they talk are very cool. For example, films like Bad Lieutenant starred by Nicholas Cage. Nicholas Cage is a police officer that consumes drugs and speaks vulgar languages. In the film, Nicholas Cage’s role was given the most beautiful woman as his girlfriend. My friends believe this method of conversation can attract more girls. During speeches and presentations, my friends could not communicate properly. They have a habit of following Nicholas Cage’s style portrayed in the film. This is not encouraged as it will lead them to a severe interference to their career in future.
The subsequent reason is television gave us the false information about the corporate company. Television regularly broadcast a modified version of programs to attract the viewers. They need to pay attention to the ratings to allure viewers and generate more advertising profits at the same time. Superstars are often placed in exotic locations or abnormal situations but the screen pictures a beautiful or clean environment. For instance, Mediacorp’s Chinese drama series The Peak pictures the environment in Keppel Corporation is an unpolluted and pleasant. They are voicing out to the world that Keppel Corporation is a wonderful place to work in Singapore! Thus, I immediately applied for the job after graduating in Nanyang Polytechnic. During the interview, I observed the place and I was shocked. The atmosphere is unpleasant. There were a number of obstacles lying around the construction area and hence there were no ample space of pathway to allow employees to walk around. This was not what I have seen in the television!
The second argument is television is leading teenagers to the correct path. Presently, the news is always on the television. We are always being updated with the latest headline news in the world. Now there are myriads of channels like Channel Newasias and Cable News Network (CNN) which will provide news every hour. We are able to see what’s happening around the world. We are kept informed about the election campaigns taking place not only in Singapore and other country. One of the news such as the 911 destruction of the Twin Towers by terrorists, Channel Newasias and CNN gave the world an idea of the exactly how of the attack was. Teenagers can gain the latest news upon watching television. This will help them to acknowledge what is happening around the world. Teenagers will know which country is not safe to travel. Teenagers can advise other generations when they are in doubt about the world. My grandfather’s hearing and eyes are failing and he is unable to watch the news. I am able to relate the news information to him straightaway.
I did mention earlier that television gives false information but some of the television programs do give fruitful information too. The benefit of watching educational programs is that they can provide us valuable knowledge. Teenagers can gain information on what they were unaware of. One of the examples of American game show titled Treasure Hunters featured the ancient history in America. The variety program even videos the museums and the largest library in the whole world. Teenagers in all parts of the world will be aware of the history in America. With the knowledge given by Treasure Hunters, I learnt that the largest library of congress in the world at Washington D.C. Another information that I learnt is that in 1812, Steven Girard is the one who came to help America with financial issue and hence they able to win the war between Britain. One more important thing they are portraying is the crucial of critical thinking skills. With the critical thinking skills, we learnt to think creatively and I could apply this set of skills in the future where my task is to plan events.
Another reason is teenagers can be alerted about crime scene by watching Crimewatch and Bones. Bones can provide the facts of precise forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology. Each episode stresses on the mystery of the human remains being found. Each episode will address the interesting facts of using science to analyze how and the way assassination take place. Crimewatch tells what crime has taken place in Singapore and how they solve it. Teenagers are alerted what kind of crime scenes are taking place in all the parts of the world. Bones portray the cases that are not only from America but in Europe, South East Asia and Australia.
In conclusion, I agree the statement to a certain extent of television misleading teenagers in every part of the world. Despite of the false information, some programs also cinemas the valuable information to the world. Television is also a great source of tool to gain new knowledge. We should select the right television program that is beneficial to us. We are able to learn about current affairs from news programs, and some drama series that are have tons of practical information.
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