Portfolio Theme

The theme for this portfolio is television and its effects on society. The average child will watch 8,000 on TV before finishing elementary school. By the time that same child is 18, they will have seen 40,000 murders on TV and over 200,000 acts of violence. Television violence is a casual factor in real life mayhem and is considered by some as a "public health problem". Many people spend so much time watching television that it can be considered as a substance abuse. Television not only contributes to the altering reality, but it also can contribute to obesity, another reoccurring American health problem. Television and the media from it can present a warped version of how people should look and act having an impact on how people see themselves. When used in moderation, television can be an effective educational tool and a nice break from the pressures of everyday life. The problem occurs when people spend too much time in front of the television set and less time interacting with family and other members of society. Society has to learn how to use television in a beneficial way, and not let television schedules run our lives. We have to learn how to run our own lives, and not let television tell us how to think, look, and feel. If this can be accomplished, then society will be better as a whole.

Some Information taken from http://www.csun.edu/~vceed002/health/docs/tv&health.html