Essay Writing

Argumentative Writing

 By : Karolina Nurainia

The Advantage and Disadvantage of Watching Television

Television is the most important thing of the human being on the way leading to a new world and it is one of the electronic medias that has many programs. Its programs are news, entertainment, and education. The programs can be found easily if it is watched. There are arguments that watching television is bad and has many disadvantages, but also there are arguments that it is good and has many advantages. However, it can’t be denied because actually it happens in the real life right now. Although like that, watching television becomes a necessity, so television becomes a primary thing in every house and the only one cheap entertainment. Television can be a sophisticated tool to serve audience’s necessity because television is fast way to get everything, but it can be something bad if choosing the program and managing the time are done incorrectly. Watching television has the advantage and disadvantage, so these are two points that can be discussed in this essay.

There are three advantages of watching television. First, television is one of the most important thing to be had in every house because by watching television can get a whole look all over the world, especially Indonesia. Television is something useful, not only facilitates to get new information that is happening but also increases the knowledge about everything. The television is like a media center for all those people sitting at home. The television provides much of information that never extinct in the world. Also the television keeps the updating of the latest things going around in the world. Second, watching television won’t spend much money and go far away to enjoy the entertainment because television provides entertainment programs, such as; electronic cinema, film, movie, cartoon, quiz, adventure, talking show, and cooking show that can be watched in house with family. Third, watching television can increase the knowledge because television provides education programs, such as; discussion of the examination questions, online study media, science research, and competition show. Watching television can be easy and interesting way to study, especially for students because they study happily without meet their teacher.

There are two disadvantages of watching television. First, watching television without choosing the program selectively can be a problem, especially for children because there are some programs are improper to be watched by them. There are so many interesting television programs that it might be difficult for children to turn off the television after turning on it. Furthermore, it is very harmful for children if they spend most of the time in front of the television. There are many diseases are caused by watching television too much. One of them is far-sighted which is becoming the most popular disease in the young age. Moreover, watching television too much might also bring the children be tired or even exhausted. Then, children who had their own television set scored lower on mathematics tests. It is important to set a good example for the kids of today by encouraging them to read and engage in the arts rather than park themselves in front of the television set. Then, children usually learn and imitate bad thing shows on television, so the parents have to supervise and accompany the children when watching television. Second, watching television without managing time well can effect forgeting the time if too interested in watching television, and it is problem too. It can makes audiences forget to do the duties because addiction. It is also can lose the social activities as well as outdoor activities which gives boosting effect on human mind. Watching television has become habit and sometimes they do not prefer to visit relatives or friends house and also do not prefer to be visited by them. Television watchers should keep a log of the hours they choose to sit in front of television. They can make a list of ways to use that time more productively and must generate a group who can devote the time to make people aware about the outcome of this activity.

Therefore, watching television can lose bored mind and make comforted. It becomes interesting solution to spend free time, and easy way to increase the knowledge. Watching television not only has the advantage but also has the disadvantage that can influence our mind, especially for children, and it also can effect forgeting the time if watching it too much, so there are many duties or jobs cannot be finished.