T.V. Not Good For America?

        Every year America gets more and more dependent on technology, with cell phones tuning into mobile computers and computers being easy references for anything. I think if you typed anything at all into Google nowadays there would at least be one thing for you to look at.
         Television has been an entertainment center for years and years now. American relies on television to be there for them when they are bored. Children watch way too much television in America. That is why I believe one of the reasons why America is the number one obese country is because of the amount television we watch and the lack of activity that we do. Instead of going outside to play and and engaging in outside activities, children are often stuck inside with their eyes glued to the television. T.V. limits children's imaginations and creativity. Some people say well some shows are educational, well yes some are but when it comes down to it, most children don't want to watch educational shows and there aren't a lot to choose from if there are any on.
          People need to realize that there is so much more to do in life than sit in front of a T.V. and rot your brain. I bet with the hours spent watching T.V. instead of being active someone could have figured out a plan to stop world hunger or something like that. If American turned the T.V.s off everyone would have to figure out ways to get along without it being there. There wouldn't be an excessive amount of laying down for a lot of people anymore because they would get bored in their beds, so this would force them to get up and get active.

Power of Advertisement.

                 Advertisement has been going for thousands of years and started in ancient Greece and Egypt. Then when printing came in the picture it began to take new form in 1477 in London.
                 People use advertising to get across to others what ever their selling or what ever message that they want to be heard. It's the power of seeing and believing. We as people need to see things actually work in order to believe that they work. We are also very curious creatures who love to try new things. Advertising helps businesses show products, if they didn't have advertising it would be harder to sell the item because it would never be seen by the people.
                   I think the best advertisements are the food advertisements because we are always eating and most of us like to try new things. So, when we see new sandwiches on T.V. from Burger King or  Wendy's we want to immediately try them. Especially because they make the food look so perfect and juicy on the T.V.
                 Also the affect that advertisements have had on society is unreal. Advertisements are constantly advertising sex and selling sex. Like if you wear this lipstick the guys will all want you, or if you put on this cologne you will be irresistible to the ladies. Or adds for jeans where they aren't wearing any clothes at all and the jeans are lying on the side somewhere. These kind of adds that are egging on sex could be one of the many reasons there are increasing numbers of teen pregnancies.
                 Advertising has had years of time to develop and become more affective. The power it has on the people continues to grow exponentially.