Essays Tagged: "negative effect"

TV, Violence, Children

ll levels of intelligence. These programs 'play' with kids' minds; these programs have a tremendous negative effect on our children. We, as a society, must save our future and take an active role in p ... Violence on the television is a very real problem is our culture. We most see that it only causes negative effects on our society. It is hard to tell if the problem is the media or if the problem is ...

(2 pages) 100 0 3.3 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Violence in television

ews. The TV can be a teacher, a friend, and a source of knowledge and information, or it can have a negative effect on our behavior. No matter what effect television has on a person, it is often possi ...

(5 pages) 101 1 5.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

The Means of Media Influence

priety by the media. Adler would be quick in pointing out the reason why these messages have such a negative effect on people. There are two main tactics advertisers use to sell their product: either ...

(2 pages) 161 0 4.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

It's an essay about social alienation with comparisons from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," by Ambrose Bierce, "The Blue Hotel," by Stephen Crane, and "A Worn Path," by Eudora Welty.

all ages in high school and college are face with social alienation. Social alienation brings out a negative effect on people, making school, and life harder for them. There is an article written by T ... drop out of school. There has been many other studies done that prove that social alienation causes negative academic outcomes in high school and college students (Lane, 1999).Every child goes through ...

(5 pages) 166 0 4.6 Jul/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

CFC'S detroy the Ozone

re, the deterioration of the ozone cause an increase of Ultraviolet (UV) radiation which can have a negative effect on human skin and eyes. As a writer for newsweek, I have investigated the scenario a ... n made organic chlorine compounds (Rowland 1989 p.77).In conclusion, despite the increasing list of negative affects of UV radiation, we continue to release ozone depleting chemicals into the atmosphe ...

(9 pages) 72 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

The recent Negative effect of technology on society

was easy He thought it was organized wellRoy Kantrowitz Mr. IngramEnglish 101/105 Report"The Recent Negative Effect of Technology on Society"Ever since the Industrial revolution, technology has been c ... on technology then everbefore. All of these technological advances sound great, however, there is a negativeeffect to all this technology. Technology can serve to actually harm humans rather thenhelp ...

(7 pages) 213 0 3.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Discuss the changes in the characters in Educating Rita and explain how these are portrayed differently in the stage and screen versions of the play.

This play is mainly about how education changed Rita for the better, and in what ways has it had a negative effect and what has getting to know Rita taught Frank.At first Rita is uneducated. Her back ...

(14 pages) 95 2 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

A short essay on the Impacts of Tourism on the Environment.

of the environment, both natural and man-made. However tourism involves many activities that have a negative effect on the environment. These occur when the level of usage is bigger than the amount of ... threatening many natural areas around the world. It can put great pressure on an area, and lead to negative environmental impacts on air and water quality, vegetation, soil, wildlife, and many other ...

(3 pages) 40686 4 4.5 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

This is a research paper on the effects of video games. It is pro video games, and argues against the negetive effects.

Video games do produce some mental side effects, but what many people don't know, is that there are negative, as well as positive effects. The negative mental effects of video games are the single big ... single biggest worry, among critics of video games, so lets take a look at them first.The first big negative effect, is a phenomena called 'new violence.' According to Michele Steinberg, in 'Programme ...

(7 pages) 567 2 4.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Title: Televised Violence Does the violence on TV negativly effect children?

us channels. All the violence on television is absorbed by the viewer. Violence on television has a negative effect on children viewers.Television was first recognized in 1939 at the World=s Fair. Som ... been done to prove this. A study conducted by Aletha Huston-Stein proved that violent shows have a negative effect on children. (Murray) The study was performed at a Pennsylvania State University nur ...

(8 pages) 521 2 2.9 Apr/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

"The Blue Heron" by Theodore Roberts a paragraph regarding the colours used in the Blue Heron.

ith images of "grey ... embers of yesterday" and "grey feather." The toned down, dark colors have a negative effect on the feelings that the reader experiences, and that helps the poet get the sentime ...

(1 pages) 31 1 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

"The Way Through the Woods" by Gerald Manley Hopkins and "Binsey Poplars" by Rudyard Kipling.

ing respectively, are both concerned with how humans and how their presence among nature can have a negative effect. Both of these poems seem to agree that humans do have an influence on the natural e ... ve an effect on nature. However, it can be said with great certainty that Binsey Poplars has a more negative attitude towards human intervention on nature than in The Way Through the Woods.

(7 pages) 46 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

How Bad Television is for a person.

problems. The problems that television has is that it is extremely bad for your health, can have a negative effect on your social life, and it corrupts whoever is watching.Believe it or not, hours of ...

(5 pages) 108 3 4.6 Oct/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

A Risen Hell: Capturing memorable moments.

of the most compelling stories are captured in graphic images. These are photographs that produce a negative effect and feeling to the viewer. To truly capture a memorable moment, you really have to s ... be published, or used. Clearly, these questions should be taken into account whenever the photo is "negative" in nature or presents the ugly side of life. Pictures of the "good, happy and beautiful," ...

(4 pages) 51 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film History

"forgiving my father" by Lucille Clifton.

t on the actions of those involved. The nature of these relationships can have either a positive or negative effect on a person depending on the nature of it, or how severe its elements are. It is hum ...

(4 pages) 103 1 3.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

This essay is about the advantages and disadvantages of modern technology.

nternet and electronic mail, television, cell phone and voice mail. Everything has a positive and a negative effect on our lives and so does technology. Technology may be very helpful but it can somet ...

(3 pages) 249 0 3.6 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Biography of John B. Watson

ank, he had extra-marital affairs, and abandoned the family in 1891.The absence of his father had a negative effect on John; he rebelled against his mother and teachers and turned to violence. However ...

(4 pages) 117 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

The Economy and the Modern State

likely to take a more active role in controlling the economy and this can either have a positive or negative effect. Shively demonstrates the success of the military regime of South Korea whereas the ...

(2 pages) 62 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Quitting - A Good Thing?

o smoke may live to die of natural causes, generally that is not the case. Smoking has a profoundly negative effect on a person's social, health, mental, and economic life. "Cigarette smoking remains ... and morbidity in the United States" (Williams). While smoking may have a few benefits, the overall negative effect on one's health and others around them greatly outweighs those small benefits and no ...

(5 pages) 189 6 4.4 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Essay about the negative effects of colinization on India and china using specific facts

lonizers brought some benefits to Asians, they were on the whole destructive as they had an overall negative effect on the local economies, the people and their cultural identities, and on Asian polit ... the ruin and corruption of local economies. Europe's interest in local economies did not have only negative effects. In China the merchant class who had been looked down upon played an important role ...

(6 pages) 82 0 3.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History