I am not a regular viewer of television. I do not loyally oblige hours upon hours of
my time to the dancing picture box. I do not sit on the couch with my eyes glued to the
screen, and perhaps most importantly: I never lets television run my life. I believe that by
following that most important rule, the only effects that television has had on my life
have been positive. When I do watch T.V, which is a rarity in itself, it is with my friends.
We have a lot of good times together in front of the mesmerizing screen, with lots of
good laughs. My life, without television, would be same – for the most part. My friends
and I would just have to find other things to laugh at when we’re bored as the television
has brought us together in a way that nothing else could: by giving us something that we
all could make fun of.
Write an essay in which you consider the effects (including any possiblefuture effects) on the American family of one of these inventions: the cell phone, email, the microwave, the VRC and DVD player, the iPod, or Xbox.
“Heat it up” has become the catch-phrase of one-time stay at home mothers all
across the country, and this has changed the face of the American family. The microwave
allows for much more than just faster cooking, it allows for more leftovers to be served
with little to no effort. It encourages the use of McDonalds and other take-out kings,
because anything that isn’t eaten on the first day can just be tossed in the microwave and
eaten the next day. The microwave changed American culture more than just in the
The ability to cook things with ease frees the mother from this one-time shackling
job, allowing her to get a job outside of her own kitchen. She doesn’t have to be home
when her kids get home to cook them a snack, because the kids can toss last nights dinner
in the microwave to heat it up, and that will certainly hold them over until that night’s
dinner, which will be cooked in half the time it used to take when the mother gets home
from work. The microwave also increases the number of “ready-to- serve” frozen foods.
Pizza rolls, Bagel bites, and many other frozen foods require the microwave to be work.
Lastly, the microwave destroyed the typical 6p.m. dinner. Families no longer need
to sit down at six o-clock to eat, because if someone isn’t home they can heat up what
hasn’t been eaten. The microwave has changed the mother’s roll, what we eat, and how
we eat it – and that’s just the beginning.
Write a cause-and- effect essay discussing the positive effects of television on American society.
American society has greatly benefited from the invention of Television.
Television has created a lot of jobs – actors, cameramen, directors, writers, advertisers,
and many more – just on the creative side alone. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry, and
has flooded our economy with lots of money, which is good for us all. On a smaller scale,
television has benefited every individual to ever watch it. It has made us funnier, even if
hearing T.V. punch-lines at every turn does eventually get old. More importantly, it
brings people together. Time that would have otherwise been spent alone, doing some
hobby, is instead spent with a group of friends, circled around the screen, laughing at the
jokes and situations presented to them. Television also gives us something to talk about
when there is nothing else – “Hey, did you see the new American Idol!?” – making our
water-cooler conversations a lot more interesting. In all, television has certainly been a
positive thing for American society. From more money being made from the invention, to
having more things to talk about when we’re bored – television rocks.
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