Writing:
Some people claim that, in the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was and that people can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay of about 400 words.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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Books Speak as Loud as TV
This is an era filled with various scientific achievements, and television is
one of the most flamboyant among them, influencing several generations' behavior
by molding them into the same mindset regardless of their race, gender, and
background. Intoxicated by the superficial success of TV culture, some throw the
irresponsible statement that reading is not as important as it once was, for
people can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books.
This is far from the truth. Though television has become an integral part of our
daily lives, the role that books play is still irreplaceable and merits further
advocating.
Admittedly, television gives us an option to traditional education through
reading and classroom teaching. Indeed the vivid images it produces succeed in
the education of children, who are much more inclined to accept visual
information than abstract letters or characters. Television also raises our
consciousness by providing the latest news and discoveries, extending our
horizon by such documentary programs as "National Geographic" and "Discovery",
whose contents might otherwise be unapproachable in an entire lifetime.
Despite all these advantages, the shortcomings of televisions are equally, if
not more, apparent. Television stations operate as profit enterprises.
Consequently, television programs are profit-based, and their commercial
orientation drives them to be entertaining more so than educational, for the
latter are typically less profitable.
Furthermore, watching television can neither provoke abstract thinking, which
is most crucial in advanced scientific research, nor can it teach effective
management and adequate control of written language. Written language carries
the utmost importance in inheritance and dissemination of knowledge. Books
contain the collective human experience, knowledge and wisdom. Human talents of
abstract thought, logical dialogue, philosophy and writing style can be acquired
only through the reading, digesting, and rumination of novels, texts, essays and
speeches. Shallow, short-sighted, entertainment programs offer no such
enrichment.
In addition, watching television tends to overemphasize machinery, ignoring
humanity. Open an ancient book and read the comments by those living centuries
ago, thousands of miles away. The book itself connects readers and writers
across time and space, giving one the sense of belonging to one large human
family. Lying on sofa watching television with popcorn in hand can only cause
isolation, alienation and depression.
Borrowing the saying John Keats inscribed on his tombstone, we can describe
television programs as "written on water". They are ephemeral. Whereas for
books, as William Shakespeare wrote, "nothing of them doth fade/but doth suffer
a seachange/ into something rich and strange".
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