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How does the Simpsons episode "Itchy and Scratchy and Marge" show the ways in which television influences children? Does it show these influences to be positive or negative?
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How DOES the SIMPSONS EPISODE "ITCHY SCRATCHY AND MARGE" SHOW THE WAYS IN WHICH TELEVISION INFLUENCES CHILDREN? Does it show these influences to be Positive or negative? "Itchy and Scratchy and Marge" proves to the audience that television does influence children, also that children are more entertained by violence than showing relationships in a positive way. The episode is about Maggie, Bart and Lisa watching cartoons and being hypnotized by them, it seems all they want to-do. This episode mainly concentrates on Maggie, she watches the cartoons and copies it in a similar way on her father. This telling us that television can have a bad influence on children but when its positive it had a good influence e.g. when Maggie gives her father lemonade it's a nice thing. In the episode "Hold That Feline" Maggie is influenced by it and copies it by picking up a mallet and hits her...
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