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Television and its Negative Conditioning on Children "I believe television is going to be the test of the modern world, and that in this new opportunity to see beyond the range of our vision we shall discover either a new and unbearable disturbance of the general peace or a saving radiance in the sky. We shall stand or fall by television." -E.B. White The flickering blue box, once invented to bring information into the homes of Americans, has defeated its purpose. Our children are now getting too much information at too early an age. On an average night of viewing, children as young as six see violent images, explicit sexual acts, and the luring power of commercials. Television represents one of the most important and underrecognized influences on children's health and behavior. In this essay, I'll be examining the negative conditioning of television on children, including content, commercialism, messages, and health. Some of...

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