Discuss the Merits and Demerits of Watching Television
... Television is good at spreading information. Therefore, children may try to do the same things if they see them on the television. Watching television may result in cutivating an unhealthy culture. Nowadays, most of the television programmes contain violence, obscenity and foul language. ... Second, watching television may result in short-sightedness. ... Television is also a major source of noise. Quarrels between neighbours were often caused by the noise created by television. Third, many people waste much time on watching television. ... Students who watch television most of their time usually get poor academic results - even worse than those who have lower intelligence.