Causes And Effects Of The Silent Killer Essay

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The Silent Killer
Michelle Wood
Liberty University
Business Administration
APA

Abstract
Showing the cause and effects of the growth in the use of the television is the purpose of this piece. Individuals do not grasp the full extent of the different areas that the TV has the ability to reach and even manipulate. These “dirty” our sources of truth by perfectly formed propaganda that is absorbed into every area of our lives as a “true” sense of reality or what life should look like.

The Silent Killer One of the largest “booms” that this country has witnessed is in the area of the ultimate “entertainment” source, the television. The growth in popularity of the use of the television is harming Americans in every aspect of their lives, …show more content…

SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT IN SPECIFIC AREAS
A. Behavior
B. Health

3. ILLUSION
A. Television creates a false reality for people to live in
B. Is the television speaking truth
C. The television has replaced our source for ultimate truth
D. How it affects our relationships/Creating a false reality

4. HOW THESE IMAGES SUPPORT MESSAGE OF ESSAY
A. Analyzing the secret truths behind every image
B. The image may be characterized but the truths are serious and of importance

Conclusion:
Where we have come from to where we are- are we headed in a direction that will lead us to further prosperity or ultimate destruction as a country? References:
Newswire . (n.d.). Retrieved September 28, 2015.
Soskey, G. (2013, July 1). Marketing Psychology: 10 Revealing Principles of Human Behavior. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
Mayo Clinic Staff. (2013, August 16). Children and TV: Limiting your child's screen time - Mayo Clinic.
Gardner, A. (2011, June 14). TV watching raises risk of health problems, dying young - CNN.com.
Saad, L. (2013, July 8). TV Is Americans' Main Source of News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
Mares, M., & Verma, S. (2015). Television and Its Effects on Interfamilial Relationships. Retrieved September 28,

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