What World will We Leave Our Children?

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The United States economy is an economy based on consumerism. It is a place where technology has imposed Itself, where the unrestricted accessibility has allowed for mass communication to hit the highest point it has ever been at.The media ubiquity although indispensable for communication, has proven to be a little defective. The flaw lies in part content that is being transmitted to the audiences, it is lamentable that such a beautiful creation is destroyed by parties that are not frank about their intentions with their audience. Communication is an essential part of our daily lives but it is taking its toll on our younger generation.
It is undeniable that our society is saturated with media, perhaps too suffocating at times. Our children choices are conditioned by what they see. A research conducted by the Michigan State University states that on average children between the ages 2-5 spend 32 hours a week in front of a television while kids between 6-11 spend about 28 hours and in 53% of households of 7th to 12th graders have no rules to the amount of TV they watch. Te...

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